Calculating Land Use Mix with GIS
Alexandros Voukenas explains how to calculate land use mix indices (such as entropy) in a GIS environment.
How to Use ArcGIS Pro to Map Flood Susceptibility
This tutorial makes use of spatial data science and remote sensing techniques to assess the susceptibility of floods using ArcGIS Pro.
GIS and Rewilding Efforts
GIS and geographical techniques can be useful in determining where rewilding operations are most likely to succeed and in making better decisions about what to rewild.
Mapflow.ai — New Buildings Model and Kepler.gl Implementation
GeoAlert provides an overview of some of the features of its new Mapflow application.
Using GIS to Map Election Results Based on Where People Live
Greg Bunce, from the State of Utah’s Automated Geographic Reference Center, presents an approach that uses GIS to create more representative election results maps.
Countering IEDs by using GIS
Michael Roberts discusses the use of GIS as a tool to help defeat threats from improvised explosive devices.
Converting Historical Maps to Satellite-Like Imagery
Old maps and images can now be converted to make them similar to our modern satellite-base views, giving stylized views a more realistic appearance.
Forecasting and Mitigating Avalanches Using GIS
GIS and computational specialists have been developing models and methods to better forecast the likelihood of avalanches.
Recent Developments in Spatial Analysis and Computer Vision
Computer vision offers spatial analysts the possibility to conduct a variety of analyses without using traditional spatial tools.
GIS and SQL
One way to leverage the power of GIS as a data service and analytical tool is to better integrate relational database capabilities.
Using Spatial Methods to Combat Gerrymandering After the 2020 US Census
The challenge for GIS is to create methods that can better determine what less biased district maps look like that are acceptable to the judiciary.
Mapping Urban Heat
Lead by Portland State University professor Vivek Shandas, a network of citizen volunteers and local organizations are mapping urban heat islands in more detail than ever before.