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Five Steps to More “Interoperable” CADD Data
Paul Bartsch of the Spatial Tips site shares some tips on working with CADD data to make it more “GIS ...
Using Google Earth over GIS Software in Archaeology
Anthropology.net has a post about the publication in the Journal of Human Evolution entitled “Google Earth, GIS, and the Great Divide: A ...
Privacy in GIS Issues
The increase usage of GIS and associated geospatial technologies has brought with it a rise in public concern over privacy. ...
Origami Maps
Origami seems to be a theme of the moment. First Google made the odd statement that “Mapping has come a ...
Ancient Tree Hunt – Mapping Trees in the United Kingdom
The Ancient Tree Hunt seeks to merge antique and modern mapping by using georeferenced maps to identify and protect ancient trees across the United Kingdom
State Plane Coordinate System
If you’ve ever worked with GIS data regionally within the United States you’ve probably come across the State Plane Coordinate ...
Geography and Geology of the Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos archipelago is located about 1000 kilometers to the west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. The Galapagos Islands ...
Clip Analysis using ArcGIS Desktop
The video tutorial below demonstrates how to use clip analysis using ArcGIS 9.2.
Spatial Data Quality: An Introduction
Data quality is the degree of data excellency that satisfy the given objective. In other words, completeness of attributes in ...
Caribbean Islands: the Lesser Antilles
Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands is an archipelago located in the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean ...
UPS Mostly Right
Something you don't see very often is a UPS truck trying to make a left hand turn.
Volunteered Geography
Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) represents a transformative approach to collecting and analyzing geographic data. This concept, rooted in the participatory ...
Creating Simple Maps with Microsoft Excel
Got MS Excel? Need a simple map? A little known tool in older versions of Microsoft's Excel is the ability to create simple maps from tabular data. You can create simple chloropeth, chart and dot density maps using data organized by country, state or region.
GPS 1 – Cabbies 0
The battle by New York taxi cab drivers to prevent the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) from requiring them to ...
BASINS 4.0
BASINS 4.0 is an environmental modeling interface built upon the open source GIS MapWindow. The system contains tools to download ...
New York Taxi Drivers Strike Over GPS
UPDATE (From CNN): A group of taxi drivers launched a two-day strike Wednesday, right in the middle of the New ...
Basics of a Map
Learn about some basic design and concept elements when making a map.
First Impressions of the Esri User Conference
Both in their first year as full-time GIS professionals, Kristina Jacob and Marc Zuber attended their first ever Esri International User Conference this past June in San Diego, California.
Paleontology and GIS
Often, GIS is used to look at current trends and to predict future ones. GIS also has a use in ...
Blogging the 2007 ESRI User Conference
Check out bloggers' reviews of the 27th annual ESRI International User Conference to catch up or gain different perspectives on the event.
Geospatial Communities Back Court Decision in MAPPS Lawsuit
Last week, the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, ruled against special interest groups that aimed to impose strict limitations ...
Paleomap Project
Created and compiled by Christopher Scotese, from the University of Texas at Arlington, Paleomap Project is a site that uses ...
Plaid Avenger’s World Geography Book
John Boyer created a comic-book style geography book.
OneGeology Project: Mapping the Planet
The "OneGeology Project," a global consortium of scientists and organizations, aims to map the entire planet's geology in an ambitious endeavor.
Neogeography
Neogeography means “new geography” and consists of a set of techniques and tools that fall outside the realm of traditional GIS, Geographic Information Systems.