GIS and Map Contests Roundup
Current map and GIS related competitions listed in order of the competition deadline.
You Are Here: How Google Improves Mobile Location Accuracy
Ed Parsons explains how Google continues to innovate in the location technology sector.
Remote Monitoring of Construction Using Geospatial Technologies
ConsTrack uses satellite imagery, remote sensing, and machine learning to monitor construction activities.
GIS, Spatial Data, and Agroforestry
Spatial analysis and GIS play a critical role in decision-making, evaluation on the quality and types of landscapes suitable for different types of vegetation that could be grown.
Ethics in GIS
With more ways to gather geospatial data and share that information, ethics has become even more important to consider.
Cybersecurity and GIS
GIS can play an important role in ensuring protection of vital infrastructure and data networks.
5 Reasons why the GIS industry continues to grow
If you work in GIS, you have seen tremendous growth in software sales, services, and solutions over the past 20 years.
Carbon Mapper: A Collaboration to Map Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A new, non-profit organization, Carbon Mapper, is attempting to create better ways to pinpoint methane and CO2 emissions.
Autonomous UAVs and Geospatial Data
Autonomous UAVs are already performing a variety of tasks using geospatial data obtained in-flight.
Why the ‘One Map Fits All’ Approach Doesn’t Fit All
A custom map stack can help leverage maps in new exciting ways.
The United States Army’s GIS Personnel Shortage
The United States Armed forces are renown for their tactical strategies and impressive arsenal of weaponry. It always begs to question: what is the force … Read more
Algorithmic Warfare: “Imagine” and “Implement”
Though conceptual Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around since the 1950’s, its methods were not adopted by the United States Department of Defense (DOD) until recently.