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GIS and Virtual Reality

August 23, 2017By Mark AltaweelGIS Industry

The integration of virtual reality (VR) with GIS is gaining traction in various areas such as urban planning and education.

Location and the Oculus Pilot Program for Libraries

June 8, 2017By Troy LambertGIS Industry

On June 7th, Oculus Education announced a pilot program in California, placing units in 90 libraries around the state.

Geospatial Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Trends and Challenges

There are both challenges and opportunities that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has in applying geospatial and GIS knowledge that also addresses issues of time and spatial bias.

Global Dataset of River Widths Developed from Landsat Imagery

Researchers used a combination of satellite imagery and field measurements coupled with statistical modeling to calculate worldwide river and stream surface measurements which is now available as a GIS dataset.

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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