Changing technologies, including new satellite systems, and better climate and fire modeling, including the integration of these tools and data capture methods, will likely mean improved fire modeling in the future.
Mark Altaweel
GIS Data
Mapping Coral Reefs
Scientists have been developing better ways to fuse data from different satellite systems and data capture, while also developing classification algorithms to better map coral reefs.
Maps and Cartography
GEDI: A New Tool for Forest Carbon Maps
Maps created by the GEDI satellite system will enable a detailed measurement of the carbon content of forests, allowing scientists to determine how forests are releasing or taking up carbon.
Maps and Cartography
The End of the Rainbow: Picking Color Schemes in GIS
The color symbology in displaying a GIS data on a map is an important decision to make in communicating geographic data.
GIS Industry
Optimizing Traffic with Autonomous Vehicles and Machine Learning
One way to improve traffic is to integrate technologies within autonomous cars, particularly as they are forecast to be soon on our streets, including sensors for driving, and information from different external sources.
Maps and Cartography
When AI Goes Wrong in Spatial Reasoning
Machines can learn ‘wrong’ or biased information, creating large problems and poor conclusions when it comes to spatial data.
Spatial Analysis
Using Ground-level Imagery to Map Landscape Change
Ground-level photographs have great value to demonstrate landscape change from a human eye-level perspective.
Maps and Cartography
How Does GPS Technology Affect Our Understanding of Place?
How is an over reliance on GPS technology affecting our understanding and experience of place? This question has been a focus by some recent research.
Spatial Analysis
Using Satellite Imagery to Map Obesity Rates
One study recently looked at about 150,000 high resolution satellite images of cities in the United States along with census data of these areas in order to understand obesity rates in the built environment.
Maps and Cartography
The Equal Earth Map Projection
Researchers recently announced the development of the Equal Earth map projection, which has quickly gained influence due to its ability in maintaining accurate area without distortion.