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Podcast: Episode 61 – geodorable
In this episode Mark disappears mid way though the podcast! Does he come back, you’ll have to listen to find out. ...
SCP E124 Data-Sharing and Digital Twins in Smart Communities, with Sean Audain – The Smart Community Podcast
In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I had a great chat with Sean Audain, the City Innovation Lead at Wellington City Council...
The One About PostGIS – geoMusings
James Fee and I released the next episode of our podcast this week. This month, we are taking a closer look at PostGIS and...
RECENT BLOG POSTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
Industry News
Using Geospatial Analysis to Map the Optimal Places for Tropical Rainforest Restoration ~ GIS Lounge
Recent news has highlighted the fragility and importance of tropical rainforests to our ecosystem, including in helping to mitigate climate change and enhance biodiversity. While negative headlines have dominated...
Weekly xyHt News Links: 08/23/2019
Laser scan data improves response in active shooter simulation
Teledyne Optech and LiDAR USA partner in dynamic new mobile UAV sensor integration
MicroSurvey introduces a new generation of data collection software with...
Weekly GEOINT Community News | Trajectory Magazine
DoD Announces xView2 AI Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) xView2 Challenge seeks to automate post-disaster damage assessment. DIU is challenging machine learning experts to develop computer vision algorithms that will...
YouTube Video: Remote Sensing Resolutions Part4 (Radiometric Resolution) | Guide My Career – Meteorology and Oceanography
This video gives detailed information on what is radiometric resolution in remote sensing? How do we measure? what is bit? what are grey levels? Radiometric resolutions of different sensors...
YouTube Video: Remote Sensing Resolutions Part3 (Temporal Resolution) | Guide My Career – Meteorology and Oceanography
This video gives detailed information on what is temporal resolution in remote sensing? How do we measure? What is sidelap and overlap? What are geostationary and polar orbiting satellites?...
Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin v. 6.4.0 | OSGeo
A new update of the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin v. 6.4.0 has been released which includes a few new features and improvements.
I'm also very happy that the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin...
AGRICULTURE
Between a Wall & the Syrian Army | Maps Mania
In Syria hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped between the concrete border wall with Turkey and approaching Syrian and Russian forces. Eight years...
Indonesian space agency cements plans to work with Ecometrica on deforestation data | GeoConnexion
Memorandum of Understanding ensures company’s technology will be rolled out in Indonesia over the next decade
Downstream space and sustainability company Ecometrica has made a...
UAVOS has developed an unmanned helicopter to be manufactured in UK | GeoConnexion
UAVOS and ISR Unmanned Technologies Ltd. has announced that two companies had developed the new unmanned helicopter ISR-350-5 designed for commercial and security operations.
The...
MMC UAV is Improving its Industrial UAV Leadership by Industrial | GISCafé
MMC UAV is Improving its Industrial UAV Leadership by Industrial Synergy Strength 2019 Global UAV Market -- China is Claiming the Throne SHENZHEN,...
GOVERNMENT
GEOINT & Open Source Analytics Summit | GeoConnexion
Partnering with Commercial Enterprises to Enhance the GEOINT Enterprise at Defense Strategies Institute’s GEOINT & Open Source Analytics Summit
With the exponential growth of sensors,...
Between a Wall & the Syrian Army | Maps Mania
In Syria hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped between the concrete border wall with Turkey and approaching Syrian and Russian forces. Eight years...
ArcGIS Runtime 100.6 is here! | Esri
It’s been barely 4 months since the last release of the ArcGIS Runtime SDKs and we’re back with version 100.6. This release marks major...
Indonesian space agency cements plans to work with Ecometrica on deforestation data | GeoConnexion
Memorandum of Understanding ensures company’s technology will be rolled out in Indonesia over the next decade
Downstream space and sustainability company Ecometrica has made a...
CONSTRUCTION
Research of hydropower investment potential in Central Asia and the Caspian | GeoConnexion
The team of analysts from Vostock Capital is preparing a report on investment potential of hydropower industry in Central Asia and the Caspian region.
The report will...
Maps Mania: Building America’s Transcontinental Railway | Maps Mania
At the same time as the American railroads were being constructed in the Nineteenth Century the new technology of photography was also being developed....
