Mapping the World’s Fungi
Scientists have created a collaborative effort, called the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), which aims to map and protect large areas of fungi.
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Scientists have created a collaborative effort, called the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), which aims to map and protect large areas of fungi.
Scientists have created a map of the Earth where carbon needs to be stored to keep climate goals from Cop26 possible.
The World Flood Mapping Tool, developed by the UN University’s Institute of Water, Environment, and Health, aims to help countries with limited data construct flood maps.
Open Topography is a web-based portal for imagery and lidar data that allows users to create their own deliverables.
Joe Morrison discusses how new businesses are developing tools that use satellite imagery and SAR to quantify climate-related disasters.
In recent decades, mapping underground features, such as physical structures or even sounds, has substantially improved.
The USGS has updated land cover maps for the conterminous United States, which show how the country’s landscapes have changed over the last 18 years.
Next-generation Geiger-mode lidar’s high density and multi-angle looks offer a better chance of seeing through tree foliage to map what’s underneath.
Map vandalism is the deliberate wrong change or update to map data, such as adding an incorrect name for a street or place.
Super-resolution is a technique derived from computer vision approaches that tries to increase the quality of an image by employing algorithms and upsampling to improve image sampling.
The “Mapping our World: Saving Lives” episode of the AfricaGeoConvo Podcast, examines the world of mapping and volunteering, with Geoffrey Kateregga.