Articles
Making Maps in the Dark
Bluesky International, an aerial survey company, utilizes advanced thermal survey equipment to accurately measure heat loss from buildings and structures across the UK at night.
GPS Jamming
GPS jamming disrupts GPS signals and can have severe impacts on transportation, military, and emergency services.
Satellite imagery
Digital imagery can greatly enhance a GIS. Part of the raster data types, imagery is a powerful visual aid and ...
Enhancing Shorelines with Vector-Based Coastal Vignettes
Creating coastal vignettes using GIS or mapping software is a cartographic technique that adds depth to open water on a map.
GIS Use By Power Distribution Companies
Jayant Sinha writes about the application of GIS and geospatial technologies in the power distribution sector. Sinha has over 24 ...
Geocoding Shortcut: Google Maps to ArcMap
Geocoding a dataset to produce a georeferenced layer requires access to a basemap to which the location data is tied. ...
Geographic Profiling
The geographic profiling concept proposes that criminals tend to commit acts of crimes within a comfort zone located near but not too close to their residence.
Geocaching – High Tech Treasure Hunting
Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity in which participants use GPS devices or smartphone apps to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world.
How to Install ArcView 3.x on Windows 7
This article contains two different solutions for getting ArcView 3.3 to run on Windows 7.
Spatial Database Engines
Spatial Database Engines help manage spatial data to provide a quicker retrieval of that data from database engines such as ...
Sidewalk Inventory Study: Improving Safety, Walkability, and Development Issues for the City of Rancho Cucamonga
A sidewalk inventory program implemented for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, is not only resolving safety concerns but will ...
Mapping Through the Ages: The History of Cartography
The fascination and interest for the world that we inhabit, has been inherent to human nature since prehistoric times. Some ...
Map of Global Temperatures Since 1880
NASA takes a look at global temperatures and has a short piece and animated map showing the global change in ...
Recent Advances in GIS Technology
This article examines recent GIS technology advancements, such as crowdsourcing, cloud-based systems, and the potential of 4D GIS.
Why GIS Doesn’t Replace the Need for Surveyors
With all the readily available aerial and satellite imagery, it is a legitimate questions to ask if GIS can be ...
Trimble GPS Handhelds Support Green Initiatives for the City of Shanghai
City of Shanghai implements environmentally conscious initiatives using Trimble GPS technology to improve the quality of life for city residents. ...
BantamGIS
Michael Chamberlain discusses the motivation and process behind the creation of his website, BantamGIS.com.
Mapping Citizen Engagement through GIS
Guest article by Timothy W. Carl Nowadays mapping tools are commonplace, especially on the internet, and we can see anything ...
Sometimes Sunrise Doesn’t Exist: Controversial Decisions to Remove Towns from Maps
For about a month, the Florida city of Sunrise was mysteriously missing from Google Maps.
The World in 2050
Dr. Laurence Smith, a professor with the Department of Geography at UCLA, has a new book out called "The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future."
Astronomy – GIS For Other Planets
Not just for landlubbers, the use of GIS technology has applications in astronomy. Browse this list for GIS and mapping ...
Utility Uses Trimble Technology to Develop Accurate GIS Database of Medium-Voltage (MV) Network
Guest article from Trimble. Home to more than 1.5 million people, Belgrade is the third largest and one of the ...
Urban Disaster Prevention Spatial System
Guest article from SuperGeo. SCENARIO On September 21st, 1999, a 7.3 strong magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan. It caused thousands of ...
Views from the 2010 Esri UC
GIS professional and photographer Kristina Jacob shares photos from the 2010 Esri International User Conference
Global Forest Heights
Where are the tallest forests in the world? NASA has an article on the first global map of the world's forest heights. The map was created with data collected by NASA's ICESat, Terra, and Aqua satellites.