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Use Arcade inside of ArcGIS Dashboards to extend the reach and utility of Mission data from the terminal to the executive view.

Two short videos with tips for making pop-ups and symbols for maps in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.

Agricultural landscapes, when viewed from space, reveal distinct patterns shaped by historical practices, local geography, and technological influences. The post Types of Agricultural Patterns Visible from Space appeared first on Geography Realm.

It is 2025 and the whole Mapillary setup needed an upgrade. I was looking for a 360° setup and couldnt decide until i met Mr. Panoramax Christian Quest in Karlsruhe who recommended the Kandao Qoocam 3 Ultra. Now i am playing around a bit with the Qoocam 3 and there are a multitude of ways of taking images with various intervals, settings, and post-processing pipelines. There are issues with the Qoocam 3 Ultra though. I wish it could stitch Images in the Camera, make Interval images at 96MPixel with a frequency of less than 1Hz etc etc. My pipeline currently uses Hugin to stitch the images. Stitching takes about a minute per Image (Hugin is sloooooow) but that can run as batch. My pipeline currently has no "Horizon" corection which is an issue going on a 2 wheel vehicle which may lean to a side. So one would need to correct yaw, roll and pitch, depending on the orientation of the camera. I decided to point lenses left and right because i already have 10 years worth of imagery...

OpenTimes is an interactive travel-time map of the United States. Click on any location, and instantly view an isochrone map that shows how far you can travel from that spot within different time frames and via various modes of transport.But OpenTimes is more than just an interactive isochrone map. It’s also an open-source platform offering free, pre-computed travel times between United

Learn how to tint basemaps to align with your dashboard theme

Utility pole inspections are essential for keeping the grid running, the lights on, and crews safe. However, many electric utilities still rely on outdated methods. Inspectors often struggle with disconnected systems, static spreadsheets, or paper-based records—hindering efficiency and accuracy. By leveraging GIS-powered field maps, utilities can modernize inspections, enhance safety, and reduce operational risks. La entrada Elevating utility pole inspections with GIS lines and polygons se publicó primero en Fulcrum.

The British Antarctic Society has announced the release of Bedmap3, the third and twice-as-detailed topographic model of the landscape beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. Bedmap3, as the name suggests, is the third attempt to draw a… More

The Chicago Maroon, the University of Chicago’s student newspaper, has posted a story map showing the university’s relationship with, and expansion into, the surrounding neighbourhoods. “As the University of Chicago has expanded its property footprint… More

The International WorkBoat Show is now accepting proposals for speakers and presentations for its 2025 WorkBoat Conference Program. Industry professionals, thought leaders and experts in the maritime sector are invited […] The post International WorkBoat Show 2025 Now Accepting Submissions appeared first on Geospatial World.

Explore Indoor GIS activities at the upcoming Esri International IMGIS conference.

..and everything is changing geospatial. If I were to characterize the last five years, I would use the word complex. We have a changing climate, with seemingly more extreme events every day. We are seeing increasing international tensions break out into kinetic conflict. The pillars of entrenched economic systems are creaking under the weight of fragile … Geospatial is Changing Everything Read More » The post Geospatial is Changing Everything appeared first on Sparkgeo.

Air Canada has apologized after its inflight maps were found showing the Palestinian Territories but not Israel, blaming an outside supplier and disabling the feature until a fix is made. The times are such that… More

Last week Apple launched Maps Surveyor, a mapping app with a specific purpose, MacRumors reports. “The app is not public facing and appears to be for use with companies that Apple partners with to assign… More

UMBRAOSM Brazilian Openstreetmap Mappers Union provides several video classes on its YouTube channel. Access our content and enjoy mapping! Video lessons for mapping objects in OpenStreetMap. How to map buildings using the Buildings_Tools plugin in the Josm Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVPdf9MjvjQ How to map a neighborhood boundary in OpenStreetMap with a custom background layer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTe-1N2QvLY&t=2s How to map in OpenStreetMap with the help of Mapillary images using the ID editor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmDW5LhfQpk&t=52s How to customize the colored painting style to offset street names in the JOSM Editor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOnFjtuI10&t=57s Enabling remote control and expert mode in the JOSM editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8qL_l18f7c UMBRAOSM, the Union of Brazilian OpenStreetMap Mappers, has been creating video lessons for beginner mappers, and even experienced mappers can use the video lessons for...

