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Elizabeth Borneman

My name is Elizabeth Borneman and I am a writer, blogger, and avid world traveler! I enjoy reading any book I can get my hands on, finishing marathons, and drinking coffee in the sunshine. I'm currently learning Arabic and eating my way through any delicious foods I can find. Elizabeth is also a contributing writer for GeographyRealm.com.
Urban heat map from data captured during the summer of 2018 in Richmond, VA. Source: NOAA.

Mapping Urban Heat

August 9, 2022August 3, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

Lead by Portland State University professor Vivek Shandas, a network of citizen volunteers and local organizations are mapping urban heat islands in more detail than ever before.

Categories Spatial Analysis Tags urban heat islands, urban mapping

Mapping Plant Stress With Remote Sensing

December 1, 2019 by Elizabeth Borneman

NASA researchers are able to map out plant stress using a remote sensing from ECOsystems Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station, or ECOSTRESS.

Categories Spatial Analysis Tags Amazon, plant stress, remote sensing

New Map Shows How Fast Ice is Leaving Antarctica

August 11, 2019 by Elizabeth Borneman

Researchers used synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data to look at how the ice is moving and shifting on Antarctica.

Categories GIS Data Tags Antarctica, ice mapping, remote sensing, Synthetic Aperture Radar
LiDAR was used to Map Flooding from Hurricane Isaac. Source: USGS

LiDAR: Light Detection And Ranging

March 31, 2022January 13, 2018 by Elizabeth Borneman

LiDAR systems are used to collect high resolution topographic and bathymetric data.

Categories GIS Data Tags elevation data, GIS definitions, LiDAR

Developing Damage Proxy Maps from Satellite Data

January 12, 2018 by Elizabeth Borneman

Satellite data is being used to create Damage Proxy Maps to assess changes in an area as the result of natural disasters like Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and the wildfires that have hit Northern and Southern California.

Categories GIS Data Tags Damage Proxy Maps, nasa, remote sensing, satellite imagery

Mapping Global Forest Biomass

October 2, 2022September 28, 2017 by Elizabeth Borneman

The European Space Agency is using satellite radar data collected from their satellites to measure how much wood is in the world’s forests globally.

Categories GIS Data Tags biomass mapping, forest mapping, GlobBiomass project
Retreat of the Helheim Glacier between 2001 and 2005. Images from Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite.

Creating a Time Series Visualization of Two Decades of Changes in a Glacier

September 24, 2017September 24, 2017 by Elizabeth Borneman

NASA has created a time series visualization of Greenland’s Helheim Glacier using 20 years of data from radar, lasers, and high-resolution cameras.

Categories Spatial Analysis Tags glacier mapping, ice loss, nasa, time series

View Arctic Elevation Data with ArcDem Explorer

August 1, 2017 by Elizabeth Borneman

ArcticDEM is a project that is working to produce digital elevation models of the Arctic in order to see how topographical changes are occurring over time, such as the rate at which glaciers are receding.

Categories GIS Data Tags arctic, arctic mapping, ArcticDEM, elevation models

Jason-2 Satellite to Help Improve Maps of Sea Floor

July 20, 2017 by Elizabeth Borneman

Jason-2 will be collecting data about the sea floor every 5 miles, which will be used to create a high-definition estimate of the average surface height of the ocean in various places around the globe.

Categories GIS Data Tags altimeter, Jason-2, ocean mapping, remote sensing, satellites, sea floor mapping
Seven forest canopy traits mapped throughout the Peruvian Andes-to-Amazon region by using airborne imaging spectroscopy and modeling.

Mapping Rainforest Chemistry

June 20, 2017June 19, 2017 by Elizabeth Borneman

Researchers mapped 23 chemicals that are released by the rainforests in Peru with laser-guided imaging spectroscopy.

Categories GIS Data Tags imaging spectroscopy, mapping rainforest
The new Firelight Detection Algorithm (FILDA) detects the start of a fire 11 hours earlier than the standard algorithm, Active Fire Application Related Product (AFARP). Maps: Joshua Stevens, using data from Polivka, T. N., et al. (2016).

A New Algorithm to Find Wildfires When It’s Cloudy

August 24, 2020June 8, 2017 by Elizabeth Borneman

New technology called the Firelight Detection Algorithm, or FILDA, can help detect wildfires at night even when the skies are cloudy.

Categories Spatial Analysis Tags remote sensing, wildfires, wildfires and GIS

Book: Open the Door to GIS

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 by Elizabeth Borneman

The book, ‘Open the Door to GIS’ is designed to be an engaging introduction to GIS, using stories and real-life circumstances to help bring the knowledge of GIS to your classroom.

Categories GIS Learning Tags book review, introduction to gis, learn gis
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