Olivia Harne

About the Author

Olivia Harne is a GIS developer, writer, and student.

Maps and Cartography

Preserving a Landscape Through Maps and Photography

October 21, 2017By Olivia HarneMaps and Cartography

Knowing how to preserve books, film and other information is common practice for libraries and museums. Maps, especially, can showcase that data for those who want to look back on the history of an area.

Working with the 3D extrusion in Photoshop.

QR Code Maps and Interactive Architecture

October 16, 2017By Olivia HarneMaps and Cartography

Olivia Harne writes about how to incorporate GIS content into public spaces using QR codes.

How Political Influences Can Impact Public Mapping

October 9, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Learning

Olivia Harne discusses how regardless of progressive or conservative beliefs, everyone should be able to access data that’s important to their livelihoods and safety.

Insights for ArcGIS 2.0 Released

July 3, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

Insights now has new ways to visualize data with new charts: box plots, data clocks, chord diagrams and heat charts are all now available.

ArcGIS Runtime 100.1 Now Available

June 30, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

ArcGIS Runtime 100.1, dubbed “Update 1” per ArcGIS’ announcement, is now available for use.

New Updates to Esri’s Story Maps

June 30, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Learning

Learn about the new updates to Esri’s Story Maps.

Connecting Government with Residents With ArcGIS Hub

June 29, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

A new update to ArcGIS Open Data has brought in a new feature for those who wish to engage their communities by providing more data to contextualize their respective communities.

Esri Invites Universities to Contribute to its Community Maps Program

June 28, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Industry

Universities have the potential to display their campus maps with Esri’s Community Program.

Avenza's Geographic Imager for Photoshop.

Review: Avenza MAPublisher 9.9.1 and Geographic Imager 5.2

June 26, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

Olivia Harne discusses her impressions of Avenza MAPublisher 9.9.1 and Geographic Imager 5.2.

Drone2Map Version 1.2 Released

June 26, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

ArcGIS’ Drone2Map, version 1.2, is now available to download.

Student Logan Moore operates a total station surveyor with Dr. Jeff Turk, IESA director. Image: University of North Georgia.

University of North Georgia Receives NSF Grant to Expand GIS Program

June 23, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Learning

A National Science Foundation (NSF) was awarded to the University of North Georgia to expand its GIS program.

DigitalGlobe’s GBDX Receives Synthetic Aperture Radar Improvements

June 22, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Data

GBDX, a cloud centered GIS data platform provided by Earth-imaging and analysis company DigitalGlobe, is undergoing augmentations with Synthetic Aperture Radar data from Radarsat-2.

Preserving a Landscape Through Maps and Photography

QR Code Maps and Interactive Architecture

Olivia Harne writes about how to incorporate GIS content into public spaces using QR codes.

Elements of a Map

Maps are the primary tools by which spatial relationships are visualized. Maps therefore become important documents. There are several key elements that should be included each time a map is created in order to aid the viewer in understanding the communications of that map and to document the source of […]

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