Using Near-Infrared Aerial Imagery to Map Oak Trees
A look at at GIS project to utilize 4-inch resolution near-infrared aerial imagery to extract the locations of specific oak tree species within the City of Santa Clarita.
What Happened to Neogeography?
With the premise that “online references to neogeography are on the decline” Sean Connin discusses whether this “trend may reflect our growing acceptance of the … Read more
Paleontology and GIS
Often, GIS is used to look at current trends and to predict future ones. GIS also has a use in understanding the conditions of the … Read more
Geography, GIS, and Mapping Communities Support Court Ruling in MAPPS Lawsuit MAPPS v. US
The U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, last week ruled against special interest groups seeking to strictly limit government contracting for mapping and GIS activities. … Read more
Mark your calendars for the 2008 AAG
The next AAGs are set for Boston: The Association of American Geographers (AAG) is pleased to announce its 2008 Annual Meeting will be held in … Read more
Dr. David M. Theobald Talks About His Career in GIS, Issues in GIS Education, and the Use of GIS for Conservation
Dr. David M. Theobald is a Scientist at the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado who has been working with GIS since the middle 1980s in the areas of planning, conservation GIS, and landscape ecology.