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.
Caitlin Dempsey
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.
GIS Industry
Geo Announcements: QGIS 3.6 Released, New Map Projections Added to ArcGIS and ArcGIS Pro
In the latest geo announcements, QGIS 3.6 has been released, the European Space Agency announces a new school award, ArcGIS and ArcGIS Pro add two new map projections.
GIS Data
This Tools Helps You Figure Out Which Satellite Bands to Use for Remote Sensing
The USGS offers the Landsat Spectral Characteristics Viewer which lets users view how different earth observation satellite instruments can be used for their remote sensing needs.
GIS Data
UK Satellite Data Now Available to Those Working in the Public Sector
The UK Space Agency has announced that its radar and satellite imagery data will be made available to those working in the UK public sector.
GIS Learning
What is GIS?
GIS is a technological field that incorporates geographical features with tabular data in order to map, analyze, and assess real-world problems. The key word to this technology is Geography – this means that some portion of the data is spatial.
GIS Data
Microsoft Releases Canada Building Footprint Database to OpenStreetMap
Microsoft recently announced that it had released 12 million building footprints in Canada to the OpenStreetMap community.
Maps and Cartography
Introduction to PostGIS
This three-part introduction to PostGIS from Kayla Patel provides an overview of this open source GIS software.
GIS Data
Fire Danger Reanalysis Dataset
Researchers have made 38-years worth of global fire danger reanalysis available as an open dataset.
GIS Data
Topography of Australia’s Intertidal Zone Available as Open Data
The National Intertidal Digital Elevation Model (NIDEM) is the first 3D model of Australia’s intertidal zone. It is available for downloading as an open source dataset from Australia’s National Map portal.