Caitlin Dempsey
Preserving Geospatial Data
Digital Preservation Coalition has released a new publication in its series of Technology Watch Reports: Preserving Geospatial Data by Guy ...
LiDAR Resources
Find resources, tutorials and tools for working with LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) elevation data, particularly within the GIS environment.
Congressional Report on GIS
In June 2009, the CRS published a report, "Geospatial Information and GIS: Current Issues and Future Challenges," providing an overview and analysis of GIS-related subjects.
Topographic Map of the Earth Released
NASA has release of the most complete topographic data of the earth with 99% of the surface mapped.
Remote Sensing Principles
Online tutorials and articles on what remote sensing is, digital imagery analysis and applications.
Five Themes of Geography Explained
The Five Themes of Geography started out as a framework for making geography accessible to kids from kindergarten to high ...
Relief Shading
There are different methods for achieving a shaded relief map and resources for understanding this cartographic technique are listed here.
This Satellite Image of Algae Bloom Looks Like a Painting
Satellite imagery can show us fantastic and beautiful views of Earth. This image captured on November 22, 2008 shows vibrate ...
Implementing GIS
Implementing GIS is intricate. Factors like user base, funds, accuracy, and area of interest must be assessed before adopting GIS software. #GIS #Implementation
Online Mapping is Not the Death Knell for Maps
Despite fretting by some, the rise of online mapping is not end of cartography and map making as we know it.
TypeBrewer – Font Tool for Cartography
TypeBrewer is a Flash application that “offers a quick and easy way to explore typographic alternatives and see the impact ...
As Dynamic as Paper Maps Get
Panamap is a physical map that uses layered plastic sheets to display three distinct map views on a single page.
Fighting snowmelt with a windshield
Geographer Hans-Joachim Fuchs is convinced that the use of windscreens to funnel katabatic winds (cold winds that blow downhill) in ...
XML – eXtensible Markup Language
XML is a web-based language used to interact data behind the scenes. With projects like GML by the Open GIS ...
Early Tidbits from the 2008 ESRI User Conference
Updates from the 2008 annual Esri User Conference
Using Location Intelligence, Office Max Grows Business and Improves Operations
Mapinfo has provided a case study on location intelligence in the retail sector with this article on OfficeMax’s use of ...
The Many Names of Crowdsourcing GIS
The advent of tools that invite and encourage even non-GIS trained users to provide geographic data and mapping in a ...
Why ArcView 3.x is Still in Use
While Esri is pushing migration to its ArcGIS suite of GIS software, some GIS groups continue to use ArcView 3.x.
Crime Mapping – Step by Step
Here’s a step by step accounting of the manual process by which one local paper maps out their crime. What’s ...
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 ...