GIS and Geospatial Technologies
Articles focusing on the application of geographic information systems (GIS), geospatial technologies, remote sensing, LiDAR, and Global Positioning System (GPS). These technologies serve as critical tools for understanding and interacting with our physical environment. GIS allows for the mapping and analysis of spatial data Geospatial technologies refer to the various tools used to measure and analyze Earth’s lands and resources. Remote sensing provides a way to collect data from a distance, often via satellites or high-flying aircraft, and is commonly used for environmental monitoring and military applications.
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Mapping All the Swimming Pools in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is known for its nearly constant sunshine and warm climate so it’s no surprise that the region contains ...
New Detailed Maps Show Changes in Earth’s Forests
Deforestation, the clearing and removal of the Earth’s forests, has been one of the major environmental threats to the globe ...
Visualizing American Migration Without a Map
As a cartographer, the display of spatial information is of great interest to me. I’ve been particularly intrigued by analysts ...
Anita Graser | Profiles from the Geospatial Community
Anita Graser, a prominent figure in open source GIS, authored "Learning QGIS 2.0". She shares insights on her GIS journey and the future trends in open source GIS.
Free and Open Access to Sentinel Satellite Data
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that free and open access to Sentinel satellite data will become available during ...
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda): The Mapping Response from the Tech Community
Typhoon Haiyan (locally referred to as ‘Yolanda’[1]) made landfall in the Philippines on Friday November 8th 2013. Officially, 1839 people ...
National Safe Routes to School Program Calls for GIS Initiatives
The National Safe Routes to School program (SRTS) was primarily created to promote safety for children who walk and bike ...
Managing Africa’s Water from Space
Water is a vital component for human life, and one of the major problems facing the continent of Africa is ...
ZIP Code Data is “Commercially Sensitive” Per the US Postal Service
Robb Shecter of the Weblaws.org site wanted to map out restaurant health inspections in Multnomah County, Oregon as part of his ...
Automating Extracting GIS Data from Scanned Maps
The New York Public Library Labs (NYPL Labs) has posted on Github the code to its open source map-vectorizer project. NYPL ...
National Digital Stewardship Alliance Releases Report: “Issues in the Appraisal and Selection of Geospatial Data”
The National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) has published a report titled "Issues in the Appraisal and Selection of Geospatial Data" in PDF format.
Find Old GIS Software Programs
Take a walk down memory lane and find old GIS software programs hosted by the Internet Archive.
University of Florida Website Offers Free GIS Data
Tracy Dash, a GIS specialist with a surveying company near Jacksonville, Florida, introduces the FGDL Metadata Explorer which provides access to free GIS data. Dash holds an undergraduate degree is in Sustainable Design, and a graduate certificate in GIS.
GOCE Gravity Mapping Mission Has Ended
GOCE, which stands The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer was launched with the purpose of mapping the Earth's gravity field at a high level of detail.
How to Check Your GIS Data
GIS manager Noam Rozenfeld discusses the significance of error-checking in GIS data and evaluates Esri's ArcGIS Data Reviewer.
New Portal for Free SPOT Vegetation Satellite Data
There is a new distribution portal for accessing SPOT vegetation data. The Belgium site, VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research), ...
Using Remote Sensing to Combat Poverty
Remote sensing, the practice of gathering information about objects without being physically near them, has had many practical uses for ...
Opinion Piece: The Future of GIS
Noam Rozenfeld, a GIS project manager at the Survey of Israel, discusses the future trends of GIS, highlighting emerging geospatial technologies that will become common tools in the field.
CyberGIS: The Next Frontier for GIS?
What is CyberGIS and how will it help advance the geospatial industry? Jack Pitts, a UK-based GIS Consultant, working in terrestrial and marine ecology, writes about the field of GIS is moving towards an Internet based solution.
If Google and Facebook Were Empires: Age of Internet Map
If the most visited websites became the ruler of each country, what would a map of the world look like? ...
Map of Great Britain Created for Minecraft by the Ordnance Survey
The staff at Britain's Ordnance Survey have created a map of the United Kingdom for use in Minecraft.
QGIS 2.0 Released
A new release of QGIS, the popular open source GIS software has officially been released. Each version receives a name ...
The Rise of GIS Terminology
When did the terms GIS, geographic information systems, and geospatial start showing up in books?
Map Projection Selection Tool
The Map Projection Selection Tool was developed to help cartographers pick the best map projection for making maps in a GIS software program.
Mapping the World Three Words at a Time
Instead of address and postal code, Chris Sheldrick has started a company that has divided the world into 57 trillion 3 meter ...
Make Maps in Excel with the New MAPCITE Version
MAPCITE has released a new version of its popular Excel spreadsheet mapping tool. The add-in allows users to visualize geographically ...