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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How to Get Rid of that Pesky “missing (jsForm.htm)” Message in ArcIMS
Here's a quick solution to remove the "missing (jsForm.htm" message from ArcIMS.
Military Applications of GIS
Military forces use GIS in a variety of applications including cartography, intelligence, battle field management, terrain analysis, and remote sensing.
Java For Newbies – A GIS Perspective
Learn about what Java is and how to use it in GIS.
Impressions of a GIS Intern
Anthony Calderon, a GIS intern with the City of Santa Clarita and a Geography student at California State University, Northridge, shares his experiences.
Basic Guide to ArcXML
With the release of ArcIMS, ESRI’s map server software, GIS users were also introduced to ArcXML. ArcXML is ESRI’s flavor ...
Basics of ArcView 3.x Customization
There are some simple concepts that you can learn to do basic modifications of ArcView 3.x.
Crime Mapping: GIS Goes Mainstream
“I can cut crime in half in any city in this country.” So uttered are the first words of Police ...
Geography Markup Language (GML) 2.0 – Enabling the Geospatial Web
Ron Lake is the President of Galdos Systems Inc., a company that provides advanced software tools to enable the delivery ...
Jason-1 – Measuring Ocean Topography From Space
Jason-1 is a satellite to be jointly operated by NASA and CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales), the French space agency. ...
Learning Java – A GIS Perspective
If you examine the GIS industry you will find a great diversity of applications of the technology, from business geographics ...
Using GPS to Monitor the Earth’s Movement
A network of research stations located across Southern California and Baja California was created in 2011 in order to detect minute movements of the earth.
Notes from the Conference – ESRI’s 21st Annual User Conference
The 21st annual ESRI User Conference is being held this week in San Diego, California with over 11,000 GISers representing 110 countries in attendance.
Java Map Servers and GIS Toolkits – Reporting from JavaOne
This article comments on some of the Internet map servers and GIS toolkits offered by GIS companies at JavaOne.
The World in a Box
This is an excellent video to show people who want to understand what GIS can do and how it affects them.
U.S. Census 2000 – Population Trends Mapped
As the numbers are released from the 2000 United States Census, mapping the data helps clarify the nationwide trends in ...
GIS Developments in India – Year 2000 Analysis
The year 2000 was a tremendous time for GIS users in India even though the developments were in a juvenile ...
GIS 2000: A Brief Look Backwards
While anticipating the events of 2001, this article takes a brief look at some of the notable GIS and geospatial events of 2000.
Remote-Sensing Technologies
Remotely-sensed imagery from aircraft and satellites represent one of the fastest-growing sources for raster GIS data.
Gateway into Bali
Gateway into Bali is an interactive, guided tour of GIS using this colorful Indonesian island as the backdrop.
How to Create a Password Login For ArcView 3x
If you want to require users to login with a password before being able to use ArcView here's a simple way.
Creating Html Pages on the Fly Using Avenue
You can use Avenue to write html code in order to create html pages on the fly. In the Avenue ...
Vector GIS Product Categories
This article categorizes GIS software by use, into four categories: desktop mapping, data viewers, components, and internet mapping.
National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS)
Definition: Standards established in 1941 by the U.S. Bureau of the Budget to set accuracy standards for all federally produced ...
Linking MS Access With ArcView 3.x Using Avenue
The two sections of code in this article focus on using Avenue to interact with MS Access to extract and use data with ArcView.
What does it take to support a GIS?
A systems analyst discusses what it takes for the information technology group for a local government to support GIS operations.
Dr. David M. Theobald Talks About His Career in GIS, Issues in GIS Education, and the Use of GIS for Conservation
Dr. David M. Theobald is a Scientist at the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado who has been working with GIS since the middle 1980s in the areas of planning, conservation GIS, and landscape ecology.