mapping fishing

Researchers Analyzed over 22 Billion Shipping Positions to Map the Global Footprint of Industrial Fishing

February 26, 2018By Caitlin DempseySpatial Analysis

To map out global fishing activity, over 22 billion AIS messages between 2012 and 2016 were analyzed by researchers.

Tracking Post-Storm Water Movement Using GPS

NASA researchers recently published a study which uses GPS technology to track water volume and movement post-Harvey

Forecasting Cholera Using Remote Sensing

The NASA cholera forecasting tool effectively takes satellite observations on environmental conditions and combines the data with information on infrastructure and conditions in a country.

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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