I did a post a while back which was just a lot of links to things I found interesting, mostly in the geospatial/data/programming sphere. Since then I’ve collected a lot more links – so here are some of them. The theme, such as there is, seems to be ‘this would have really helped me about […]

In recent years, the United States has been overrun by the twin menaces of illegal extraterrestrial aliens and hairy Sasquatches. This is the reality that the American public now faces - an invasion of little green men and ape-like creatures who show no regard for borders or the American way of life.The BFRO Bigfoot Sightings Interactive Map reveals that no part of the United States

The Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) has recently released its third Assessment from its ongoing review of the U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). This Assessment serves as a periodic evaluation of the condition of the nation’s geospatial data infrastructure, which, like other forms of public works, is essential for our economy, health, safety, and […]

Con motivo del Open Data Day de este año invité a diferentes instituciones educativas de la Comarca Lagunera para recibir talleres de mapeo básico entre el 1 y el 7 de marzo. El taller “Mapeando tu escuela” lo impartí en: Universidad Autónoma de la Laguna, el 5 de Marzo. Universidad Tecnológica de La Laguna Durango, el 7 de Marzo. Espero más universidades se sumen a este evento el siguiente año.

Notes and experiments from our latest wanderings in geospatial tech, GeoAI, and open data.

06/03/2025-12/03/2025 Daily contribution activity over the past year [1] a commit from Emin Kocan Mapping RobJN has developed a proposal to deprecate socket:tesla_supercharger and socket:tesla_destination. His reasoning is as follows: It is no longer correct to have the socket:tesla_supercharger=* tag and the socket:tesla_destination=* tag. This is because: They do not represent one thing, rather they represent different things in different parts of the world. They are no longer specific to Tesla since the introduction of NACS and the move to Type2 Combo in Europe/Rest of World. Mapping campaigns Canyon Runner showcased some progress in mapping Middletown Springs, Tinmouth, Henderson, and Patterson. In response to the recent rebranding of France’s gas transmission network from GRTgaz to NaTran, jbcharron has completed ► a migration of the French gas network data in OpenStreetMap. The month-long process resulted in the integration of 1,392 gas substations managed...

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Ken was traveling home from Japan and spotted these pics while waiting for a flight at Haneda Airpport. I think we can assume that he is a pretty upmarket lounge not basic tourist class! This last one is very subtle but look carefully

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En un reciente análisis publicado en mi blog, exploré la distribución de piscinas en Santa Cruz de la Sierra utilizando datos de OpenStreetMap. La hipótesis detrás del estudio es que la presencia de piscinas privadas puede ser un indicador del nivel socioeconómico de una zona, considerando los costos asociados a su construcción y mantenimiento. Puedes leer más sobre esto en el artículo completo aquí: ¿Dónde están las piscinas? Previo al análisis, dediqué aproximadamente tres semanas a mapear alrededor de xxxx piscinas en el área metropolitana de la ciudad, utilizando JOSM para la edición de datos. Este esfuerzo fue clave para mejorar la cobertura de OSM en la región y asegurar que la base de datos reflejara con mayor precisión la distribución real de estas infraestructuras. Durante este proceso, utilicé imágenes satelitales (Imágenes aéreas de ESRI mundial). Para el análisis espacial, empleé exclusivamente software libre. La extracción de datos se realizó con el complemento...

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First attempt to come with a weekly GeoRoundup.

The Marine Corps instills a leadership philosophy rooted in decisiveness, adaptability, and integrity.

Just as I have been contemplating and obtaining ‘zines again myself, I find that others have created Geo specific distribution outlets and have presentations at the 2025 AAG later this […]

25/3/15-25/3/16 高野山の光明院という宿坊にて開発合宿を決行。

Harry Kuril sent me these pics, he said “Here is a pair of maps I saw at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The titles of the maps are: They show the forced movement of urbanites to rural areas by the Khmer Rouge. They are labelled in French and Khmer. The cartography […]

TripGeo's new Air Tours app is an engaging and immersive way to virtually explore cities around the world. This interactive web application combines Google Maps' 3D imagery, Street View, and aerial perspectives to provide you with four different perspectives of some of the world's most iconic locations. Whether you're a travel enthusiast, an urban explorer, or simply someone looking to get a new

今天是我建立账号一个月(2.15-3.15) 在这些时间里 我的OpenStreetMap编辑数量达到了300

As always, this post is very delayed – apologies. In fact, I was encouraged to write this by a friend who I see at PyData Southampton (Hi, if you’re reading this!). I mentioned my talk in passing to her, and she asked if I’d blogged about it yet. I admitted that I hadn’t, and promised […]

I hate putting in Deed calls. Some of you may call it Metes and Bounds. I usually even utter “Survey” as more of a curse than anything. There’s always the Azimuth and Distance plugin but if you check the homepage you will see it’s basically on life support or as it’s called – maintenance mode. […] The post GRASS and m.cogo appeared first on North River Geographic Systems Inc.