MMC UAV is Improving its Industrial UAV Leadership by Industrial | GISCafé
MMC UAV is Improving its Industrial UAV Leadership by Industrial Synergy Strength 2019 Global UAV Market -- China is Claiming the Throne SHENZHEN,...
UTILITIES
ArcGIS Runtime 100.6 is here! | Esri
It’s been barely 4 months since the last release of the ArcGIS Runtime SDKs and we’re back with version 100.6. This release marks major...
Talkin’ RADAR: It’s All About That Bounce | Hexagon Geospatial
A radar transmitter has emitted a beam of radar waves. For a moment, let us imagine that these radar waves, or radar pulse, behaves...
GIS – A single source of truth for the utility asset lifecycle | Geospatial World
Traditionally,
within the electric utilities, GIS has primarily been a tool for asset managers
to access basic information about the physical nature of their network i.e.
where...
5G Wireless Mapping Puts LAND INFO on Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies | Geospatial World
US: LAND
INFO Worldwide Mapping LLC has been named to the 2019 Inc. 5000 list of
fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The firm credits...
RANDOM BLOG POSTS
NICHE & TECH NEWS
SURVEY
New Partnership to Build Public Awareness of Global Earthquake Risk | GISUser.com
New Partnership to Build Public Awareness of Global Earthquake Risk - GISuser.com
OGC and SSSI Working Together to Enhance the Capacity of Spatial Professionals Across Australia | GeoConnexion
OGC will work with Australia's peak body representing the interests of surveying and spatial science professionals to address industry trends and work towards a...
Trimble Introduces New Compact-Sized Tablet for Geospatial Field Applications | GeoConnexion
Trimble T7 Tablet Offers Rugged Flexibility and Mobility in the Field
Trimble announced the launch of the latest addition to its portfolio of data collectors—the...
Research of hydropower investment potential in Central Asia and the Caspian | GeoConnexion
The team of analysts from Vostock Capital is preparing a report on investment potential of hydropower industry in Central Asia and the Caspian region.
The report will...
DRONES & UAVs
Iran and the Strait of Hormuz | Maps Mania
The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have all now sent ships to help protect international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Twenty...
UAVOS has developed an unmanned helicopter to be manufactured in UK | GeoConnexion
UAVOS and ISR Unmanned Technologies Ltd. has announced that two companies had developed the new unmanned helicopter ISR-350-5 designed for commercial and security operations.
The...
MMC UAV is Improving its Industrial UAV Leadership by Industrial | GISCafé
MMC UAV is Improving its Industrial UAV Leadership by Industrial Synergy Strength 2019 Global UAV Market -- China is Claiming the Throne SHENZHEN,...
DroneUp Makes Impact at InterDrone 2019 | GISCafé
Virginia Beach, VA (August 22, 2019) -- DroneUp, LLC, an end-to-end drone pilot service provider for aerial data collection, will showcase its Mission MatchTM...
3D & LiDAR
Weekly xyHt News Links: 08/23/2019
Laser scan data improves response in active shooter simulation
Teledyne Optech and LiDAR USA partner in dynamic new mobile UAV sensor integration
MicroSurvey introduces a new generation...
Imagery Best Practices | Esri Australia Technical Blog | Esri
Supporting Imagery and Lidar in the ArcGIS platform has been around for a long time. In the ArcGIS Server Space, Image Server...
UAVOS has developed an unmanned helicopter to be manufactured in UK | GeoConnexion
UAVOS and ISR Unmanned Technologies Ltd. has announced that two companies had developed the new unmanned helicopter ISR-350-5 designed for commercial and security operations.
The...
Talkin’ RADAR: It’s All About That Bounce | Hexagon Geospatial
A radar transmitter has emitted a beam of radar waves. For a moment, let us imagine that these radar waves, or radar pulse, behaves...
GNSS & LOCATION SERVICES
Iran and the Strait of Hormuz | Maps Mania
The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have all now sent ships to help protect international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Twenty...
