GIS file formats

What is a MXD File?

March 29, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Files with the extension .mxd are ArcMap document files. MXD files are created by Esri’s ArcMap, a component of the ArcGIS suite of GIS software.

Query result of GTS spatial data in mongoDB. From: Zhang, Song, & Liu, 2014.

GIS File Formats

December 1, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

Listed here are some of the more common file formats along with associated file extension for GIS file types.

GIS Data

December 7, 2011By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

This is the launch page for finding information about GIS data: what is geographic data and the different types (vector versus raster), what are errors in GIS data, metadata, and where to find GIS data on the Internet. Introduction to GIS Data Geodatabases Explored – Vector and Raster Data Vector […]

Mapping Tree Species in Amazonia Using Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning

Researchers at the University of Turku have a developed a method of modeling tree species distribution in Peruvian lowland Amazonia using satellite imagery and machine learning techniques in order to produce higher resolution habitat suitability maps.

Detecting Storm Intensity from Satellite Imagery Using Machine Learning

The Deep Learning-based Hurricane Intensity Estimator is an experimental portal that uses machine learning techniques to analyze spatial patterns in infrared satellite imagery in order to predict tropical cyclone intensity.

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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