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Geospatial technology is the modern expression of geography, encompassing geographic information systems, remote sensing, and surveying technology. “Geospatial technology” is a convenient catch-all term for anything with a location component. The problem is that geography is quite literally everywhere, and modern geospatial technology is, in fact, changing everything.

Whether you are a parent who happens to be a geospatial veteran or want to help educate the next generation, check out these ideas to help the next generation develop integral geospatial skills and understanding.

For a proper Pi Day celebration in Postgres, Paul shows off a proof for CIRCULARSTRING.

And to end the week, a wonder comes from M. Le Cartographe. The Globe of a school in Suresne (France, Hauts-de-Seine) was built by the architects Baudoin and Lodz in 1935. Five meters in diameter, made up of a shell with a thickness of only 6 cm and equipped (at the time) with a steel […]

Glasgow In the 1860s, The Illustrated London News published a series of bird’s-eye panoramic maps of famous cities. These maps were created by architectural draftsman Thomas Sulman with the help of engraver Robert Loudan. Legend has it that Sulman used hot air balloons to capture his aerial perspectives of these prominent urban centers.The Glasgow City Heritage Trust has created an impressive

Please note: This blog post is part of a series of blog posts about the new OSM file format “OMA”. This is the second post. At the end of the article you’ll find links to the other blog entries.   This time I will give you an example of how to query Oma files. I wrote a prototype of a library for working with Oma files. I called it OmaLibJava. To explain how to use this library, let’s say, we want to create an overview map of all the power facilities in a certain town.   The Classical Approach The classical approach with OSM files would be, to first reduce the size of the file by creating a smaller file containing only the data of interest. This is typically done in two steps: remove everything that is not a power facility / remove everything that is not in the town. The order of these two steps is not important for the result, but might have a huge impact on the duration of the process. Although it is not necessary – or even counterproductive – this can easily be done...

My edits are not git commits. If anyone that is interested in knowing my change set history I would be more than happy to send them a link to one. The ability to edit my bio and profile picture are all the personalization that I require.

Since OKANA is finally open next door, I think it might be time to bring this landmark’s map up to snuff I am no expert on indoor mapping but I will research and try my best, flagging for review any edits I’m unsure of. Feel free to help!

Objectif Sur une idée de benoitdd, faire des stats sur les changeset ayant modifié des adresses en France en 2024 Méthodo Sur OSMCha, préparation d’un filter (une requête) avec : filtre sur la modification de tag addr:street ou type=associatedStreet filtre sur la France filtre sur date pour récupérer 1 seule journée (sinon retour trop gros, pb de timeout + limitation à max 500 changeset dans le retour de toute façon) Puis avec un script ruby, en utilisant l’api OSMCha : boucle sur les jours du 01/01/2024 au 31/12/2024 mise à jour des dates de début date__gte et de fin date__lte dans la requête “aoi” grâce à l’endpoint PATCH aoi_partial_update récupération des changesets grâce à l’endpoint GET aoi_changesets_list lecture du geojson pour extraction en tsv des infos intéressantes Puis traitement sur excel Résultats Le tableur des données brutes est dispo ici : https://lite.framacalc.org/osmfr-adresses-2024-adcm j’y ai cru mais ça ne marche pas !!!!! Par...

Display filters enable filtering and display of large (and small) datasets with maximized performance.

Cloud-Native Geospatial is quietly revolutionizing geospatial data

Bon, ben on continue avec ces updates relativement au hasard 😅 Ce mappeur OpenStreetMap DÉNONCE certaines mauvaises utilisations de ces panneaux à Seraing - Une petite sortie live écourtée où je montre des panneaux “zone de rencontre” mal utilisés aux Biens Communaux. J’avais prévu quelque chose d’un peu plus long au départ, mais un des panneaux avait été rectifié entretemps et je me suis retrouvé bien con lorsque je l’ai vu sur place 😅 Améliorons Seraing (sur OpenStreetMap) - Épisode 42 (Entre mise au point et trottoirs) - Une session OSM classique qui était plus un prétexte pour parler des derniers mois d’un point de vue personnel et d’annoncer quelques changements prévus pour la chaîne Youtube Projet OSM #1 : ce mappeur AMÉLIORE le Domaine d’Épinlieu à Mons (sur OpenStreetMap) - Première (et pour le moment seule, j’y viens) vidéo d’un nouveau concept où je prends un quartier ou quoi et montre toutes les modifications que je fais dessus jusque la fin du “projet” Le...

