Image recognition software and algorithm development is likely to be increasingly applied with spatial applications.
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Can’t Make the Esri User Conference? Watch the Plenary for This GIS Conference Live Online
This year, Esri plans to stream the Plenary session from its 2018 User Conference live via its Facebook page.
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Regulations Affecting the Use of Drones in India
Bankim Chandra Yadav, a Ph.D. student at Indian institute of Technology Roorkee, discusses unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) technological implications under the Indian government laws.
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The Rise of African Mapping Technologies
Stuart E. Hamilton, GIS Graduate Director at Salisbury University in Maryland, discusses why he considers East Africa to be a leader in geospatial education and opportunities.
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Geo Roundup: Paid Cartography Internship, Mapping Italy’s Moving Border…
In this edition of Geo Roundup: Italian Limes maps the shifting border from glacier melt, a cartography internship from National Geographic, a new data and visualization tool from NASA, and other new releases in geospatial.
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Using GIS to Study Gentrification
Given the phenomenon of gentrification happening in many cities across the United States in particular, recent municipal governments have begun using GIS to study the effects of gentrification.
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Some New(ish) Geospatial Podcasts
There are a few new GIS and geospatial themed podcasts that launched in 2018.
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Story Map Gallery Fine Print
Olivia Harne discusses her personal experiences with how Esri’s Story Map Gallery’s fine print requirements can be a barrier to promoting GIS work.
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High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites
High altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPS) are systems or platforms that usually float or operate for long periods, sometimes for months, at about 20 km above the Earth’s surface and can be potentially used to complement earth observation satellites.
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Using GIS to Analyze the Geography of Cemeteries
In addition to studying historic burial sites, GIS has also been shown to be effective in managing modern cemeteries, particularly as space becomes an increasing problem in densely populated regions.