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ProStar, the World Leader in Developing Precision Mapping | GISCafé
ProStar, the World Leader in Developing Precision Mapping Solutions®, Has Been Granted Another Major Canadian Patent GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., June 24, 2021 — (PRNewswire) — ProStar Holdings Inc. ("ProStar®" or the "the Company") (TSXV:
MAPS) (FSE: 5D00), a world leader in Precision Mapping Solutions®, is pleased to announce that
Canadian Patent No. 3,034,837, prepared and prosecuted by
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, one of the United States leading intellectual property law firms, has...
SCP E237 Where to Next for Smart Cities and Communities Part 17
Hello #smartcommunityfriends. I’m back with another bonus episode of the Smart Community Podcast sharing various guests answers to the question, ‘Where to next with Smart Cities and Communities?” And this time I’m sharing with you the answers from these guests: Listen here: Some themes that come through in the guest answers are around digital tools and technologies, data and how data can improve decision making. It is becoming more and more important to start showing...
SCP E236 Building Inclusion and Equity in Detroit, with Ned Staebler
Hi #smartcommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a great conversation with Ned Staebler, the President and CEO of TechTown, a Detroit based entrepreneur hub helping startups and local businesses launch and grow. Ned tells us a bit about his background, his passion for inclusive economic growth in the City of Detroit, before sharing with us what a Smart Community is to him and how his love for a...
SCP E235 Storytelling, Data and Decision Making in Smart Communities, with Stefaan Verhulst
Hi #smartcommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a very interesting conversation with Stefaan Verhulst, co-founder of The GovLab (The Governance Lab) whose mission is to transform the way people make decisions through new technologies and science. We begin by Stefaan telling us about his background in communications and Information Technology, his passion for making sense of the world through storytelling and narratives and how these can frame reality...
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6 Tips for Choosing the Best School | GISUser.com
Finding a school for a child can be a complicated task for any parent. On the one hand, you may be feeling a little emotional and scared that your...
Asia’s one of the biggest geospatial event developed together With the geospatial information industry
The SMART GEO EXPO has become an annual event since 2008, after the reorganization of government departments related to geospatial information, geospatial related events were integrated and expanded as...
2020 Global Land Use Data
A global land cover GeoTIFF was recently released by Impact Observatory (IO) and Esri. To create this geospatial layer, hundreds of thousands of satellite photos were classified into ten...
AGRICULTURE
UP42 Teams with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to Support Agricultural Start-Ups in Africa | GISUser.com
Strategic Collaboration to Empower Smallholder Farms with Geospatial Tech BERLIN, Germany, 24 June 2021 – UP42 has teamed with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)...
Indian states embrace GIS tools for infrastructure development – Geospatial World | Geospatial World
The cyber city of India, Gurugram has announced that Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) will use a geographic information system (GIS) to track the...
GOVERNMENT
Asia’s one of the biggest geospatial event developed together With the geospatial information industry
The SMART GEO EXPO has become an annual event since 2008, after the reorganization of government departments related to geospatial information, geospatial related events...
Surveying funding scheme opens new round | Spatial Source
ADF image by TPR Jarrod McAneney © Commonwealth of Australia
The Surveyors Trust is calling for submissions from the surveying and...
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils move to cloud GIS
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils work together to provide services throughout central Suffolk. They are the latest in a series of Cadcorp customers to...
CONSTRUCTION
Trimble and Infotech to Streamline Inspection Measurement Workflows for Civil Infrastructure Projects | Earth Imaging Journal
SUNNYVALE, Calif.- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that Infotech®, a leader in infrastructure construction software solutions, is adding high-accuracy positioning and measurement capabilities to its...
ProStar, the World Leader in Developing Precision Mapping | GISCafé
ProStar, the World Leader in Developing Precision Mapping Solutions®, Has Been Granted Another Major Canadian Patent GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., June 24, 2021 —...
UTILITIES
RMSI partners with Enzen UK to support Scotia Gas Network (SGN), UK for GIS Application Support and Maintenance | GISUser.com
New Delhi, June 23, 2021: RMSI, a global leader in geospatial and engineering solutions, has been awarded with a GIS application support and maintenance...
ProStar, the World Leader in Developing Precision Mapping | GISCafé
ProStar, the World Leader in Developing Precision Mapping Solutions®, Has Been Granted Another Major Canadian Patent GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., June 24, 2021 —...
Remote Sensing, Satellite Images, Satellite Imagery | Earth Imaging Journal
Leicestershire, UK, 24 June 2021 - Photorealistic 3D models from aerial mapping specialist Bluesky are being used to create real-world interactive visualisations to transform...
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Surveying funding scheme opens new round | Spatial Source
ADF image by TPR Jarrod McAneney © Commonwealth of Australia
The Surveyors Trust is calling for submissions from the surveying and...
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils move to cloud GIS
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils work together to provide services throughout central Suffolk. They are the latest in a series of Cadcorp customers to...
RMSI partners with Enzen UK to support Scotia Gas Network (SGN), UK for GIS Application Support and Maintenance | GISUser.com
New Delhi, June 23, 2021: RMSI, a global leader in geospatial and engineering solutions, has been awarded with a GIS application support and maintenance...
Avenza Systems | Map and Cartography Tools
Hans van der Maarel has been a passionate cartographer for over 20 years. He works out of Zevenbergen, Netherlands where he operates his company,...
DRONES & UAVs
3D & LiDAR
Surveying funding scheme opens new round | Spatial Source
ADF image by TPR Jarrod McAneney © Commonwealth of Australia
The Surveyors Trust is calling for submissions from the surveying and...
