The latest advancements in geospatial services are making changes in the AEC industry. BIM for infrastructure design helps improve the workflow and saves valuable data through every stage of the process. Read about how GIS and BIM integration will transform these industries.
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GIS Industry
How GIS is Used in All Phases of Emergency Management
In this guest article, Brian Sekita discusses how GIS is vital to all phases of the emergency management process.
GIS Industry
Job Description: GIS Asset Management Specialist – Government
A GIS Asset Management Specialist working for a government agency in Florida describes how they use GIS in their job and what skills they need to be successful.
GIS Industry
Mobile Mapping Market Expected to Reach $40 Billion by 2024
The size of Mobile Mapping Market was anticipated to be $14 billion in 2020 and is predicted to reach $40 billion in 2024 per a report from Global Market Insights.
GIS Industry
Learn How GIS and Earth Observation Can be Used to Support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Earth Observation and GIS technologies have a huge impact on both monitoring the implementation of the United Nation’s sustainable development goals.
GIS Industry
Understanding LiDAR Technologies
This article presents insights from the new IDTechEx report titled “Lidar 2020-2030” IDTechEx report.
GIS Industry
The Critical Role of GIS in NG9-1-1
Drew Fioranelli, GISP, Public Safety GIS Market Maker, and Annie Cahill, Public Safety GIS Technical Manager with DATAMARK, discuss the history of 9-1-1 infrastructure as well as the foundational role of GIS and GIS professionals in the transition to Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) .
Spatial Analysis
Mapping the Subsea Forests of the Mediterranean
Inge van den Meiracker writes about her research internship in Greece where she modeled and mapped the seagrass distribution in the Southeast Aegean Sea using sonar data, remote sensing techniques, and GIS.
GIS Software
Customize ArcMap with Python Add-Ins
Daniel Fourquet walks users through the process of using Python to create Add-Ins for ArcMap.
Maps and Cartography
How Advances in Computer Mapping Shaped the Early Days of GIS
Greg Bunce, from the State of Utah’s Automated Geographic Reference Center, presents a walk through the history of mapping and geospatial advances that led to the early days of GIS.