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How to Populate a Cell with the ZIP Code Based on an Address in Google Sheets

October 14, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

If you have a field containing address information, you can set up a simple function in Google Sheets to be able to populate a separate column with ZIP code data.

How To Make a Map From Open Data Using a Spreadsheet

October 6, 2016By GIS ContributorGIS Software

Jonathan Goldman explains in this tutorial how to extract an open data feed from a civic data portal and pull it into Google Sheets, and then map it quickly using Geosheets.

Land use map from CARETS Final Report, 1979.

In the early 1970s, a joint pilot project between NASA and the USGS sought to test out the feasibility of integrating data from Landsat and high-altitude aircraft sensors into a regional land use database.

Geospatial Climate Models Show How Fire Seasons Are Changing

Changing technologies, including new satellite systems, and better climate and fire modeling, including the integration of these tools and data capture methods, will likely mean improved fire modeling in the future.

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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