Google Earth Pro 7.3.1 Released | Google Earth Blog
Last night Google released a new version of the desktop version of Google Earth Pro version 7.3.1 (which is free despite the confusing “Pro”...
GNSS & LOCATION SERVICES
GIS & CARTOGRAPHY
2020 Global Land Use Data
A global land cover GeoTIFF was recently released by Impact Observatory (IO) and Esri. To create this geospatial layer, hundreds of thousands of satellite...
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils move to cloud GIS
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils work together to provide services throughout central Suffolk. They are the latest in a series of Cadcorp customers to...
REMOTE SENSING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Pegasus Imagery, Kongsberg Geospatial sign MOU to advance the development of safe autonomous Unmanned Aircraft – Geospatial World | Geospatial World
Kongsberg Geospatial, developers of the TerraLens Geospatial Software Development Kit (SDK), and Pegasus Imagery Ltd. an aerospace company developing advanced autonomous aircraft and sensor...
Remote Sensing, Satellite Images, Satellite Imagery | Earth Imaging Journal
PORTLAND, MAINE - USA - Organizers of Geo Week, the single powerhouse event that champions the coming together of geospatial technologies and the...
ANALYSIS & GEOCODING
How to Develop a Business Plan for Your GIS Application | GISUser.com
If you’ve ever created a new geographic information system (GIS) product or service and wanted to monetize it, you’re in the right place. Since...
2020 Global Land Use Data
A global land cover GeoTIFF was recently released by Impact Observatory (IO) and Esri. To create this geospatial layer, hundreds of thousands of satellite...
AUGMENTED & VIRTUAL REALITY
Google Earth Pro 7.3.1 Released | Google Earth Blog
Last night Google released a new version of the desktop version of Google Earth Pro version 7.3.1 (which is free despite the confusing “Pro”...
Remote Sensing, Satellite Images, Satellite Imagery | Earth Imaging Journal
Leicestershire, UK, 24 June 2021 - Photorealistic 3D models from aerial mapping specialist Bluesky are being used to create real-world interactive visualisations to transform...
Sad Lack of Visible Progress on Google Earth for Chrome and Mobile One Year Later | Google Earth Blog
A year ago, Google held a fancy venue in a New York museum to announce the next grand release of Google Earth. A complete...
Google adds great new feature to Google Earth Pro 7.3.2 | Google Earth Blog
June 21, 2018 Yesterday Google released a new version of Google Earth Pro (for the Desktop version of Google Earth – not mobile) version...
FREE & OPEN SOURCE
6 Open Source Powered Projects to Enrich Your GIS Programming Skills
Geospatial programming can be very challenging, especially for a greenhorn in the GIS or programming world. However, building hand-on projects can make it fun,...
ArcGIS Business Analyst Enterprise now on Linux | Esri
An exciting new feature of the 10.9 release of ArcGIS Business Analyst Enterprise is the ability to install the system on Linux. This is...
Carleton’s Offers Summer Geospatial Training Courses Online | GoGeomatics
Carleton’s Offers Summer Geospatial Training Courses Online
This summer, Carleton University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies has...
Authoritative Environmental Remediation Mapping in NYC | Carto
This post was originally published on eSpatially New York by Sam Wear and has been reproduced with permission. A lot...
ESRI
2020 Global Land Use Data
A global land cover GeoTIFF was recently released by Impact Observatory (IO) and Esri. To create this geospatial layer, hundreds of thousands of satellite...
2020 global land use / land cover (LULC) | Revolutionary GIS
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/media/index.html?appid=fc92d38533d440078f17678ebc20e8e2 https://github.com/justinelliotmeyers/ESRI_2020_LULC_TILES 60 GB download – https://soilspackage-useast.s3.amazonaws.com/EsriLandCover/GlobalEsri2020LandCover.zip
Originally posted on 2021-06-24 10:21:12 at https://revolutionarygis.wordpress.com/2021/06/24/2020-global-land-use-land-cover-lulc/
Books Spotlight GIS Champions and Adventurers | Esri
Two of the latest Esri Press books highlight the GIS trailblazers among us, real and fictional.
Women and GIS, Volume 3: Champions of...
Customize Your Profile Item Gallery | Esri
Your profile in ArcGIS Online contains basic information about you, including your name, profile graphic, and biographical information. Your profile page also includes...
VECTOR & RASTER DATA
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils move to cloud GIS
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils work together to provide services throughout central Suffolk. They are the latest in a series of Cadcorp customers to...
GeoTools: GeoTools 24.4 released | OSGeo
The GeoTools team is pleased to share the availability of GeoTools 24.4 :This release is published to the osgeo maven repository, and is made in...
The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. Wins Indiana Contract to Collect Statewide Digital Orthoimagery | GISUser.com
The contract allows management of acquisition projects in accordance with Indiana’s Orthoimagery Program
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) is excited to...
6 Open Source Powered Projects to Enrich Your GIS Programming Skills
Geospatial programming can be very challenging, especially for a greenhorn in the GIS or programming world. However, building hand-on projects can make it fun,...
QGIS
YouTube Video: HOW TO MAKE A SPOT MAP USING QGIS FROM EXCEL SPREADSHEET | Eugerard E. C
A step by step tutorial about how to create a spot-map in QGIS 3.14 from Microsoft Excel's spreadsheet.
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YouTube Video: HOW TO ADD BASEMAP FROM GOOGLE TO QGIS 3.14 | Eugerard E. C
Google Satellite Basemap link:
https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=s&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
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Maps Mania: The Altimeter | Maps Mania
Steve Attewell was inspired by a recent QGIS experiment by Alasdair Rae to create an interactive terrain scanner.Steve's Terrain Elevation Viewer is an interactive...
