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Maps and Cartography
How Does GPS Technology Affect Our Understanding of Place?
How is an over reliance on GPS technology affecting our understanding and experience of place? This question has been a focus by some recent research.
The Equal Earth Map Projection
Researchers recently announced the development of the Equal Earth map projection, which has quickly gained influence due to its ability in maintaining accurate area without distortion.
Mapping Native Lands
Canadian developer Victor Temprano- founder of Mapster – has created “Native Land,” a map that helps individuals find the original inhabitants of the land they live on.
Place Your Orders for Atlas of Design, Volumes 1 – 4
NACIS is taking pre-orders for the Atlas of Design, Volume 4 as well as orders for the first three volumes.
Spatial Analysis
Using Satellite Imagery to Track Volcanic Ash Clouds
Researchers have developed an algorithm that can distinguish between volcanic and non-volcanic clouds using high-resolution satellite imagery.
Using Ground-level Imagery to Map Landscape Change
Ground-level photographs have great value to demonstrate landscape change from a human eye-level perspective.
Mapping the Progression of Invasive Species with Crowdsourced Data
Researchers have mapped out approximate 48,510 harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) sightings – all obtained through participation of the public – over the course of a decade.
Using Satellite Imagery to Map Obesity Rates
One study recently looked at about 150,000 high resolution satellite images of cities in the United States along with census data of these areas in order to understand obesity rates in the built environment.
GIS Software
How to Fix the Label Language When Using Natural Earth’s Quick Start QGIS Files
One quirk with the version 3 of the Natural Earth quick start kit .qgs file is that when you load it in to a session of QGIS, it can display labels in a language you weren’t expecting.
How to Use the Equal Earth Map Projection in Different GIS and Mapping Software Applications
Listed here are GIS and mapping resources that have incorporated the Equal Earth Map Projection.
ArcGIS Online and Android
Developers can work with ArcGIS Online in tandem with Android Studio in order to make their applications available to a wider mobile audience.
How to Get the Map View in QGIS to Resize Properly on a Mac
One Mac OS specific bug is the map view canvas doesn’t fill the available space in QGIS 3.x versions. Learn how to fix this.
GIS Learning
Using Machine Learning and Satellite Imagery for Street Address Generation
Researchers from Facebook and MIT Labs have proposed a new methodology that uses machine learning and satellite imagery to generate street addresses in areas of the world where individual buildings don’t have a unique address.
How to Make a Tile Grip Map Using Google Sheets
This tutorial provides instructions on how to create a tile grid map using Google Sheets.
Celebrate GIS Day on November 14, 2018
GIS Day was first celebrated in 1999. This year GIS Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. What are your GIS Day plans?
GIS and Cartography Quotes
Growing collection of interesting and notable quotes relating to GIS, cartography, maps, and geography.
GIS Data
Latest TIGER GIS Data Released
An acronym for Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system (TIGER) data, the annual release of GIS data contains public domain data covering administrative and physical features such as roads, boundaries, and hydrological features.
Awesome Public Datasets
If you’re looking for sources of public data tucked into web sites, then check out Awesome Public Datasets, Free GIS Datasets, and Open Data Inception’s map of open data portals.
NOAA Offers Post-Hurricane Aerial Imagery for Downloading
NOAA has been capturing aerial imagery showing the post-Hurricane Michael destruction across the Florida Panhandle.
Layers and the Future of Data and Analytics in Business
As location technology becomes more commonplace, democratizing spatial data, and making it accessible to every business profession will be critical to future business planning.
GIS Industry
GIS and Map Contests Roundup
Current map and GIS related competitions listed in order of the competition deadline.
How Collecting LiDAR is Being Supported by the USGS 3D Elevation Program
Quantum Spatial (QSI) is currently working on more than two dozen LiDAR collection projects in support of the 3DEP. Here’s a look at three of the projects QSI has worked on in 2018.
How Texas is Using Geospatial Technologies to Mitigate Forest Fires
Texas A&M Forest Service partnered with Timmons Group, a national geospatial solutions firm, to develop the Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (TxWRAP).
GIS Conferences and Events
Upcoming GIS, remote sensing, and geography events, conferences, and webinars.