June, 2017

GIS and Advertising

June 30, 2017By Mark AltaweelGIS Industry

Advertisers are becoming more sophisticated with the use of GIS as a way to better target their audiences.

ArcGIS Runtime 100.1 Now Available

June 30, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

ArcGIS Runtime 100.1, dubbed “Update 1” per ArcGIS’ announcement, is now available for use.

New Updates to Esri’s Story Maps

June 30, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Learning

Learn about the new updates to Esri’s Story Maps.

Connecting Government with Residents With ArcGIS Hub

June 29, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

A new update to ArcGIS Open Data has brought in a new feature for those who wish to engage their communities by providing more data to contextualize their respective communities.

Map created with data before generalization (left) and after automatic generalization (right).

Automated Generalization Sped Up Cartographic Output by 40% for This German Mapping Agency

June 28, 2017By 1SpatialGIS Data

Working with 1Spatial, AdV’s ATKIS-Gen Project Group’s cartographic output is 40% faster with automated generalization.

Esri Invites Universities to Contribute to its Community Maps Program

June 28, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Industry

Universities have the potential to display their campus maps with Esri’s Community Program.

Installing QGIS on the Mac

June 27, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

QGIS is an open source GIS software package that can be freely downloaded. Find step-by-step instructions on how to install QGIS on a Mac.

Avenza's Geographic Imager for Photoshop.

Review: Avenza MAPublisher 9.9.1 and Geographic Imager 5.2

June 26, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

Olivia Harne discusses her impressions of Avenza MAPublisher 9.9.1 and Geographic Imager 5.2.

Drone2Map Version 1.2 Released

June 26, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

ArcGIS’ Drone2Map, version 1.2, is now available to download.

Be Aware of the Proposed Geospatial Data Act (GDA) of 2017

June 25, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Industry

The Geospatial Data Act (GDA) of 2017 is being reintroduced in Congress. Passage of this bill would have a severe impact on the GIS industry.

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.

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.

Elements of a Map

Maps are the primary tools by which spatial relationships are visualized. Maps therefore become important documents. There are several key elements that should be included each time a map is created in order to aid the viewer in understanding the communications of that map and to document the source of […]

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