UAVOS has developed an unmanned helicopter to be manufactured in UK | GeoConnexion
UAVOS and ISR Unmanned Technologies Ltd. has announced that two companies had developed the new unmanned helicopter ISR-350-5 designed for commercial and security operations.
The...
MMC UAV is Improving its Industrial UAV Leadership by Industrial | GISCafé
MMC UAV is Improving its Industrial UAV Leadership by Industrial Synergy Strength 2019 Global UAV Market -- China is Claiming the Throne SHENZHEN,...
DroneUp Makes Impact at InterDrone 2019 | GISCafé
Virginia Beach, VA (August 22, 2019) -- DroneUp, LLC, an end-to-end drone pilot service provider for aerial data collection, will showcase its Mission MatchTM...
GIS & CARTOGRAPHY
Weekly GEOINT Community News | Trajectory Magazine
DoD Announces xView2 AI Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) xView2 Challenge seeks to automate post-disaster damage assessment. DIU is challenging machine learning experts to develop...
Podcast: Episode 61 – geodorable
In this episode Mark disappears mid way though the podcast! Does he come back, you’ll have to listen to find out. ...
OGC and SSSI Working Together to Enhance the Capacity of Spatial Professionals Across Australia | GeoConnexion
OGC will work with Australia's peak body representing the interests of surveying and spatial science professionals to address industry trends and work towards a...
Helping Syrian refugees share their stories with Esri Story Maps | Esri
About the author: Brian...
REMOTE SENSING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Pointfuse Laser Scanning Software Transforms Digital Construction Workflows | GeoConnexion
Pointfuse has released the latest version of its advanced point cloud processing software that converts the millions of individual measurements captured by laser...
Applanix and Phase One Industrial | LiDAR News
Applanix and Phase One Industrial are pleased to invite...
Automated City Extraction – xyHt
Above: A portion of New York’s Central Park and surrounding neighborhoods, as automatically parsed into GIS data and reconstructed into 3D models by Geopipe.
A...
ANALYSIS & GEOCODING
Using Geospatial Analysis to Map the Optimal Places for Tropical Rainforest Restoration ~ GIS Lounge
Recent news has highlighted the fragility and importance of tropical rainforests to our ecosystem, including in helping to mitigate climate change and enhance biodiversity....
Weekly GEOINT Community News | Trajectory Magazine
DoD Announces xView2 AI Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) xView2 Challenge seeks to automate post-disaster damage assessment. DIU is challenging machine learning experts to develop...
New Partnership to Build Public Awareness of Global Earthquake Risk | GISUser.com
New Partnership to Build Public Awareness of Global Earthquake Risk - GISuser.com
Helping Syrian refugees share their stories with Esri Story Maps | Esri
About the author: Brian...
AUGMENTED & VIRTUAL REALITY
ArcGIS Runtime 100.6 is here! | Esri
It’s been barely 4 months since the last release of the ArcGIS Runtime SDKs and we’re back with version 100.6. This release marks major...
MMC UAV is Improving its Industrial UAV Leadership by Industrial | GISCafé
MMC UAV is Improving its Industrial UAV Leadership by Industrial Synergy Strength 2019 Global UAV Market -- China is Claiming the Throne SHENZHEN,...
Map of the Week: Willie Nelson on the Road | American Geographical Society
By Nigel Jaffe Few recording artists have seen as much of America firsthand as country music legend Willie Nelson. His signature “On the Road Again”...
DATA & SOFTWARE NEWS
FREE & OPEN SOURCE
Weekly GEOINT Community News | Trajectory Magazine
DoD Announces xView2 AI Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) xView2 Challenge seeks to automate post-disaster damage assessment. DIU is challenging machine learning experts to develop...
GEOINT & Open Source Analytics Summit | GeoConnexion
Partnering with Commercial Enterprises to Enhance the GEOINT Enterprise at Defense Strategies Institute’s GEOINT & Open Source Analytics Summit
With the exponential growth of sensors,...
ArcGIS Runtime 100.6 is here! | Esri
It’s been barely 4 months since the last release of the ArcGIS Runtime SDKs and we’re back with version 100.6. This release marks major...
Capella Space, SpaceNet to expand access to SAR data | Intelligence Community News
Capella Space, based in San Francisco, CA, announced on August 21 its partnership with SpaceNet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating open source, artificial intelligence...
