Rohan Fisher (Research Institute of Environment and Livelihood, Charles Darwin University) discusses the GIS capacity building work he has undertaken over the last 14 years in Eastern Indonesia and the recent launch of a bilingual open source training manual for SAGA GIS to enable decentralised evidence-based natural resource management in the developing world.
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QGIS to Host 3rd User Conference
The annual conference for QGIS is coming up this August in Denmark.
Make Maps for Print and Online with Lokaler Editor Beta
Loyaler Editor Beta is a browser-based tool to create maps for both print and online distribution
WMS Map Viewer
WMS Map Viewer, developed by Pantelis Rodis, is a http/JavaScript application for visualizing, combining and indexing web maps.
ArcGIS Online Brings in New Group Functions
ArcGIS Online is bringing about some new innovations to groups this June, one of these changes is the new interface design for searching through content
ArcGIS Explorer Beta Released for Android Systems
ArcGIS’s Explorer beta is officially available for Android devices.
ArcGIS Maps for Power BI Announces General User Availability
Power BI, a collection of tools by Microsoft for business analytics recently announced a collaboration with ArcGIS Online.
Streamline GIS Project Workflow with Online Recordkeeping
When a GIS project requires a collaborative effort from multiple employees of varied skill sets, it’s important to circumvent this common problem by keeping all work documented and cataloged in a location where it can be easily accessed.
Esri transitioning to HTTPS-only Story Maps
Esri’s Story Maps Team has created a new objective – to move all story maps to HTTPS only applications.
The Drawbacks of Code Focused GIS
Olivia Harne discusses some of the drawbacks to over exploiting programming in GIS.
First Impression – ArcGIS Online and Adobe Creative Cloud
Olivia Harne takes a look at the newly available collaborative features between ArcGIS Maps and Adobe Creative Cloud.
Appealing Iconography for Open Data Sites
Creating a consistent brand is not only a core asset in conveying ownership over the provided data, it helps to define a map’s layers and category queries in a more instantaneously recognizable way.