Researchers have compiled an enormous global dataset with over four trillion satellite-based measurements of sea surface temperature.
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MERIT Hydro: A High-Resolution Global Hydrography GIS Dataset
Researchers have developed a high-resolution GIS dataset of river systems using remotely sensed data and OpenStreetMap data.
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Celebrate Shapefile Day on December 3
The parody @shapefiIe account on Twitter has declared December 3 to be International Shapefile Day.
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Creating a Spatial View of the Brain
Mapping small scale but complex organs such as the human brain is requiring new technologies and spatial modeling to be developed.
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New Report Values Economic Benefits of Landsat Archive at $3.45 billion
A newly released report from the USGS has estimated the 2017 domestic and international economic benefits of Landsat imagery to be $3.45 billion.
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Making Finding Geographic Information Easier: SpatioTemporal Assets Catalogs
SpatioTemporal Assets Catalogs (STAC) provides a common set of search terms so that geospatial information can be found and indexed easily.
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USGS Launches an Online Landslide Inventory Mapping Tool
The USGS has launched an online web map that compiles existing United States landslide data into a searchable tool called the U.S. Landslide Inventory Map.
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Geospatial Data and Sustainable Development Goals
The new initiative, called Data for Now, will see the linkage of Google Earth satellite data and other GIS data with UN data.
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Community Involvement in OpenStreetMap
While we tend to think the community involved in OpenStreetMap (OSM) is made up of mainly individuals, there is an increasing participation by large firms in the development of OSM.
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World Bank and Geospatial Data
The World Bank in August 2018 launched the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework, which is seen as a way for GIS data to be provided for governments, NGOs, and companies to make more informed decisions that not only benefit their economies but also enable sustainable development.