Open Geospatial Standards
The creation of geospatial standards is critical for sharing data among different technologies and industries.
Mark Altaweel
Autonomous UAVs and Geospatial Data
Autonomous UAVs are already performing a variety of tasks using geospatial data obtained in-flight.
OpenStreetMap: One of the World’s Largest Collaborative Geospatial Projects
OpenStreetMap is a community project with the goal of mapping the world using a crowdsourcing, collaborative method.
Mapping Schools with Artificial Intelligence
Researchers are using AI to map schools in countries where many schools are undocumented so as to connect children with schools.
A Look at Google Earth Engine
In a MapScaping podcast episode, Quisheng Wu discusses Google Earth Engine how it allows users to share and upload their own geospatial analyses.
How Maps Affect Perception
Maps are both a great tool for telling us an important message but they can also be a key part of false narratives or misleading information.
Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR), Earth Observation, and Mapping
Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) is becoming more widely available and increasingly part of Earth observation satellites.
From GIS Analyst to Software Engineer
In a MapScaping podcast, Dan Mahr talks about how he was able to transition to a software engineer, but still uses his GIS skills to benefit his career.
Using GIS to Explore Mars
Esri’s Explore Mars site allows you to explore the surface of Mars and make some basic geospatial measurements.
Monitoring Vegetation Regrowth After Fire With Remote Sensing
Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) is being used to map post-fire vegetation recovery.
Building a 4D World
VoxelMaps describes how they are creating a global 4D map that can capture outdoor and indoor spaces at different spatial and temporal scales.
Mapping Forest Carbon Cycles
A recent research project uses geospatial technologies as a way to better assess the role that forests play in the global carbon budget.