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Satellite image showing ship track clouds over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal.

How Ships Create Clouds Over the Oceans

Caitlin Dempsey

Ships can create a trail of clouds as they travel over the world's oceans.

A satellite image of the entrance to the Suez Canal showing ship traffic.

Can GIS Help Ease Supply Chain Problems and Inflation?

Mark Altaweel

GIS and spatial technologies could help to lessen the impact of supply chains, which are causing some of the high inflation prices.

World map showing where hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones originate from (in orange).

Tropical Cyclones: Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones

Caitlin Dempsey

Depending on where the storm system develops, it will be called a hurricane, typhoon, or cyclone.

Fact sheet with Landsat image for the state of Rhode Island.

Geography Facts: Rhode Island

Caitlin Dempsey

Learn geography trivia about the smallest state in the United States.

Screenshot from a video with a man looking at the screen and the text "How do I get these GIS jobs" written in blue against a yellow background.

The State of GIS Jobs in 2022

Geo Contributor

Andres Abeyta, Director of Bootcamp GIS reports about the state of GIS jobs as he looks at what skills and experiences job seekers need.

A drone sitting on top of snow in the mountains.

Aerial Snow Mapping

Mark Altaweel

Researchers are increasingly use UAS/UAV platforms for measuring snow cover data, particularly snow depth.

A rainbow cloud with blue sky beneath and wispy clouds above.

Circumhorizontal Arc: Rainbow in the Clouds

Caitlin Dempsey

When conditions are just right, clouds can act like prisms, turning the rays of the sun into a brilliant color show.

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Cartographic Resources

Caitlin Dempsey

Discover effective spatial data display and map design. Access resources on color representation, map layout, and showcasing geospatial information.

Satellite image of wildfires burning in New Mexico in May 2022. Smoke can be see flowing from the site of three wildfires near Santa Fe.

Early Wildfires in New Mexico

Caitlin Dempsey

Wildfires in New Mexico are are starting earlier each year due to warmer and drier conditions.

An aerial image of a flock of waterfowl floating on the ocean.

Reliability of Machine Learning Maps

Mark Altaweel

Academics are increasingly adopting machine learning maps to better understand what can happen for a range of environmental events.

Screenshot of a map visualizing hurricane wind speeds.

Fluid Earth: Open-source Visualization of Weather and Climate Data

Geo Contributor

Fluid Earth is a web visualization tool developed by The Ohio State University's Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) that enables users to view weather and climate patterns.

Outline map of the world showing changes in nitrogen dioxide levels shaded from dark teal to dark red.

Measuring Nitrogen Dioxide Levels in Urban Zones using Geospatial Methods

Mark Altaweel

Earth observation and geospatial techniques have improved the ability to measure nitrogen dioxide at ground level.

A globe showing the view of the arctic and north America with animal migration tracks mapped out.

Big Data and Animal Migration

Mark Altaweel

Scientists are using big data methods combined with modern GPS tracking and machine learning to enhance their understanding of global animal migration patterns.

A simple map of the world showing the continents in gray and oceans in blue.

Geography Facts About the Atlantic Ocean

Caitlin Dempsey

The Atlantic Ocean, named after the Greek god Atlas, is the second-largest ocean in the world.

A flooded street with clouds in the sky.

Higher Resolution U.S. Flood Maps

Mark Altaweel

Researchers have developed a high resolution flood map for the United States.

Book cover showing a bookcase with books and the name of the book, "The Cartographers".

Book Review | The Cartographers

G.T. Dempsey

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd is a suspense novel with a cartographic twist.

GIS Job Definitions

Caitlin Dempsey

What are the different types of geospatial job listings out there?  Listed here is the list of different GIS, which ...

A small brown bird with light brown chest and white stripes above the eyebrow standing in a white platform.

Bewick’s Wren

Caitlin Dempsey

The Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) is a small songbird native to North America.

A map of underwater ocean sounds created by commercial ships in the North Atlantic. The darker orange areas are higher levels of noise.

Mapping the Sounds of the Ocean

Geo Contributor

Using hydrophones, scientists convert sound waves to electrical signals to create images of underwater ocean environments.

A graphic with different maps in a collage with an icon of a hand holding a hovering dollar sign.

Turning Geospatial Skills Into a Business

Mark Altaweel

Those with GIS and geospatial skills have a variety of options for launching their own businesses.

A lidar image of Washington DC show elevations of the buildings and streets.

Lidar Explained

Caitlin Dempsey

Lidar is a technology developed to map the elevation of features on and below the surface of the Earth.

A 16th century map of the Scandinavian peninsula with ships and sea creatures in the water.

Extracting Geospatial Data from Historical Maps

Mark Altaweel

Geospatial methods can detect location names from historical maps, make them searchable, and allow for the automated extraction of geographic data from those maps.

A composite satellite imagery map of the United States.

Geography of the United States

Elizabeth Borneman

Extreme temperatures, topography, wind, and other powerful natural forces have shaped the geography of the United States.

What is a GeoTIFF?

Caitlin Dempsey

A GeoTIFF is a public domain metadata standard which has the georeferencing information embedded within the image file.

Screenshot showing the annual average soil loss layer in ArcGIS Pro.

How to Use ArcGIS Pro to Estimate Soil Erosion from a Catchment Basin

Jeff Oppong

This lesson shows how to use spatial data science and remote sensing techniques in ArcGIS Pro to predict soil erosion in a catchment area using the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE).

An aerial image of a port showing rows and rows of shipping containers. An edge of the ocean is the the left of the containers.

The Many Uses of Aerial Imagery

Geo Contributor

Nearmap's Tony Agresta outlines the many applications of aerial imagery, including assessing damage after a disaster, reducing crime, valuing properties, and more.

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