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Using Terra and Aqua Layers with Open Satellite Map

March 20, 2017By GIS ContributorGIS Learning

Georgy Potapov of OpenWeatherMap introduces the availability of low resolution MODIS imagery from Aqua and Terra satellites via the VANE platform.

How LiDAR is Being Used to Help With Natural Disaster Mapping and Management

Michael Shillenn, vice president and program manager with Quantum Spatial outlines three projects where LiDAR data from the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) has been used to assist in planning, disaster response and recovery, and emergency preparedness.

New ArcGIS Pro Spatial Analysis Workbook

Esri Press has released Making Spatial Decisions Using ArcGIS Pro: A Workbook.

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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