The “Prime Meridian” that’s been running through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England since 1884 is now located 102 meters east of its historic spot.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Offers a New View of Killer Whales
For the first time, scientists have used an unmanned aerial vehicle to photograph killer whales from above. This gives scientists a new way to monitor killer whale health and reproduction while giving us all a stunning new view of the species.
Feature – LiDAR Data Processing And Asset Management
LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging): A form of representation of 3D surfaces, Point cloud data, are usually produced by aerial or terrestrial laser scanning, also known as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR).
10 Question GeoGeek Rapidfire – Gary Gale @vicchi
Once again, time for another GeoGeek rapid fire, this time I have Gary Gale, formerly of The Ordnance Survey and now of What3Words fame! A self-professed map addict, Gary has worked in the mapping and location space for over 20 years through a combination of luck and occasional good judgement. He is CTO of what3words, one […]
HitchBOT Journey Across America Comes to a Tragic end in Philly
So, you may be wondering, what’s up with that cool, little robot that’s hitching across America this summer? Recall early in July we shared the official pre-trip announcement titled “Canadian hitchhiking robot to cross the U.S., relying solely on the kindness of strangers“. Well, I guess not all strangers are kind as Tripbot’s journey has […]
ESRIUC Feature – 10 Things that turned my head at the 2015 ESRIUC
This year was my 17th consecutive ESRIUC and once again I’ve returned home a little weary and tired from all the Geo Awesomeness that was the ESRIUC. Describing everything in one blog post is pretty much impossible, however, I have shared some of my favorite blog readings HERE, hopefully you’ll find that list useful. I’m […]
GROUND WATER REGIME MONITORING AND ROLE OF GIS IN ITS ANALYSIS
Ground water is a hidden resource. Its availability in quantitative and qualitative means is difficult to ascertain. The behaviors of water present underground and its properties such as transmissivity and storitivity can be obtained only through measurement of water levels present in the ground water extraction structures. As water level is the manifestation of the […]
Feature – What is it like to be an Esri Startup Partner?
Have you ever wondered, What it’s like to be an Esri Startup Partner? You may be surprised to know that there are well over 200 (I believe I heard the number 230 mentioned recently) Startups that have been invited into the Esri Startup Program. Think of the Program as an incubator for early stage GeoTech […]
Battling Wildfires from Space: NASA Adds to Firefighters’ Toolkit
U.S. firefighters battling wildfires this year will get a clearer view of these threats with new NASA-funded satellite-based tools to better detect fires nationwide and predict their behavior.
USIBD’s Cornerstone Survey #7: The State of the Industry
On July 14th, the United States Institute of Building Documentation (USIBD) will commence a survey to membership and industry partners regarding the State of the Industry.