Here's how you can conjure your own multidirectional hillshading in ArcGIS Pro. And blend colors for trippy realism.

Toutes les modifications OSM générées via ce profil sont faites dans le cadre d’acquisition de données des SERM. Pour plus d’informations au sujet de ces modifications: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/France/Gares_SERM

A minimalist map sent by Dean, who forgot to locate where “You are here” is!

Зачем же? Поправить мои правки! Не так давно я добавил магазины сети Батон на карту, а сейчас начал расставлять магазины сети Русский Разгуляйка. Проблема? Я расставлял POI с точностью до адреса дома, а не до двери. Поэтому, если кому то нечего делать, приглашаю вас рассмотреть мои пакеты правок[3][4], и обращаясь к Яндекс Панорамам (или любым другим источникам данных) разметить POI’шки точнее, к дверям. Буду рад помощи, и спасибо! upd 14.03.2025 самостоятельно поправил магазины сети “Батон”

This impressive animated data visualization shows the average levels of traffic on Dubai roads over the course of one day. It is one of a series of mapped visualizations in Moving forward: What drives the future of urban transport, a data-driven exploration of urban mobility in Dubai. Dubai city has one of the highest car ownership rates in the world, with one vehicle for every two residents,

In an exclusive interview with Geospatial World, Amy Coughenour Betancourt, President and CEO of Cadasta Foundation spoke about how Cadasta empowers communities, enhances transparency, and drives meaningful impact through data-driven […] The post Empowering Communities Through Geospatial Technology appeared first on Geospatial World.

Learn how a feature service can be used to populate a map tour in ArcGIS StoryMaps, plus options for generating your own feature services.

The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is bringing in the Lazarus Project to carry out multispectral imaging on a 1452 mappamundi by Giovanni Leardo. This is the oldest map in the collection of the American Geographical Society… More

Geography Now was poking around northern Chad in Google Maps and came across a bunch of user-contributed 360-degree images of business interiors that had nothing to do with Chad: they were associated with businesses in… More

Went back to Henderson to finalize the updates. I think i updated all i could with out starting to assume details. Also some mappers suggested straightening out the roads, so i did that across the entire town. Henderson, Nebraska Final Edit: as a reminder, this is how it started: As a side note, bing was working on JOSM for a minute and then stopped again.

M. LeCartographe sent us this very unique Lamp.

Switzerland in 2075 will look very different from today. The effects of global heating will transform the landscape, resulting in melting glaciers and raising snow lines on the country's mountains. With less snowmelt, river water levels will drop, making some rivers unnavigable. In agriculture, staple crops will need to be replaced with more heat-resistant varieties. As a result, Switzerland’s

Developer and Technology Support 2025 plenary overview.

Source: https://osm.karlas.si/project/1 Changesets/imports: 2025-03-11: 139001_0 Dol pod Gojko; 186 i. b. (with my primal account) 2025-03-11: 139002_0 Lipa pri Frankolovem (unfinished push because account was blocked) 2025-03-12: 139002_0 Lipa pri Frankolovem 2025-03-12: 139005_1 Beli Potok pri Frankolovem; 33 i. b. 2025-03-12: 139002_3; 16 i. b. 2025-03-12: 138004_2 Dornice; 54 i. b. 2025-03-13: 138005 Polje pri Vodicah; 146 i. b. 2025-03-14: 43015_0 Kamniška Bistrica; 71 i. b. 2025-03-15: 71010 Spodnje Medvode; 199 i. b. 2025-03-16: 23021_1 Domžale - area from Miklošičeva ulica to Stadion Domžale; 68 i. b. 2025-03-16: 139012_1 Zgornje Selce (Kozjek); 94 i. b. 2025-03-16: 139001_3 Frankolovo - sever; 31 i. b. 2025-03-16: 137002_1 Stenica; 9 i. b. 2025-03-17: 139012_2 Velika Raven (north of Socka); 40 i. b. 2025-03-17: 139012_3 Trnovlje pri Socki; 129 i. b. 2025-03-17: 139005_0 Lindek; 106 i. b.

This blog showcases how administrators can use ArcGIS to gain insights into the health and stability of their ArcGIS Enterprise deployment.

ArcGIS Data Pipelines Demo from the 2025 Esri Developer & Technology Summit

Field teams across industries rely on location data to get work done. Whether they’re maintaining power lines, monitoring ecosystems, or planning new infrastructure, they need more than static maps. GIS for field operations ensures they have actionable spatial data to collect, analyze, and make informed decisions in the field. La entrada Five industries leveraging GIS lines and polygons for smarter field operations se publicó primero en Fulcrum.

