Data Driven: GIS Guiding the Future
Mapping has always been data driven, and the more data we gather, the more important practical visualization of that data becomes.
Mapping has always been data driven, and the more data we gather, the more important practical visualization of that data becomes.
The ISRO Bhuvan geoportal is a free resource for high resolution imagery and earth related GIS data of the Indian region. It is easy to use, works on slow browsers and best used for societal and environmental applications. The portal and services are also updated in continuum.
Instead of address and postal code, Chris Sheldrick has started a company that has divided the world into 57 trillion 3 meter by 3 meter squares.  Each … Read more
Learn how to really display your spatial information and create well designed, informative maps. Access this collection of resources on how to display colors, create … Read more
GIS is a multi-faceted discipline built that incorporates a variety of technologies and concepts. To really understand the capabilities of GIS, it is important to … Read more
Pulling real time data from the city government of Madrid, Into the Air is a project led by Nerea Calvillo (along with a team of architectural students, … Read more
What is a basemap? Â The term basemap is see often in GIS and refers to a collection of GIS data and/or orthorectified imagery that form … Read more
R language is a commonly used programming language and open source software that can be utilized by statisticians for statistical and data analysis. Â Licensed under … Read more
It’s estimated that about 7% of males are color blind in some form (as compared with 0.4% of females). Â While a very small percentage … Read more
Creating coastal vignettes using GIS or mapping software is a cartographic technique that adds depth to open water on a map.
What do some recent studies that look at the brain and navigation suggest? Read on to find out.
The NY Times has an article and a series of photographs on the effort by New York City to collect LiDAR data. The data will … Read more