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.
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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.
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.
Understanding LiDAR Technologies
This article presents insights from the new IDTechEx report titled “Lidar 2020-2030” IDTechEx report.
The Critical Role of GIS in NG9-1-1
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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.
Customize ArcMap with Python Add-Ins
Daniel Fourquet walks users through the process of using Python to create Add-Ins for ArcMap.
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.
3 Ways Geospatial Data is Changing the Way We Manage the Environment Around Us
Dr. Michael Flaxman, director of Geodesign Technologies and Geospatial Community Advocate for OmniSci, presents three example of how newly available geospatial data is being leveraged.
Next Generation Asset Management with iSTAR Pulsar
Danny Sullivan writes about how 360 imaging company NCTech’s vehicle-mounted iSTAR Pulsar camera is being used by Icon Spatial as part of an asset management project for a major highway operator Australia.
Latest Release of ArcGIS Online Introduces New Features and Enhanced Capabilities
Bernard Szukalski, Esri tech evangelist and product strategist, introduces new features and enhancements to the latest release of ArcGIS Online.
Lessons From a Viral Map
As public engagement becomes more and more important to society, it’s useful for scientists to know what makes maps and other geospatial content go viral.