GIS Software

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.

GIS Software

QGIS to Host 3rd User Conference

June 21, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

The annual conference for QGIS is coming up this August in Denmark.

Make Maps for Print and Online with Lokaler Editor Beta

June 20, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

Loyaler Editor Beta is a browser-based tool to create maps for both print and online distribution

WMS Map Viewer

June 19, 2017By GIS ContributorGIS Software

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

June 19, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

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

June 16, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

ArcGIS’s Explorer beta is officially available for Android devices.

ArcGIS Maps for Power BI Announces General User Availability

June 15, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

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

June 9, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

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

June 9, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

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

June 7, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

Olivia Harne discusses some of the drawbacks to over exploiting programming in GIS.

First Impression – ArcGIS Online and Adobe Creative Cloud

June 7, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

Olivia Harne takes a look at the newly available collaborative features between ArcGIS Maps and Adobe Creative Cloud.

Appealing Iconography for Open Data Sites

June 5, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

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.

Sub-surface Mapping

May 26, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

Projecting your data onto a 3D representation of the earth allows for a convex representation of your data in a way more realistic than traditional flat cartography.

Retreat of the Helheim Glacier between 2001 and 2005. Images from Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite.

Creating a Time Series Visualization of Two Decades of Changes in a Glacier

NASA has created a time series visualization of Greenland’s Helheim Glacier using 20 years of data from radar, lasers, and high-resolution cameras.

Mapping Noise Pollution

As noise pollution continues to be a major issue for expanding urban areas, novel geospatial technologies have been deployed to better monitor and measure noise pollution.

Elements of a Map

Maps are the primary tools by which spatial relationships are visualized. Maps therefore become important documents. There are several key elements that should be included each time a map is created in order to aid the viewer in understanding the communications of that map and to document the source of […]

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