New Techniques for Measuring Biodiversity With Remote Sensing
New satellite imagery techniques make it easier to observe plant biodiversity and map changes over time, allowing conservationists to plan for the future.
Improving the Accuracy of GPS and GNSS
To improve accuracy and signaling of GPS and GNSS, a new technique that depends on ground-based systems has been developed.
GIS Poems (According to AI)
To have a little fun with artificial intelligence, I decided to see what poetic geospatial delights ChatGPT could come up with.
Mapping Trees During Planting
STA Logger, developed by TerraLab, can be fitted with tree planters to map the location of newly planted trees.
How to Measure “Land Use Mix” using Entropy in Maptitude
This article discusses Maptitude’s “Land Use Mix” add-in. Municipalities utilize land use mix calculations to measure service access.
Mapping Forest Resources
Machine learning, satellite imagery, and data on forest ecology can be brought together to create better information for resource managers by mapping forest resources.
Mapping Jellyfish
Mapping swarms of jellyfish has significantly improved due to a combination of remote sensing data, UAV and satellite data, and algorithms that estimate jellyfish migration based on current data.
The Map Myth of Here Be Dragons
What lies at the edge of the known world? Cartographers had different ways of showing the unknown.
Notable Cartographers and Their Maps
Cartography is the art and science of map making. Being a cartographer requires attention to detail, a talent for visualizing data, and a comprehensive knowledge … Read more
Geographic Coordinate System
Geographic coordinates are defined as being north or south of the Equator and east or west of the Prime Meridian.