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.

GIS subcategories :

GIS Career | GIS Data | GIS Industry | GIS Learning | GIS Software | GPS | Remote Sensing | Spatial Analysis

A diagram showing how data inputed into UniTS can then be used to create analysis.

Adapting Time Series Data for Earth Observation

Caitlin Dempsey

UniTS is a tool designed to simplify the process of using multiple time series datasets created over different time periods and for different geographic resolutions.

Is this a ridge or a canyon? Relief inversion plays tricks on the brain with this image of the Colorado River in Arizona. Photo: NASA

Relief Inversion

Caitlin Dempsey

Telling the difference between a canyon and a mountain on aerial or satellite imagery can sometimes be tricky due to an optical illusion known as relief inversion.

Screenshot showing three parts of the screen of QField to collect field data.

Collecting GIS Data in the Field Using QGIS and QField

Jeff Oppong

This QGIS tutorial takes you through the steps to synchronize a map project with QField in order to collect GIS data using a mobile device.

A clipped view of the north eastern coast area of the United States showing hex bins with blue gradient.

Using QGIS to Create a Hexbin Map

Caitlin Dempsey

It is fairly easy to create a hexbin map using QGIS by following this GIS tutorial.

A photograph from 1911 showing how a car navigation device was written to the gears in order to track mileage.

Before There was GPS: Personal Navigation in the Early 20th Century

Caitlin Dempsey

Here are a few creative ways inventors tried to make driving directions easier before there was GPS.