As noise pollution continues to be a major issue for expanding urban areas, novel geospatial technologies have been deployed to better monitor and measure noise pollution.
Spatial Analysis
Automated Land Cover Maps
Automating the generation of land cover maps from satellite imagery is becoming easier due to learning-based algorithms improving the understanding of signal data.
GIS Learning
EO College Launched With Free Course About Remote Sensing
EO College, a platform for accessing MOOC (massive open online courses) about remote sensing along with other related materials was launched today.
GIS Data
Methods for Creating Cloud Free Satellite Imagery: Sentinel 2
Nearly 70% of the globe is covered by clouds at any given time. Several methods have been developed to remove cloud cover from satellite imagery.
GIS Industry
GIS and Machine Learning for Habitat Protection
With gains in computational power and accessibility to off the shelf models, often used in commercial or open source software, applying machine learning techniques with GIS has become far easier for conservation and habitat specialists.
GIS Software
Why Online GIS for Local Government Is Moving To The Cloud
Chris Brown, the CEO of Mango, discusses the benefits of Mango’s GIS for Local government web mapping application.
GIS Data
Open Data Site Established for Hurricane Harvey
An open data site has been set up to house GIS data from authoritative sources relating to Hurricane Harvey.
Spatial Analysis
Researchers are Using Machine Learning to Better Predict Weather Patterns
The enormous amount of data from Earth-observing satellites is pushing researchers to use machine learning to mine the information and improve climate models.
GIS Industry
GIS and Virtual Reality
The integration of virtual reality (VR) with GIS is gaining traction in various areas such as urban planning and education.
GIS Career and Jobs
Survey: Calling all Women in GIS
As Women in GIS (WiGIS) moves to become a nonprofit organization, it is seeking feedback from women who are either working in GIS or seeking to start a career in GIS to provide input.
GIS Data
How LiDAR is Being Used to Help With Natural Disaster Mapping and Management
Michael Shillenn, vice president and program manager with Quantum Spatial outlines three projects where LiDAR data from the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) has been used to assist in planning, disaster response and recovery, and emergency preparedness.
GIS Learning
New ArcGIS Pro Spatial Analysis Workbook
Esri Press has released Making Spatial Decisions Using ArcGIS Pro: A Workbook.