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GIS Learning
Free Ways to Learn QGIS
If you want to start learning how to use QGIS, a free and open source GIS software package, there are some excellent free resources out there.
GIS Industry
Esri Announces Student Rate for Annual International User Conference
For $100, students can attend the entire five-day Esri International User Conference which takes place from July 8 to 12, 2019 in San Diego, California.
GIS Software
Missed the Latest QGIS User Conference? Access the Videos Online
Recorded presentations from the 2019 QGIS International User Conference are now available online.
GIS Data
Download 2018 NAIP Imagery
Aerial imagery covering 20 states has been uploaded to the USDA’s direct download site for NAIP imagery.
GIS Learning
Free Synthetic Aperture Radar Handbook Available for Download
User can download this free handbook which provides insight into how different Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) methodologies can be used for forest monitoring and biomass estimation.
GIS Data
Download 30-Meter SRTM Data Easily With This Point and Click Interface
Derek Watkins has created a simple and easy to use interface for downloading 30-Meter SRTM data.
GIS Industry
MapScaping: New Geospatial Podcast
The latest geospatial podcast to debut is the MapScaping Podcast which features interviews with people working in GIS.
Maps and Cartography
Geo Announcements: QField 1.0 Released,NASA’s Spinoff Publication
In this week’s edition of Geo Announcements: QField, mobile GIS app from OPENGIS.ch, is now available, NASA’s Spinoff publication features the benefits of its GPS signal correction software, and the latest in press releases from the GIS industry.
GIS Data
36,500 Satellite Images from RADARSAT-1 Now Available to the Public
The Canadian Space Agency and the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation have released RADARSAT-1’s archive of 36,500 satellite images to the public.