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CSIRO maps grain belt paddock boundaries from space | Spatial Source
An ePadddocks screenshot showing paddock boundaries in Victoria. Image: CSIRO.
Australia’s science agency has used artificial intelligence and Earth observation data to map the boundaries of paddocks across Australia’s grain belt — all 1.7 million of them.
The CSIRO announced that the technology has been commercially released...
Virtual Tours of the World | Maps Mania
Over the last few months I've been slowly curating a list of my favorite virtual tours of museums & galleries across the world. This list provides links to virtual tours created by museums and galleries around the globe, using a variety of technologies, such as 360 degree panoramic imagery. Of...
Online directory points way to national map, land registration | GISCafé
Online directory points way to national map, land registration and cadastral data from official sources
National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities (NMCAs) have launched an online directory to help users find official geospatial, land registration and cadastral information and maps from Europe.
Available via the website of EuroGeographics, the not-for-profit membership association for European NMCAs, users...
eVolve MEP announces partnership with Autodesk, GTP Services | Geospatial World
eVolve MEP is partnering with Autodesk and GTP services to provide a more comprehensive fabrication workflow. It is expected to enable MEP contractors to more easily adopt building information modeling software products and workflows. This partnership, the businesses say, will help contractors create safer environments, allow more projects to...
Moving toward a Global GIS | Esri
To solve some of the problems the world faces today will require a greater emphasis on information sharing among organizations and with the public.
That’s beginning to happen, according to Esri president Jack Dangermond, who spoke about the contributions that ArcGIS users in every corner of the world...
“Look for similar work with a different label” – GeoHipster | GeoHipster
Morgan Herlocker is an open source software developer and creator of the Turf distributed geospatial analysis framework. He has worked on mapping and statistics software across the geo industry, from consumer navigation to citizen counter-surveillance. Morgan has been a vocal advocate for user privacy in the design of location...
Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for August 10th: Initiatives help youth address climate change; Mapping mask-mandatory businesses; Vancouver Island First Nations roll out tsunami mapping; COVID-19 mapping resource | GoGeomatics
Your Canadian Geospatial Briefing for August 10th: Initiatives help youth address climate change; Mapping mask-mandatory businesses; Vancouver Island First Nations roll out tsunami mapping; COVID-19 mapping resource
Groundbreaking
initiatives help Canadian youth address climate change Two Canadian charities are taking a stand and inspiring
action against climate change through education and technology: Arctic...
“Look for similar work with a different label” – GeoHipster | GeoHipster
Morgan Herlocker is an open source software developer and creator of the Turf distributed geospatial analysis framework. He has worked on mapping and statistics software across the geo industry, from consumer navigation to citizen counter-surveillance. Morgan has been a vocal advocate for user privacy in the design of location...
NASA announces astronauts to fly on SpaceX Crew-2 mission to Space Station | Geospatial World
Bookmark(0)Please login to bookmarkNo account yet? RegisterNASA and its international partners have assigned crew members for Crew-2, which will be the second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively, for the...
Pentagon selects SpaceX and ULA to remain its primary launch providers | Geospatial World
The Department of the Air Force recently announced that United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX have been selected to receive five-year contracts totaling $653 million to launch national security satellites for the U.S. military and intelligence agencies.According to a report by SpaceNews, United Launch Alliance received a $337 million...
Maptek releases Vulcan 2020 – Spatial Source | Spatial Source
Maptek has announced the launch of Vulcan 2020, with a slew of new features.
The firm says that an enhanced package of geology and mine design tools in the 2020 edition of Vulcan reflect the evolving needs of the industry.
“The new crop of geologists and mining...
“Look for similar work with a different label” – GeoHipster | GeoHipster
Morgan Herlocker is an open source software developer and creator of the Turf distributed geospatial analysis framework. He has worked on mapping and statistics software across the geo industry, from consumer navigation to citizen counter-surveillance. Morgan has been a vocal advocate for user privacy in the design of location...
Remote Sensing, Satellite Images, Satellite Imagery | Earth Imaging Journal
Effigis is proud to announce the worldwide launch of its new OnPOZ Collect and Cloud solution, for efficient geo-localized fieldwork data collection and management.
OnPOZ Collect is a powerful GIS mapping app that transforms a phone or tablet into a geospatial data collection tool. You will be ready for...
OGC updates OGC Abstract Spec Topic 21 – Discrete Global Grid Systems; public comment sought before approval | GISUser.com
5 August 2020: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) membership has proposed updates to the OGC Abstract Spec Topic 21 – Discrete Global Grid Systems (DGGS) document and is seeking public comment before approval. This version was jointly developed with ISO TC211 and has the same normative content as ISO/DIS 19170-1:2020. Comments are...
“Look for similar work with a different label” – GeoHipster | GeoHipster
Morgan Herlocker is an open source software developer and creator of the Turf distributed geospatial analysis framework. He has worked on mapping and statistics software across the geo industry, from consumer navigation to citizen counter-surveillance. Morgan has been a vocal advocate for user privacy in the design of location...
The Special Achievers | Esri
Esri honored the organization and team that developed the world’s go-to dashboard and map for vital statistics and information about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with a prestigious award.
The Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University won the Making a Difference Award...
Remote Sensing, Satellite Images, Satellite Imagery | Earth Imaging Journal
Effigis is proud to announce the worldwide launch of its new OnPOZ Collect and Cloud solution, for efficient geo-localized fieldwork data collection and management.
OnPOZ Collect is a powerful GIS mapping app that transforms a phone or tablet into a geospatial data collection tool. You will be ready for...
