Current map and GIS related competitions listed in order of the competition deadline.
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GIS Software
How to Get the Map View in QGIS to Resize Properly on a Mac
One Mac OS specific bug is the map view canvas doesn’t fill the available space in QGIS 3.x versions. Learn how to fix this.
GIS Learning
How to Populate a Cell with the ZIP Code Based on an Address in Google Sheets
If you have a field containing address information, you can set up a simple function in Google Sheets to be able to populate a separate column with ZIP code data.
GIS Data
Awesome Public Datasets
If you’re looking for sources of public data tucked into web sites, then check out Awesome Public Datasets, Free GIS Datasets, and Open Data Inception’s map of open data portals.
GIS Data
NOAA Offers Post-Hurricane Aerial Imagery for Downloading
NOAA has been capturing aerial imagery showing the post-Hurricane Michael destruction across the Florida Panhandle.
Spatial Analysis
Tracking Post-Storm Water Movement Using GPS
NASA researchers recently published a study which uses GPS technology to track water volume and movement post-Harvey
GIS Data
Mapping Tree Species in Amazonia Using Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning
Researchers at the University of Turku have a developed a method of modeling tree species distribution in Peruvian lowland Amazonia using satellite imagery and machine learning techniques in order to produce higher resolution habitat suitability maps.
GIS Data
Detecting Storm Intensity from Satellite Imagery Using Machine Learning
The Deep Learning-based Hurricane Intensity Estimator is an experimental portal that uses machine learning techniques to analyze spatial patterns in infrared satellite imagery in order to predict tropical cyclone intensity.
GIS Data
Highest Resolution DEM of Antarctica Released
Called the Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA), a new 8-meter resolution digital elevation model covering 98% of the continent of Antarctica has been released.
GIS Data
Google Launches ‘Dataset Search’
Google latest Beta launch, Dataset Search, is designed to make it easier for users to search for and find datasets found across the web.