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Maps and Cartography
Mapping Australia’s Bushfires
Tools based on near-real time data from satellites, such as those used by Australia or developed by NASA, have great utility in monitoring existing fires while giving the public near real-time monitoring.
Print and Assemble These Map Tree Ornaments
John Nelson from Esri has posted three map ornament templates you can print and assemble for your Christmas tree.
Geospatial Data Available: Global Sea-surface Salinity
Data from three satellite missions has been merged to produce a global time-series showing sea-surface salinity measurements between 2010 and 2018.
Thanksgiving Maps and Geography
Thanksgiving maps about this holiday involving major feasting. Maps shown include distribution of turkey, green beans, sweet potatoes, and cranberries by Zellmer and a similar interactive map by Esri.
Spatial Analysis
Automated Remote Sensing of Underground Features
Below ground mapping can now better utilize remotely sensed data to create more accurate maps.
Mapping Plant Stress With Remote Sensing
NASA researchers are able to map out plant stress using a remote sensing from ECOsystems Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station, or ECOSTRESS.
Mapping the Subsea Forests of the Mediterranean
Inge van den Meiracker writes about her research internship in Greece where she modeled and mapped the seagrass distribution in the Southeast Aegean Sea using sonar data, remote sensing techniques, and GIS.
Finding Pleasant Routes Using GIS
GIS is being to used to plan pedestrian routes not based on the fastest way but centered on finding the quietest, shadiest, or most pleasant paths.
GIS Software
EarthPy: Python Package for Plotting and Working with Spatial Data
A Python language spatial package, called EarthPy, has been released for free download for working with GIS data.
24 Days of QGIS Tips
Using the #24daysofqgis hashtag, North Road, a geospatial company based out of Australia, will be tweeting out a QGIS tip or trick for 24 days starting on December 1.
How to Use GIS to Make a Lego Map
Depending on the GIS software you want to use, there are a few different ways to create a Lego-style map.
Portable GIS Version 6.0 Now Available
Portable GIS is available as a Windows-based executable (.exe) or .zip file which can then be installed to a local drive or onto a removable drive such as a USB stick.
GIS Learning
Esri Debuts New Free Course on Spatial Data Science
Esri has unveiled a new massive open online course (MOOC) entitled, “Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics.”
Digital Mapping Degree Tops Ranking of Most Unusual Degree
According to the staff at College Consensus, the University of Kentucky’s Master’s in Digital Mapping has been ranked as their top choice for most unusual college degree.
GIS Day and PostGIS Day Coming Up
This year marks the 20th anniversary of GIS Day on November 13, 2019. The following day is PostGIS Day.
EO College Offers Free Course About Remote Sensing
EO College, a platform for accessing MOOC (massive open online courses) about remote sensing along with other related materials was launched today.
GIS Data
What is Snapping in GIS?
Snapping involves connecting a geometric vertex or edges of one feature to another when editing a GIS dataset.
What is a GeoTIFF?
A GeoTIFF is a public domain metadata standard which has the georeferencing information embedded within the image file.
Open Repository for Geospatial Training Data Released
Radiant Earth has launched Radiant MLHub, a cloud-based open library for training geospatial data used by machine learning algorithms.
Free Online Geocoder
Developed by LocalFocus, this online geocoder will generate lat/long coordinates for a list of addresses for free.
GIS Industry
Mobile Mapping Market Expected to Reach $40 Billion by 2024
The size of Mobile Mapping Market was anticipated to be $14 billion in 2020 and is predicted to reach $40 billion in 2024 per a report from Global Market Insights.
Predicting Future Movements of Pedestrians and Autonomous Vehicles
As driverless cars and motion detection technologies are increasingly integrated into our everyday lives, applications are now being developed to help with predicting movements undertaken by both pedestrians and vehicles.
A Roundup of Geospatial Podcasts
Here’s a list of geospatial podcasts you can download and listen to.
GIS and Map Contests Roundup
Current map and GIS related competitions listed in order of the competition deadline.