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Community Involvement in OpenStreetMap

September 30, 2019By Mark AltaweelGIS Data

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

September 25, 2019By Mark AltaweelGIS 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.

New Map Shows How Fast Ice is Leaving Antarctica

August 11, 2019By Elizabeth BornemanGIS Data

Researchers used synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data to look at how the ice is moving and shifting on Antarctica.

Version 3 of the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model Released

August 6, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

2.3 million scenes from the ASTER archive were processed to create the latest version of the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM).

3 Ways Geospatial Data is Changing the Way We Manage the Environment Around Us

August 5, 2019By GIS ContributorGIS Data

Dr. Michael Flaxman, director of Geodesign Technologies and Geospatial Community Advocate for OmniSci, presents three example of how newly available geospatial data is being leveraged.

NASA is Expanding its Worldwide Landslide Data Catalog Using Volunteers

July 12, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

NASA has developed Landslide Reporter as a way to collect as much information as possible about landslides from citizen scientists from around the world.

New GIS Dataset: Forest Carbon Stocks for the Western United States

July 11, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

Covering 11 states, this GIS dataset contains annual estimates of carbon stocks, fluxes, and productivity for Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Changes to the National Land Cover Database

July 8, 2019By Mark AltaweelGIS Data

The National Land Cover Database is a GIS dataset that is seen as critical for monitoring the impact of fires, particularly increased wildfires in the West, general health of ecosystems, biodiversity monitoring, and increasing effects of climate change on land cover.