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David Haynes to GeoHipster: “Learn the back end…you’ll be viable forever.” | GeoHipster
David Haynes David Haynes II is an Assistant Professor with the Institute for Health Informatics at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and a health geographer who uses cutting-edge spatial analysis methods to advance knowledge of health and cancer disparities. David was interviewed for GeoHipster by Mike Dolbow. Q: You got your undergrad degree...
Terry Stigers: “When done correctly, maps are truly beautiful.” | GeoHipster
My favorite picture of myself and my son. I’m the old, scruffy one. “I was born, which came as a bit of a shock but I rallied quickly. I survived childhood, which is hardly surprising considering the time period during which this occurred. I also survived adolescence, which surprised the...
Colin Bray elected President of EuroGeographics | Geospatial World
Colin Bray, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Survey Officer, Ordnance Survey Ireland has been elected President of EuroGeographics. Mr Bray was elected by the Heads of Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities at their membership association’s 2018 General Assembly. He succeeds Ingrid Vanden Berghe from the National Geographic...
China launches new Earth observation satellite | Geospatial World
China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China’s Shanxi Province at 7:52 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time). The satellite, Gaofen-12, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. It was the 320th flight mission of the...
David Haynes to GeoHipster: “Learn the back end…you’ll be viable forever.” | GeoHipster
David Haynes David Haynes II is an Assistant Professor with the Institute for Health Informatics at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and a health geographer who uses cutting-edge spatial analysis methods to advance knowledge of health and cancer disparities. David was interviewed for GeoHipster by Mike Dolbow. Q: You got your undergrad degree...
GIS for Math | Spatially Adjusted
There was great reflection over Thanksgiving at my house. I got into GIS partly because I love maps but mostly because I love using math to solve problems. Nothing makes me happier than running some analysis and seeing the results. pic.twitter.com/cnOW0Bk1Ah— James Fee (@jamesmfee) December 2, 2019 Well...
Rosemary Wardley: “Coding is foundational knowledge that can help you in any career” | GeoHipster
Rosemary Wardley is a Cartographer at National Geographic where she works on a variety of custom print and digital products. Outside of work, Rosemary stays active in the larger geo community through her position on the Board of NACIS and through the many geospatial meetups that take place in...
Make 1:25,000 maps, 1-meter satellite imagery freely available: Indian geospatial thinktank | Geoawesomeness
India’s collection and use of geospatial data have increased exponentially in the last few years. With the central government’s push toward smart cities and massive infrastructure development taking place across the nation, various government organizations are leveraging remotely-sensed, location-specific data in major national programs. However, in the absence of...
David Haynes to GeoHipster: “Learn the back end…you’ll be viable forever.” | GeoHipster
David Haynes David Haynes II is an Assistant Professor with the Institute for Health Informatics at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and a health geographer who uses cutting-edge spatial analysis methods to advance knowledge of health and cancer disparities. David was interviewed for GeoHipster by Mike Dolbow. Q: You got your undergrad degree...
David Haynes to GeoHipster: “Learn the back end…you’ll be viable forever.” | GeoHipster
David Haynes David Haynes II is an Assistant Professor with the Institute for Health Informatics at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and a health geographer who uses cutting-edge spatial analysis methods to advance knowledge of health and cancer disparities. David was interviewed for GeoHipster by Mike Dolbow. Q: You got your undergrad degree...
Make 1:25,000 maps, 1-meter satellite imagery freely available: Indian geospatial thinktank | Geoawesomeness
India’s collection and use of geospatial data have increased exponentially in the last few years. With the central government’s push toward smart cities and massive infrastructure development taking place across the nation, various government organizations are leveraging remotely-sensed, location-specific data in major national programs. However, in the absence of...
A global map of poverty in fishing communities | EthicalGEO
Dr. Alfredo Giron-Nava details how to harness GeoPower to inform policy and alleviate poverty. In 2014 when I started my Ph.D. at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, I was convinced that many of the fisheries sustainability issues that we face today could be addressed with technical solutions. I thought we needed...
Terry Stigers: “When done correctly, maps are truly beautiful.” | GeoHipster
My favorite picture of myself and my son. I’m the old, scruffy one. “I was born, which came as a bit of a shock but I rallied quickly. I survived childhood, which is hardly surprising considering the time period during which this occurred. I also survived adolescence, which surprised the...
Hard Hat anniversary
A century later, the company that invented the hard hat is still saving lives through innovation, from the top down.
It’s been a century since the hard hat’s invention, and the cumulative effect of the lifesaving creation is incalculable.
The hard hat was born from an American soldier’s experience in World...
Aerial mappers gathered at First EAASI Partner Summit in Brussels | Geospatial World
Spread over three days, the first EAASI Partner Summit in Brussels shed a bright light on the challenges and common goals of the European aerial surveying industry.
The first EAASI Partner Summit in Brussels.
EAASI, pronounced ‘easy’, is the newly established European Association of Aerial Surveyor Industries. Among the thirty-plus EAASI...
European Space Agency agrees record budget to meet new challenges | Geospatial World
European Space Agency (ESA) members agreed Thursday a record 14.4 billion euros budget, promising to maintain Europe’s place at the top table as the United States and China press ahead and industry disruptors such as Elon Musk’s Space X present new challenges. The budget is split, with 12.5 billion euros...
Democratizing Geospatial Technology | EthicalGEO
This “Democratizing Geospatial Technology Project,” funded by the EthicalGEO Fellowship program, has as its central vision, that environmental justice stakeholders themselves are best equipped to produce spatial data visualizations of their communities. The primary goal is the development of a community-based participatory mapping tutorial model, that can be replicated...
Monitoring Rock Glaicer Dynamic | GeoInformatics
This article has been provided by Heidelberg University in Heidelberg, Germany. The 3D Geospatial Data Processing Group from the university is conducting studies of rock glacier dynamics in a high-Alpine permafrost environment utilizing a RIEGL VZ-2000i terrestrial laser scanner, as well as a UAV equipped with the RIEGL miniVUX-1UAV unmanned...
Hydraulics in the Cloud
The City of Durham prepares for growth by collecting and leveraging data through a web-based GIS—to create a hydraulic model for its wastewater collection system.
Durham, North Carolina is experiencing a growth rate it has never before known, with more people moving in, per capita, than all but three other...