The first set of data that have returned have demonstrated GEDI is able to measure density of forests far better than previous satellite missions.
GIS Software
Missed the Latest QGIS User Conference? Access the Videos Online
Recorded presentations from the 2019 QGIS International User Conference are now available online.
GIS Data
Download 2018 NAIP Imagery
Aerial imagery covering 20 states has been uploaded to the USDA’s direct download site for NAIP imagery.
GIS Learning
Free Synthetic Aperture Radar Handbook Available for Download
User can download this free handbook which provides insight into how different Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) methodologies can be used for forest monitoring and biomass estimation.
GIS Data
Download 30-Meter SRTM Data Easily With This Point and Click Interface
Derek Watkins has created a simple and easy to use interface for downloading 30-Meter SRTM data.
GIS Industry
GIS and Blockchain
For Earth observation and GIS technologies, researchers have only recently begun contemplating what might be useful in applying blockchain technologies.
GIS Industry
MapScaping: New Geospatial Podcast
The latest geospatial podcast to debut is the MapScaping Podcast which features interviews with people working in GIS.
GIS Industry
Next Generation Asset Management with iSTAR Pulsar
Danny Sullivan writes about how 360 imaging company NCTech’s vehicle-mounted iSTAR Pulsar camera is being used by Icon Spatial as part of an asset management project for a major highway operator Australia.
GIS Data
Mapping Land Cover by Stacking Landsat Imagery
Landsat 8 is offered as free, open data, which has led to new innovation in methods to better utilize such data for time series and complex scenes that are sometimes obstructed by clouds or dust.
Maps and Cartography
Geo Announcements: QField 1.0 Released,NASA’s Spinoff Publication
In this week’s edition of Geo Announcements: QField, mobile GIS app from OPENGIS.ch, is now available, NASA’s Spinoff publication features the benefits of its GPS signal correction software, and the latest in press releases from the GIS industry.