This from NASA.. Traditionally, hydrologists have estimated the width of rivers by examining topographic maps and backing out calculations from the amount of river discharge measured at certain points along the watershed.
PC Market Continues to Decline Ahead of Windows 10 Release
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–Worldwide PC shipments totaled 66.1 million units in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. This represented a year-on-year decline of -11.8%, about one percent below projections for the quarter.
Wildfires in British Columbia (Story Map) – How many are caused by Humans?
Those of you following the current wildfire situation in British Columbia, Canada as well as the smoky haze covering much of the Pacific NorthWest will find this of interest – enter the Story Map by Erin Philip, GIS analyst, Piers Consulting
TerraGo Edge® Ups the Ante for Mobile Surveying with High-Precision GPS and Advanced Mapping Features
Version 3.6 available today, provides advanced support for EOS and SXBlue High Precision GNSS receivers on iOS and Android, adds new mobile surveying features, new basemap sources and data extensions for Google Earth and GIS
Using GPS Technology for Debt Collection
Even after the economic downturn of 2007 and 2008, lenders keep offering loans to subprime borrowers. In fact, 25 percent of auto loans made in 2013 were made to borrowers with credit scores below 640. However, lenders have a new tool in the fight against default: GPS technology. Although GPS helps with collections, it also […]
Deflating the Grip of Proprietary GPS – Objection by Objection
Many of our customers struggle trying to break through the company’s “status quo” of field operations that have long relied on GPS handhelds as part of their jobs.
What is GIS-Lite?
If you saw GIS-Lite in isolation, you might imagine it to be pretty much anything not quite GIS. We’re starting to use the word at TerraGo to help explain part of what we do for people — let them transform what would otherwise be a static document into a lightweight location-enabled interactive application. But that’s […]
Researchers Test Smartphones for Earthquake Warning
Crowdsourcing Smartphone Data Could Provide Valuable Advance Notice for People in Quake Zones
Geo EDU Spotlight – Geospatial Education at VIU
Vancouver Island University: Master of Geographic Information System Applications (MGISA), Advanced Diploma in GIS Applications (ADGISA), and Spatial Data Infrastructure Programs
TerraGo Edge v3.5 Delivers Survey Grade Precision for Field Workers
TerraGo Edge v3.5 Delivers Survey Grade Precision for Field Workers and Data Management Tools for the GIS Department