ESRI
IGIC Webinar – Creating Dashboards with Configurable Apps | NYS GIS Association
Aug 25, 2019 ‹ Previous PostIGIC Webinar – Creating Dashboards with Configurable Apps REGISTER FOR THIS FREE Webinar:IGIC Webinar – Creating Dashboards with Configurable...
Podcast: Episode 61 – geodorable
In this episode Mark disappears mid way though the podcast! Does he come back, you’ll have to listen to find out. ...
ArcGIS Online Security Changes – Is Your Organisation Prepared? | Esri
Earlier last month Esri published a blog post titled Prepare for Next Major ArcGIS Online Security Advancement Now. I have to admit when I...
Imagery Best Practices | Esri Australia Technical Blog | Esri
Supporting Imagery and Lidar in the ArcGIS platform has been around for a long time. In the ArcGIS Server Space, Image Server...
VECTOR & RASTER DATA
Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin v. 6.4.0 | OSGeo
A new update of the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin v. 6.4.0 has been released which includes a few new features and improvements.
I'm also very happy...
Imagery Best Practices | Esri Australia Technical Blog | Esri
Supporting Imagery and Lidar in the ArcGIS platform has been around for a long time. In the ArcGIS Server Space, Image Server...
Global Forest Watch Fires: New Fire Monitoring Capabilities | Blue Raster
Global Forest Watch Fire Reports provide robust insight into fire history, cumulative fires to date, and a statistical analysis by administrative boundaries within a...
QGIS
Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin v. 6.4.0 | OSGeo
A new update of the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin v. 6.4.0 has been released which includes a few new features and improvements.
I'm also very happy...
YouTube Video: Intro to GIS/GPS Lab1, QGIS Version | MyPhysical World
This video shows how to set up the same data for Lab #1 we used with ArcMap 10 but with QGIS 3.4.
source
YouTube Video: How to perform Raster to Vector Conversion in QGIS | Arka’s World
In this video I wanted to show how to perform Raster to Vector Conversion After Creating a New Vector Dataset in QGIS 2.14.12. I...
Global Rail Fares or Unfair? | The Map Den
Rail pricing – a global comparison There are some things in life you can be sure of – death, taxes and UK rail fares going...
CONFERENCES & TRAINING
CONFERENCES
SCADA Security Conference 2019 | GeoConnexion
Date: 4-5 November 2019
Country: Czech Republic
Venue: PRAGUE, Hotel DAP
Duration: 2 Days
Availability: Register Now!
The international SCADA SECURITY Conference focuses mainly on current topics in...
8th Annual World Congress of Ocean 2019 | GeoConnexion
Date: 2-4 November 2019
Country: Xiamen, China
Venue: TBC
Duration: 3 Days
Availability: Register Now!
Covering a wide range of topics related to Ocean Economy, Maritime Law, Ocean Engineering,...
ArcGIS Runtime 100.6 is here! | Esri
It’s been barely 4 months since the last release of the ArcGIS Runtime SDKs and we’re back with version 100.6. This release marks major...
Indonesian space agency cements plans to work with Ecometrica on deforestation data | GeoConnexion
Memorandum of Understanding ensures company’s technology will be rolled out in Indonesia over the next decade
Downstream space and sustainability company Ecometrica has made a...
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Weekly xyHt News Links: 08/23/2019
Laser scan data improves response in active shooter simulation
Teledyne Optech and LiDAR USA partner in dynamic new mobile UAV sensor integration
MicroSurvey introduces a new generation...
Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin v. 6.4.0 | OSGeo
A new update of the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin v. 6.4.0 has been released which includes a few new features and improvements.
I'm also very happy...
IGIC Webinar – Creating Dashboards with Configurable Apps | NYS GIS Association
Aug 25, 2019 ‹ Previous PostIGIC Webinar – Creating Dashboards with Configurable Apps REGISTER FOR THIS FREE Webinar:IGIC Webinar – Creating Dashboards with Configurable...
Helping Syrian refugees share their stories with Esri Story Maps | Esri
About the author: Brian...
