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Background photo of oil well: Richard G. Stanley, USGS Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center. Public domain.

GIS: Thinking Beyond the Map

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Now more than ever, GIS data is being used among a diverse set of industries and users.

Figure 3. Map of a small arms range on Fort Hood, Texas; Prepared by 2LT Merritt to brief the range plan to higher-ranking commanders. The base map is from the Fort Hood Range Catalog (A pamphlet that lists the ranges and their capabilities).

The Army Engineer Officer and GIS

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Kyle Merritt discusses the application and importance of GIS to U.S. Army engineer officers in this article.

Figure 4 (left) 2004 USGS imagery mosaic used for study area. Figure 5 (right) 2018 USGS imagery mosaic used for the study area.

Using GIS to Track Historical Land Cover Change and Growth Rate at Fort McCoy

August 14, 2020August 7, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Christian Rodriguez outlines the process to track land cover changes on a military installation using ArcGIS.

An Urban Centre is defined as: all cells with a local population density of at least 1,500 people/km2 or with a local built-up area share of at least 0.50, and clustered in a 4-connectivity object of at least 50,000 people or all cells resulting from 3x3 median filtering or by gap filling < 15 km2 (median filtering and gap filling applied to cluster of cells that met the previous logics).

Improving Urban Decision Making with Open Earth Observations

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Steven Ramage, Head of External Relations, Group on Earth Observations (GEO), outlines innovative partnerships and activities GEO has been working on globally using open Earth data, GIS, and cloud technologies.

In the near future, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) GIS in telecom market is predicted to be the most lucrative in the world.

GIS and the Telecom Market

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Devanshu Shrivastava synthesizes an analysis of GIS in the Telecom
Market including a growth forecast for coming years.

A modified combined obstacle overlay (MCOO). Source: author.

How GIS Supports Military Operations

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Jeremy Liker discusses how geospatial improvements enable military decision making and decrease risk to mission.

Using GIS for Navigating Special Events

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Michael Allen Young discusses how GIS tools can help with navigating special events in the Army.

Figure B: Sample planned route in Google Earth.

Geospatial is Vital: An Army Officer’s Perspective on the Value of GIS

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Nick Severtson writes about how GIS and geospatial data is essential for completing missions and so much more.

Why GIS is a Valuable Asset to Army Training

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Michael Dunn discusses how GIS is a valuable asset for completing a mission or construction project.

Figure A: Sample exercise showing a a hill on a two-dimensional map.

Using Google Earth to Train Army ROTC Cadets During the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Martin Mudd describes a remote learning program that he is helping to develop to provide quality GIS instructions using Google Earth.

Hand-drawn overlays to be placed on a basemap.

Analog GIS: Planning for the Worst Case Scenario

June 10, 2020June 9, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Arturo Dominguez, an Army Engineer Office, discusses how it is critical to prepare for a worst case scenario where digital mapping tools are not available.

NASA open source Mars Trek Depicting Opportunity’s landing site and mission

How GIS Can Help Make Mars Suitable for Humans

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 by GIS Contributor

Jacob R. Garner writes about how GIS will help make Mars suitable for human life.

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