GIS Software

Information about GIS software and applications including both commercial and open source GIS applications. This category covers desktop GIS (Esri’s ArcGIS suite, MapInfo, QGIS, and GRASS) as well as web mapping, GIS apps, mobile GIS, and component GIS.

GDAL logo.

GDAL: Geospatial Data Abstraction Library

Mark Altaweel

The Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) is a set of software tools used by GIS platforms such as ArcGIS, QGIS, and GRASS GIS.

Figure 10: Malaria risk map of Upper Ashanti region of Ghana

How to Use ArcGIS Pro to Estimate Areas Prone to Malaria

Jeff Oppong

This tutorial uses Spatial Data Science and Remote Sensing techniques (ArcGIS Pro) to estimate areas that are prone to malaria using ArcGIS Pro.

LST map of Connecticut, USA (Landsat 7).

How to Use ArcGIS Pro to Calculate Land Surface Temperature (LST) from Landsat Imagery

Jeff Oppong

This ArcGIS Pro tutorial utilizes spatial data science and remote sensing techniques to calculate land surface temperatures using Landsat imagery.

Picture with half of the earth, two satellites, and the Google Earth Engine text logo.

A Look at Google Earth Engine

Mark Altaweel

In a MapScaping podcast episode, Quisheng Wu discusses Google Earth Engine how it allows users to share and upload their own geospatial analyses.

Figure 11: Landslide susceptibility map of Greater Accra, Ghana

How to Use ArcGIS Pro to Assess Landslide Susceptibility

Jeff Oppong

This tutorial explains how landslide susceptibility can be assessed using ArcGIS Pro.