The Many Uses of Aerial Imagery
Nearmap’s Tony Agresta outlines the many applications of aerial imagery, including assessing damage after a disaster, reducing crime, valuing properties, and more.
GOES-T: Next Generation Weather and Space Monitoring
The launch of the GOES-T (GOES-18) satellite provides coverage for the United States’ West Coast, Hawaii, and Alaska.
How GIS Can Facilitate the Department of Defense’s Waste Management Efficiency
GIS can be used to help the Defense (DOD) map out its waste management/turn in process.
Detecting Methane With Satellites
A new satellite technology can assist in identifying sources of methane emissions, a key step in reducing this greenhouse gas.
A Look at 3 Trends Shaping Remote Sensing in the Next 5 Years
Ian Berdie of NV5 Geospatial, discusses three trends that will reshape use of remote sensing over the next five years.
AI-assisted Mapping of Crop Fields Using Free Sentinel Imagery
Mapflow offers an AI-driven process to map crop fields in QGIS.
How to Measure Hotel Market Share using the Huff Model in Maptitude
Learn how to map hotel market share to measure a city’s tourism attractiveness using Maptitude.
A Guide to Building Interactive Google Maps with R Shiny
Dario Radečić demonstrates how to build interactive Google Maps with R, and how to include them in R Shiny dashboards.
Everything You Need to Know About LiDAR From Drones
NV5’s Lukas Fraser discusses drone-based LiDAR: best use cases, how data accuracy is ensured when using drones to capture LiDAR, why LiDAR and high-resolution imagery are complementary technologies, and new market opportunities for topo bathymetric LiDAR.
GIS and Building Safety
Both during the construction phase, and after, building safety can be better modeled and understood using GIS.