Upcoming GIS, remote sensing, and geography events, conferences, and webinars.
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GIS and Map Contests Roundup
Current map and GIS related competitions listed in order of the competition deadline.
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What Helps to Increase Public Participation in GIS?
Community participation in GIS through PPGIS is a worthy goal and has been applied in many studies for decades.
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Using GIS to Assess Crime Risk
The use of GIS and spatial analysis has become an important tool in understanding crime patterns.
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Esri Press Releases ‘Women and GIS: Mapping Their Stories’
Esri Press has released a collection of twenty-three profiles featuring women professionals in GIS.
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Using GIS in Golf Management
GIS has a growing role in golf from managing courses to facilitating the symbiotic relationship between golf courses and environmental protection.
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Survey Looks At How Geo-Enabled State Elections Are
A survey recently published by the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) takes a look at GIS adoption rates by the U.S. state election directors.
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GIS From the Past: CARETS
In the early 1970s, a joint pilot project between NASA and the USGS sought to test out the feasibility of integrating data from Landsat and high-altitude aircraft sensors into a regional land use database.
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Optimizing Traffic with Autonomous Vehicles and Machine Learning
One way to improve traffic is to integrate technologies within autonomous cars, particularly as they are forecast to be soon on our streets, including sensors for driving, and information from different external sources.
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How Collecting LiDAR is Being Supported by the USGS 3D Elevation Program
Quantum Spatial (QSI) is currently working on more than two dozen LiDAR collection projects in support of the 3DEP. Here’s a look at three of the projects QSI has worked on in 2018.