Spatial Analysis

The spatial analysis category looks at data manipulation techniques in GIS.

Forecasting Wildfire Behavior: Earth Observation and GIS

Mark Altaweel

Advances in GIS, remote sensing, and machine learning are leveraging land and weather data to improve fire prediction models.

A screenshot of a map showing the results of a location allocation analysis in ArcGIS Pro.

Basic Uses of GIS

Caitlin Dempsey

What are the basic uses of GIS? This article reviews some of the most common and basic users of GIS including mapping data, proximity analysis, buffers, cluster mapping, and querying a geographic area for features.

Side by side satellite images, one before a tornado, and one after a tornado.

Mapping Tornado Tracks with Satellite Data

Mark Altaweel

Researchers used satellite imagery and remote sensing to map tornado tracks.

Screenshot of a mapping application showing satellite imagery with areas that have hurricane damage outlined in orange.

Using Geospatial Technologies to Map Hurricane Response

Mark Altaweel

Using satellite data and artificial intelligence, researchers have developed a way to rapidly map hurricane destruction.

A map of a statistical surface with a gradient of mostly yellow and shades of orange.

GIS and Spatial Interpolation Methods

Mark Altaweel

The use of spatial interpolation methods in GIS have proven vital from areas such as public health to interpreting weather patterns.