LONGUEUIL, QC, April 1, 2019 – The Canadian Space Agency and the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation are making RADARSAT-1 synthetic aperture radar images of Earth available to researchers, industry and the public at no cost. The 36,500 images are available through the Government of Canada’s Earth Observation Data Management System.
USGIF Publishes Version 2.0 of its Geospatial Intelligence Essential Body of Knowledge
This document is at the heart of the Foundation’s efforts to create a GEOINT workforce pipeline
Report highlights benefits of geospatial open data for SMEs
Open geospatial data from official sources is an opportunity to boost SME productivity and gain competitive advantage says new report
Track USA Government Spending by Federal Agency – USA Spending
USA Spending tracks federal spending to ensure taxpayers can see how their money is being used in communities across America.
City of Maple Ridge Recognized for Improving Community Engagement with GIS
Spatial technology encourages collaboration in achieving community goals
City of Penticton Wins Award for Managing Road Networks Effectively with GIS
Penticton increases efficiency of road management with geographic information systems
Long Beach One of First Cities in U.S. to Display Open Data in Geospatial Data Format
Today, the City of Long Beach launched DataLB, the City’s new Open Data Portal. This new portal is designed to implement modern Citywide practices for sharing data with the public, staff, and policy makers as outlined in the Open Data Policy, adopted by the City Council on December 20, 2016.
City of Coquitlam Recognized for GIS Innovation
Targeted approach to web mapping improves support for municipal processes, increasing productivity
USGS National Map Orthoimagery Map Services Transition and Other Map Service Changes
As part of The National Map transition to cloud hosting, several of the National Map Orthoimagery Services will be provided under new URL’s.
Stats Canada (StatsCan) Mapping your community through crowdsourcing
StatsCanada has made an interesting announcement regarding a crowdsourcing effort. From a recent announcement, “we have officially launched the crowdsourcing campaign for the pilot project “Mapping your community through crowdsourcing.”
