Big Data, GIS, and Bikes
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has set a precedent for public agencies across the country with the purchase of a Strava dataset in order … Read more
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has set a precedent for public agencies across the country with the purchase of a Strava dataset in order … Read more
The U.S. government is helping to guarantee the future of GIS by investing billions of dollars in geospatial education. The hope is that this funding … Read more
Strava, a GPS running and biking application, recently released a detailed global heat map of popular routes across the globe. The map contains over 160 million activities with 375,000,000,000 data points.
A map from the NPS displays the noisiest as well as the quietest places in the United States.
The Earth’s oceans play a vital role in the health of the planet. Ocean dynamics impact weather patterns, it provides food and recreational opportunities, and … Read more
As the world’s population grows, the amount of land available for farming is becoming a major concern. Increasing competition for land is springing up among … Read more
Rezatec has developed “Peat spotter”, a service that uses Earth Observation imagery to locate and create initial mappings of peatlands. This information is enriched with ground data collected by field agents using handheld devices.
For those of us who can see, being able to read a map is something that we take advantage of every day. We use maps … Read more
Aspiring Romeos around the world have been employing their GPS tools in order to give a voice to their valentines.
In today’s era of digital maps, the use of paper maps might seem a bit antiquated. When Google Maps are easily accessible through any computer, … Read more
Groundbreaking technology called augmented reality is affecting digital maps, changing how we find and discover the world around us.
It is something that many of us take for granted every day. If we need to find directions to an unfamiliar place, all we need … Read more