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GIS News: Topcon Contest, Free Esri Seminar

August 3, 2011By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

From the geospatial industry: Topcon has launched a new contest to showcase how its instruments are being used, Esri staff will be traveling the country hosting free seminars on extending GIS, Orbit GT has released Orbit GIS X, GTG announces new contracts, and 3D Laser Mapping announces a new hire. […]

Geospatial Redux: Geographic Imager 3.3, RapidEye’s New Website

May 16, 2011By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

Industry news in the geospatial world includes announcements from Avenza, GTG, RapidEye, and the Wycombe District Council. Avenza has released Geographic Imager3.3 for Adobe Photoshop. The latest release includes support for the newer versions of Photoshop, new Pixel-as-Point preference option, and mew Create Single Layer option for Terrain Shader. GTG has announced […]

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 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.

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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