Industry and Subjects in GIS
April 11, 2012 GIS and Sustainability EffortsIndustry and Subjects in GISSustainability is an issue that has been making headlines and shaping Master’s Degree programs for only a short time, however it has changed the way the world measures progress and value. America once boasted a “throw away culture” of convenience, however this is starting to change. An assumed value, or conversely something denigrated, sustainability is something that ... read more January 19, 2012 GIS Industry Trends and OutlookCareer, Industry and Subjects in GISGIS industry trends gain be gleaned by surveys and other reports produced by market research companies. While most of these reports can only be fully read after purchase, the executive summaries allow for an overview on the state of the GIS industry. The GIS Industry according to Daratech, a GIS research firm, grew worldwide 10.3% in ... read more December 21, 2011Historical Geography and GISIndustry and Subjects in GIS, Link LibraryHistorical GIS is the use of GIS data to document the given geography of an area in history. GIS can be used in historical geography research to map out ancient areas and the changes in cities and places over time. Pastmapper is a recent historical GIS project that is looking to create historical GIS data for ... read more November 6, 2011 Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Remote Sensing of Archaeological SitesIndustry and Subjects in GIS, Remote SensingUnmanned vehicles are becoming more widely available both in the military and civilian sectors for their usefulness for remotely acquiring a variety of data. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), previously referred to as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), are integrated ground, air, and data systems in which an aircraft (fixed wing or rotary) are either remotely piloted ... read more September 20, 2011 Remote Sensing Organic CropsIndustry and Subjects in GIS, Remote SensingThe variations in crops grown organically versus conventionally are significant enough to be detected by analysis on satellite imagery. The European Space Agency (ESA) has been working with Ecocert, an organic certification organization, as well as consulting firms Keyobs and VISTA, and Belgium’s University of Liège, to develop a methodology to analyze satellite imagery to differentiate crop fields ... read more September 6, 2011 U.S. Wildfire MapGIS News, Industry and Subjects in GISAn interactive map published by Esri shows the wildfire locations across the United States which covers the current wildfires raging in central Texas region and in California (click on the fire icon for each location for a popup with the fire name and current amount of acreage burned). The wildfire data is from USGS NHSS as ... read more May 28, 2011 Finding Lost Pyramids with Satellite ImageryIndustry and Subjects in GISSarah Parcak, an assistant professor of Anthropology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, is featured on an upcoming documentary on BBC entitled “Egypt’s Lost Cities“. The Egyptologist analyzed satellite imagery to identify over 17 pyramids, 1,000 tombs, and 3,000 ancient settlements previously unknown. Her team used infra-red imagery to differentiate the denser mud brick material buried under Egyptian ... read more May 23, 2011 Grímsvötn Volcano Mapping and ImageryIndustry and Subjects in GISAnother Icelandic volcano is erupting. Last year, Iceland’s Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano erupted, paralyzing air traffic and grounding planes across Europe. Grímsvötn starting spewing late Saturday evening. The volcano, which has been dormant since 2004, has already closed Iceland’s air space. The disruption caused by this volcanic event are anticipated to be less severe since ground-based radar ... read more May 18, 2011 Mosquito MappingIndustry and Subjects in GISMosquito-borne diseases such as Chikungunya, Dengue, and West Nile Virus are increasingly affecting populations across Europe. Habitat, climate, weather and wind patterns, proximity to water bodies, land use and vegetation are factors being used to accurately map out mosquito distributions in Europe. The effort, called VECMAP, uses known parameters affecting mosquito distribution along with satellite imagery, GNSS ... read more May 13, 2011 LAPD Launches Revamped Crime Mapping Web SiteIndustry and Subjects in GISThe Los Angeles Police Department debuted a revamped crime mapping web site today. The new mapping application was created by the Omega Group and is hosted on the Crimemapping.com site. The underlying technology on the site is Esri’s ArcGIS API for JavaScript, connecting to ArcGIS Server. Access to LAPD’s Part One crime mapping is available through ... read more |
