Michael Shillenn, vice president and program manager with Quantum Spatial outlines three projects where LiDAR data from the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) has been used to assist in planning, disaster response and recovery, and emergency preparedness.
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OpenRouteService’s ‘Quiet Routing’ Creates a Less Stressful Route for Pedestrians
Prof. Dr. Alexander Zipf introduces OpenRouteService’s experimental routing option ‘Quiet Routing’ which guides pedestrian travel around noisy urban areas.
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How to Make a Map in Excel Using the 3D Map Add-in
This tutorial by Nick Williams provides an overview of how to create a map in Excel using 3D Map for Excel 2016 (or Power Map for Excel 2013).
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Using Free and Open Source GIS to Support Natural Resource Management in the Developing World
Rohan Fisher discusses the GIS capacity building work he has undertaken to enable decentralised evidence-based natural resource management in the developing world.
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WMS Map Viewer
WMS Map Viewer, developed by Pantelis Rodis, is a http/JavaScript application for visualizing, combining and indexing web maps.
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Creating and Editing Features with MapInfo
This tutorial by Nick Williams, a MapInfo trainer at Acuity Training, provides an overview of how to create, edit, and convert features within MapInfo.
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GIS RoadMap and Mobile Strategy for Engaging Missouri Constituents
Douglas Fees, the Information Technology Services Chief with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) discusses how his agency collaborated with Timmons Group to develop a GIS roadmap and mobile strategy that resulted in a suite of applications to better serve citizens, visitors and internal MDC staff.
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Oregon BLM Leverages Enterprise GIS to Conserve the Greater Sage-Grouse
GIS has emerged as an essential analysis and communication tool for the Oregon BLM in general, and its sage-grouse conservation efforts in particular.
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Understanding What Six GIS/Map Software Providers Offer
Matt Sheehan from WebMapSolutions is posing a series of six questions to six GIS/map software companies (Pitney Bowes, Esri, Mapbox, Carto, GIS Cloud, and Boundless) to understand their similarities and differences in product offerings.
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Using Terra and Aqua Layers with Open Satellite Map
Georgy Potapov of OpenWeatherMap introduces the availability of low resolution MODIS imagery from Aqua and Terra satellites via the VANE platform.
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Three Examples of Geospatial Innovation in Emergencies
Bailey Morton outlines three examples of how innovative geospatial analysis can help save lives in emergency situations.
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VANE Query Language: Intuitive Access to Satellite Imagery
Georgy Potapov of OpenWeatherMap introduces the release of the VANE language service, an entirely online service that presents a new concept for accessing satellite imagery. Potapov shares OpenWeatherMap’s vision of how developers can work with satellite and weather data to help the overall geoinformation market to grow.