Google Launches AI powered Tree Canopy Lab
Google is using artificial intelligence to develop maps of tree canopy from its aerial imagery.
GIS Forums
Where can you go to get help with GIS issues? Â There are a variety of different web sites that can help with GIS questions, depending … Read more
Google’s Map Maker Program to Reopen in Early August
After a glut of spam including the viral episode of an edit that incorporated an image of Google’s Android mascot peeing on the Apple logo, … Read more
Mapping Methane Leaks with Google Street View Cars
Google partnered with the Environmental Defense Fund on a pilot project to use Google’s fleet of Street View cars to map out methane levels in … Read more
3D Mapping with Google Smartphones
Project Tango is an initiative from Google that could revolutionize how the world is mapped and navigated.
If Google and Facebook Were Empires: Age of Internet Map
If the most visited websites became the ruler of each country, what would a map of the world look like? Â Styled as a old colonial … Read more
Timelapse Satellite Imagery – View Changes on Earth over Time
The series of Landsat satellites has been collecting global imagery continuously since 1972. Â A total of eight satellites and millions of pictures (and trillions of … Read more
The Many Modes of Google’s Street View Program
Google’s street level imagery gathering is an enormous data collecting effort. Street View launched in May of 2007 and Google has since collected over 20 … Read more
Show Me the Data
All the uproar over Apple’s Map app debacle shows that at the end of the day, all the whizz bang over flyovers, 3D renderings, and … Read more
Armchair Geography
Geospatial technology has allowed users the ability to travel the world without ever leaving home. Â Users can explore the world, inside and out. Â Last October, … Read more
The Politics of Google’s Mapping
Being one of the world’s leading online web mapping service means also trying to walk the impossible tightrope between the political bickering of countries. Â More … Read more
Using Location-Based Services to Build a Social Network
Avoiding the Google-Apple-Facebook Trap: How Enterprises Can Provide Their Own Mobile Solutions – a whitepaper by Dr. Alexander Koeppen and Michael Heinzel. Feature rich smartphones with … Read more