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.
Maps and Cartography
When AI Goes Wrong in Spatial Reasoning
Machines can learn ‘wrong’ or more accurately biased information, creating sometimes large problems and poor conclusions when it comes to spatial data.
GIS Software
Google Fusion Tables to Shut Down Next Year
Google has announced that Google Fusion Tables, the map and data visualization tool, will be shuttered by December 2019.
Spatial Analysis
Using Satellite Imagery to Track Volcanic Ash Clouds
Researchers have developed an algorithm that can distinguish between volcanic and non-volcanic clouds using high-resolution satellite imagery.
GIS Learning
Using Machine Learning and Satellite Imagery for Street Address Generation
Researchers from Facebook and MIT Labs have proposed a new methodology that uses machine learning and satellite imagery to generate street addresses in areas of the world where individual buildings don’t have a unique address.
Spatial Analysis
Using Ground-level Imagery to Map Landscape Change
Ground-level photographs have great value to demonstrate landscape change from a human eye-level perspective.
GIS Learning
How to Make a Tile Grip Map Using Google Sheets
This tutorial provides instructions on how to create a tile grid map using Google Sheets.
GIS Data
Latest TIGER GIS Data Released
An acronym for Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system (TIGER) data, the annual release of GIS data contains public domain data covering administrative and physical features such as roads, boundaries, and hydrological features.
GIS Learning
Celebrate GIS Day on November 14, 2018
GIS Day was first celebrated in 1999. This year GIS Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. What are your GIS Day plans?