This features comes via The American Surveyor Magazine, June, 2012… GIS is a powerful tool that is currently being underutilized by land surveyors. This underutilization is costing the surveying industry time during the business day, which equates to wasted money. I am not here to preach that GIS will save the universe from all which […]
Mapping Canada With Climate Trend Mapper
Climate Trend Mapper (CTM) – an interactive desktop application with which users can visualize temperature and precipitation trends across Canada using Environment Canada’s AHCCD data.
The dtswildfire Flex WMS for Colorado High Park Fire #highparkfire
A suggested resource for situational awareness and monitoring of the High Park Fire near Fort Collins, Colorado
GIS Application Feature – Disaster Prevention Area Planning
Scenario Earthquakes with high magnitude occur often in Taiwan, situated in Circum-Pacific seismic zone. Thus, urban planning system and disaster prevention planning are more important than any other issues in Taiwan. And the distance from residence to the shelters is the main factor to influence plan making of urban disaster prevention. The method to plan […]
Mobile Marine Debris Tracker App – Help NOAA Track Marine Debris from the Japanese Tsunami
Recall we recently featured an update from NOAA about the Japan Tsunamis debris field that is headed towards the shoreline of North America. NOAA has made available many resources, however, there really isn’t much effort (yet) to deploy a popular mobile app to help in monitoring debris that has been found. There is, however, one […]
NOAA Tracking Marine Debris from the Japanese Tsunami
Ongoing efforts to update and refine computer models with wind speed and ocean current data is leading to a better understanding of how fast tsunami-generated debris may travel across the Pacific
LiDAR feature – Tips on Purchasing a Laser Scanner
The selection of a laser scanner can be a difficult decision. Let’s face it, they all are cool and it would be nice to have one of each! But ultimately, it is a significant investment and you want to make sure that you get the optimal value out of your purchase. Laser scanners may have […]
User Story – The Seediq Tribe Tourism Guide System
The Seediq is one of the Taiwanese aboriginal races. During Japanese Colonial Era in Taiwan, the Seediq suffered from long-term military crackdown and then started to resist the rule of Japanese with violence. The movie, “Seediq Bale”, describes this historical event and brought media effects which make the Seediq tribal area became a hot tourist […]
First Look – MapSocial (Beta) Real Time Social Mapping In Facebook
This week I’ve been messing around a bit with MapSocial, a new, real time mapping service for facebook – I’m also pleased to boast that I think I may have been one of the first public users of this cool service! The application is still in Beta, however, you are invited to jump in and […]
Feature – Blazing the Trail for Advanced Cadastral Mapping
From The American Surveyor Magazine, an article Written by Esri Canada & Martin Newby Consulting Ltd.