Norway is using Copernicus Sentinel-1 data to detect ground movement across the country.
GIS Software
How To Use the Equal Earth Projection With QGIS on the Mac
If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the ability to try out the Equal Earth map projection in QGIS, here are a couple of quick steps to set up this new map projection.
GIS Data
Mapping Coral Reefs
Scientists have been developing better ways to fuse data from different satellite systems and data capture, while also developing classification algorithms to better map coral reefs.
GIS Data
PACE: NASA’s Earth Observation Satellite to Launch in 2022
NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem) is a planned earth observation satellite with an anticipated launch in 2022.
GIS Industry
GIS and Map Contests Roundup
Current map and GIS related competitions listed in order of the competition deadline.
Maps and Cartography
GEDI: A New Tool for Forest Carbon Maps
Maps created by the GEDI satellite system will enable a detailed measurement of the carbon content of forests, allowing scientists to determine how forests are releasing or taking up carbon.
GIS Data
GIS Data for California Public Schools
California School Campus Database (CSCD) offers a GIS dataset that contains all of the public school locations from K-12 grades for California.
Spatial Analysis
Free Urban Planning GIS Exercises
An open access book focusing on the use of GIS in sustainable urban planning and management has includes six chapters containing exercises and GIS data.
Maps and Cartography
The End of the Rainbow: Picking Color Schemes in GIS
The color symbology in displaying a GIS data on a map is an important decision to make in communicating geographic data.
GIS Industry
Optimizing Traffic with Autonomous Vehicles and Machine Learning
One way to improve traffic is to integrate technologies within autonomous cars, particularly as they are forecast to be soon on our streets, including sensors for driving, and information from different external sources.