In this edition of Geo Roundup: Italian Limes maps the shifting border from glacier melt, a cartography internship from National Geographic, a new data and visualization tool from NASA, and other new releases in geospatial.
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GIS Data
Developing Damage Proxy Maps from Satellite Data
Satellite data is being used to create Damage Proxy Maps to assess changes in an area as the result of natural disasters like Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and the wildfires that have hit Northern and Southern California.
Spatial Analysis
Creating a Time Series Visualization of Two Decades of Changes in a Glacier
NASA has created a time series visualization of Greenland’s Helheim Glacier using 20 years of data from radar, lasers, and high-resolution cameras.
GIS Data
3.1-Trillion Pixel Landsat 8 Mosaic of the World
Descartes Labs has compiled some of the massive amount of data sent back from the satellites orbiting Earth into a 3.1-trillion pixel composite image of Earth’s surface.
GIS Industry
NASA Exploring Using Mini-drones
NASA has gotten in on the drone action themselves, testing unique mini-drones that are manufactured in Sweden.
Spatial Analysis
Using Remote Sensing to Automate the Detection of Landslides
The Sudden Landslide Identification Product (SLIP) developed by NASA detects landslide potential by analyzing satellite imagery for changes in soil moisture, muddiness, and other surface features.
Spatial Analysis
Mapping Soil Moisture in Ethiopia Using Remote Sensing Techniques
Remote sensing can be used to assess soil moisture across a region. Learn more about two methods NASA has used to map out soil moisture in Ethiopia.
Spatial Analysis
Developing Earthquake Damage Maps from Satellite Imagery
Researchers are working on developing remotely sensed maps that may assist locals in assessing damage and managing the aftermath with future earthquakes.
Spatial Analysis
Seafloor Mapped Using Measurements of the Earth’s Gravity Field
Researchers have developed a gravity map used to see the sea floor based on Earth’s gravitational field.
GIS Data
Using Remote Sensing to Measure the Effect of Drought on Ground Water
This map shows a comparison of modeled relative amount of water stored in underground aquifers in the continental United States for July 7, 2014 as compared to the average for comparable weeks for the sixty year average water storage.