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Lu et al., 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1200/CCI.19.00126

How the Biotech Industry is Using Spatial Analysis

January 6, 2021by Mark Altaweel

The biotech industry is using spatial analysis as part of its efforts to develop rapid medical advancements that can help fight some of our most challenging diseases.

Businesses Using Open Source GIS

December 21, 2020by Mark Altaweel

Businesses are using open source GIS software, finding that there are a lot of benefits along the way.

Breakdown of acquisitions by geospatial company by year. Chart: GISGeo.org

Mergers and Acquisitions in the Geospatial Market (2001-2020)

December 2, 2020by GIS Contributor

Andrey Pirogov, founder of GISGeo Project, takes a look at mergers and acquisitions in the geospatial technology market from 2001 to September 2020.

Clip art showing the coronavirus and a need representing potential vaccinations.

The Potential Role of GIS in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

November 11, 2020November 1, 2020by Mark Altaweel

GIS can play a role in developing protocols for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

The Find Your Candidate map interface lets visitors search for Senate and House candidates for their jurisdiction. Screenshot from People for the People.

Black Girls M.A.P.P. Launches a GIS-Powered Voter Information Site

October 28, 2020by Caitlin Dempsey

Black Girls M.A.P.P. has launched a GIS-powered site called People for the People to provide more voters with the information they need to participate in U.S. elections.

Laptop with QGIS, a desktop GIS software program

Self-employment in GIS

October 8, 2020September 21, 2020by Mark Altaweel

Self-employment in the GIS industry may seem daunting, but a recent MapScaping podcast with Kurt Menke, founder of Birds Eye View GIS, discusses how to build your own business.

Online COVID-19 Maps and the ‘Infodemic’

September 1, 2020by Mark Altaweel

Researchers have been evaluating the effectiveness and accuracy of online CoVID-19 maps.

The PurpleAir map crowdsources air quality readings from Internet of Things sensors.

The Spatial Internet of Things

October 14, 2020August 26, 2020by Mark Altaweel

The development of small sensors is providing a variety of real-time geospatial data.

Background photo of oil well: Richard G. Stanley, USGS Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center. Public domain.

GIS: Thinking Beyond the Map

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020by GIS Contributor

Now more than ever, GIS data is being used among a diverse set of industries and users.

Figure 3. Map of a small arms range on Fort Hood, Texas; Prepared by 2LT Merritt to brief the range plan to higher-ranking commanders. The base map is from the Fort Hood Range Catalog (A pamphlet that lists the ranges and their capabilities).

The Army Engineer Officer and GIS

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020by GIS Contributor

Kyle Merritt discusses the application and importance of GIS to U.S. Army engineer officers in this article.

An Urban Centre is defined as: all cells with a local population density of at least 1,500 people/km2 or with a local built-up area share of at least 0.50, and clustered in a 4-connectivity object of at least 50,000 people or all cells resulting from 3x3 median filtering or by gap filling < 15 km2 (median filtering and gap filling applied to cluster of cells that met the previous logics).

Improving Urban Decision Making with Open Earth Observations

August 6, 2020by GIS Contributor

Steven Ramage, Head of External Relations, Group on Earth Observations (GEO), outlines innovative partnerships and activities GEO has been working on globally using open Earth data, GIS, and cloud technologies.

In the near future, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) GIS in telecom market is predicted to be the most lucrative in the world.

GIS and the Telecom Market

July 29, 2020by GIS Contributor

Devanshu Shrivastava synthesizes an analysis of GIS in the Telecom
Market including a growth forecast for coming years.

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