Industry and Subjects in GIS
December 25, 2010 Crime Mapping and AnalysisIndustry and Subjects in GISThe advent of easy-to-use GIS applications has allowed crime mapping and analysis to flourish within law enforcement agencies. Software, training and resources are easily available to those interest in this use of GIS. Sara Barbour from Miller/McCune magazine writes a summary article on the use of GIS to predict criminal behavior in GIS: Cops Favor New ... read more December 3, 2010Agriculture and GISData, Industry and Subjects in GIS, Link LibraryResources on the use of GIS in Agriculture. Find links to articles, case studies and user groups in agricultural GIS. read more...October 2, 2010 LAPD Goes With the LA TimesIndustry and Subjects in GISThe Los Angeles Times recently debuted Crime L.A., a Los Angeles countywide look at crime. The mapping application pulls data from both the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department to map out and generate statistics on crimes in the various cities and neighborhoods of the county. The Times is continuing to ... read more September 27, 2010 Foresty: Applications in GISIndustry and Subjects in GIS, Link LibraryGIS has been emerging as a strong tool for many areas of forestry, from harvesting schedules to urban forestry. Find information about GIS software specific to forestry, data, case studies, and more. Forestry GIS (fGIS) Forestry GIS (fGIS) is a robust GIS editor, digitizer, map printing and data query program created by the University of ... read more September 2, 2010GIS and Productivity ProfileIndustry and Subjects in GISGIS and its role in increasing productivity for businesses is part of an article in Globe and Mail. The article also features Alex Miller, president of ESRI Canada who is quoted, “Every government and every business needs to know where things are, where people are, how processes work, and how you get from here to ... read more August 22, 2010 Predictive PolicingIndustry and Subjects in GISMost crime analysis produces maps and statistics for crimes that already have occurred. The Los Angeles Times has an article about predictive policing which looks to analyze when and where crimes are the mostly likely to occur. George Mohler, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Santa Clara University, has adapted ... read more July 21, 2010 Global Forest HeightsIndustry and Subjects in GISWhere are the tallest forests in the world? NASA has an article on the first global map of the world’s forest heights. The map was created with data collected by NASA’s ICESat, Terra, and Aqua satellites. The global map shows average tree canopy heights over 5 km (1.9) cells. The tallest trees can be found ... read more April 21, 2010GIS in Local GovernmentIndustry and Subjects in GIS, Link LibraryResources to finding information about the application of GIS in local government. read more...April 11, 2010BibliographiesIndustry and Subjects in GISAnnotated bibliographies and literature reviews covering the field of GIS. An excellent resource for finding articles on case studies in GIS and other geospatial technologies. See what advances others in the field are making. Annotated GIS Bibliographies Collection of GIS related annotated bibliographies arranged by subject. Class project from Oregon State. Esri GIS Bibliography ESRI’s ... read more January 21, 2010Hydrology and GISIndustry and Subjects in GIS, Link LibraryArticles, case studies and online tutorials in the application of GIS in hydrology. With the widespread availability of global and regional datasets, GIS has become a powerful tool in delineating watersheds, analyzing runoff and other applications in hydrology. read more... |
