<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>GIS Lounge &#187; Industry and Subjects in GIS</title> <atom:link href="http://gislounge.com/category/industry/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://gislounge.com</link> <description>Geographic Information Systems, Maps, GPS, and GIS Jobs</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:10:07 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>GIS and Sustainability Efforts</title><link>http://gislounge.com/gis-and-sustainability-efforts/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/gis-and-sustainability-efforts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:04:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Meika Jensen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LEED]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category> <category><![CDATA[use of gis]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=10169</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sustainability is an issue that has been making headlines and shaping Master&#8217;s Degree programs for only a short time, however it has changed the way the world measures progress and value. America once boasted a &#8220;throw away culture&#8221; of convenience, however this is starting to change. An assumed value, or conversely something denigrated, sustainability is something that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/gis-and-sustainability-efforts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>GIS Industry Trends and Outlook</title><link>http://gislounge.com/gis-industry-trends/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/gis-industry-trends/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:02:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Career]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geography careers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gis employment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gis industry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gis jobs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GIS salaries]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/link-library/gis-industry-trends/</guid> <description><![CDATA[GIS 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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/gis-industry-trends/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Historical Geography and GIS</title><link>http://gislounge.com/historical-geography-and-gis/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/historical-geography-and-gis/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:03:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Link Library]]></category> <category><![CDATA[china]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Geography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geospatial technologies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Ancient Places]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[harvard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historical geography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historical GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NHGIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pastmapper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spatial history project]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Standford]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wales]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/link-library/historical-geography-and-gis/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Historical 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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/historical-geography-and-gis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Remote Sensing of Archaeological Sites</title><link>http://gislounge.com/using-unmanned-aerial-systems-uas-for-remote-sensing-of-archaeological-sites/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/using-unmanned-aerial-systems-uas-for-remote-sensing-of-archaeological-sites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:51:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rachel Quist</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remote Sensing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archaelogy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[remote sensing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UAS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unmanned Aerial Systems]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8289</guid> <description><![CDATA[Unmanned 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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/using-unmanned-aerial-systems-uas-for-remote-sensing-of-archaeological-sites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Remote Sensing Organic Crops</title><link>http://gislounge.com/remote-sensing-organic-crops/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/remote-sensing-organic-crops/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:02:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remote Sensing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conventional crops]]></category> <category><![CDATA[European Space Agency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[organic crops]]></category> <category><![CDATA[remote sensing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8089</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/remote-sensing-organic-crops/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>U.S. Wildfire Map</title><link>http://gislounge.com/u-s-wildfire-map/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/u-s-wildfire-map/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:41:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[GIS News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ESRI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GeoMac]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MODIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[u.s. wildfires]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildfire perimeters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildland Fire Potential]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gislounge.com/?p=7848</guid> <description><![CDATA[An 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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/u-s-wildfire-map/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Finding Lost Pyramids with Satellite Imagery</title><link>http://gislounge.com/finding-lost-pyramids-with-satellite-imagery/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/finding-lost-pyramids-with-satellite-imagery/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 19:46:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nasa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NOVA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pyramids]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sarah Parcak]]></category> <category><![CDATA[satellite imagery]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=6969</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sarah Parcak, an assistant professor of Anthropology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, is featured on an upcoming documentary on BBC entitled &#8220;Egypt&#8217;s Lost Cities&#8220;.  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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/finding-lost-pyramids-with-satellite-imagery/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Grímsvötn Volcano Mapping and Imagery</title><link>http://gislounge.com/grimsvotn-volcano-mapping-and-imagery/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/grimsvotn-volcano-mapping-and-imagery/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 19:33:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ash plume]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grímsvötn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iceland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[volanic mapping]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=6925</guid> <description><![CDATA[Another Icelandic volcano is erupting.  Last year, Iceland&#8217;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&#8217;s air space.   The disruption caused by this volcanic event are anticipated to be less severe since ground-based radar [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/grimsvotn-volcano-mapping-and-imagery/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mosquito Mapping</title><link>http://gislounge.com/mosquito-mapping/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/mosquito-mapping/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 21:16:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[esa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mosquito mapping]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=6803</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mosquito-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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/mosquito-mapping/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LAPD Launches Revamped Crime Mapping Web Site</title><link>http://gislounge.com/lapd-launches-revamped-crime-mapping-web-site/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/lapd-launches-revamped-crime-mapping-web-site/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 21:49:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crime Mapping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lapd]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=5624</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 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&#8217;s ArcGIS API for JavaScript, connecting to ArcGIS Server. Access to LAPD&#8217;s Part One crime mapping is available through [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/lapd-launches-revamped-crime-mapping-web-site/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
<!-- Served from: gislounge.com @ 2012-05-22 15:56:53 by W3 Total Cache -->
