Information about GIS software and applications including both commercial and open source GIS applications. This category covers desktop GIS (Esri’s ArcGIS suite, MapInfo, QGIS, and GRASS) as well as web mapping, GIS apps, mobile GIS, and component GIS.
Fluid Earth is a web visualization tool developed by The Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) that enables users to view weather and climate patterns.
While QGIS cannot directly read an Esri layer package, there is a simple technique to unpack the file and import it into this GIS software.
The use of geospatial technologies can help mitigate inefficient use of water and help improve how this precious resource is used in crop production.
Firefly cartography is a cartographic style used to create maps that glow. Learn how to make a firefly map using QGIS.
Joy plots is a cartographically creative way to show topography on a map. Learn how to create joy plots using GIS.
Mapflow is a QGIS plugin that lets users extract real-world objects from satellite imagery.
This article presents six projects with suggested tools, prerequisites and learning resources that would help you to improve your geospatial programming skills.
The Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL)[1], a set of software tools, is possibly one of the most essential pieces of GIS software.
This tutorial uses Spatial Data Science and Remote Sensing techniques (ArcGIS Pro) to estimate areas that are prone to malaria using ArcGIS Pro.
This ArcGIS Pro tutorial utilizes spatial data science and remote sensing techniques to calculate land surface temperatures using Landsat imagery.
In a MapScaping podcast episode, Quisheng Wu discusses Google Earth Engine how it allows users to share and upload their own geospatial analyses.
This tutorial explains how landslide susceptibility can be assessed using ArcGIS Pro.