The Map Books of 2025 page is now live. It will be updated throughout the year as new information comes in. Contact me with corrections or new books to add to the list.

Here’s how you can make a map inspired by the glorious collaboration of geologist Marie Tharp and landscape painter Heinrich Berann. We’ll use ArcGIS Pro (injected with a special terrain toolbox provided by cartographer, author, and public figure Ken Field), its amazing raster functions and blend modes, and luscious bathymetry data from GEBCO. Let’s dive in! 0:00 a brief …

John Nelson has found another analog map style to replicate in ArcGIS Pro: Heinrich Berann’s iconic National Geographic maps of the ocean floor (which were paintings based on the work of Marie Tharp and Bruce… More

The current U.S. administration’s map vandalism isn’t limited to a certain international body of water. Maps Mania reports that FEMA’s online flood and risk maps have gone offline as part of the ongoing purge of… More

UpToWhere allows you to discover what you can see from any position on Earth. You can think of it as a 3D version of HeyWhatsThat. For the past 15 years, HeyWhatsThat has provided panoramic sketches and the names of visible peaks for nearly any location in the world. Simply click on any spot in HeyWhatsThat, and it generates a diagram of your viewpoint, marking all visible

Another African Map in the Wild from Ragnvald. This time, it was the Simba Lounge at the Nairobi International Airport.

A few weeks ago, I posed a simple yet thought-provoking question to the geospatial community on LinkedIn, one that many found difficult to answer, including myself:

Explore the transformative potential of Enterprise Digital Twins and Collaborative Business Models in this thought-provoking plenary session at GeoBuiz Summit 2025. Industry experts discuss how digital twins are revolutionizing decision-making […] The post Enterprise Digital Twin and Collaborative Business Models appeared first on Geospatial World.

在博客中查看 这个OpenStreetMap变更集的范围原本应是12*8km，范围不超过福州四区的福马路部分。但在我编辑地图期间有人修改了台州部分的104国道，八杆子打不着的地方硬是因为一个104国道的“关系”需要在发布变更时选择使用本次编辑亦或是使用上个版本的编辑（放弃这次修改）。这两个选择极具迷惑性，不会有超出选项栏提示字以外的更多解释。且ID编辑器没有第三个选项，你不能同步后再修改。 相同的逻辑，如果我分解了连霍高速连云港路段作为路堤，但在我发布这些修改前有人在伊犁的连霍高速入口增加了收费站路段分割车道。我的变更集范围岂不是就扩大到半个中国了？这时候，任何人，在伊犁以东南，连云港以西，徐州以北的范围点击网站顶部导航栏的“历史”就能看到这个本应该是连云港范围的变更集莫名其妙的就出现在了历史列表里？ (变更集163353046) (在账户三百余个变更集中脱引而出的巨大的变更集范围)

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Tenkeli (Тенкели) Mapping Project Overview Over the past 3 weeks I’ve discovered, researched and mapped out the area of the abandoned Russian town of Тенкели, located in the middle of Siberia. The location had only a rough outline of the town mapped along with the airport runway and main road. There were no buildings, no roads and the landuse was tagged incorrectly. The quarries were tagged as ‘landfills’. Apart from that, the nearby settlement, Суор, was also not even tagged. I decided to take matters into my own hands. I found this video which proved a great help in learning the history and details of the place. Based on this, satellite imagery and images scattered along random, long forgotten forum websites (as well as TimeMachine snapshots from tenkeli.ru), I pieced together the most (if not only) accurate map of this settlement. I plan to continue this project until the entire area is detailed up to a standard I deem sufficient Changes made Added nature landuse in...

En un mundo donde la tecnología y la información geoespacial juegan un papel fundamental en el desarrollo de comunidades y territorios, estudiantes y docentes de la Institución Educativa Ciudad de Ipiales tuvieron la oportunidad de sumergirse en el fascinante universo de la georreferenciación. Gracias a la colaboración del instructor Sebastián Bravo, los participantes exploraron herramientas innovadoras como OpenStreetMap y Mapillary, descubriendo su potencial para la cartografía digital y la representación de datos geográficos. La capacitación tuvo como objetivo principal brindar conocimientos teóricos y prácticos sobre la recolección, edición y publicación de datos geográficos en plataformas de código abierto. OpenStreetMap, conocido como el “Wikipedia de los mapas”, permitió a los estudiantes y docentes contribuir activamente en la construcción y mejora de mapas digitales de su entorno, promoviendo así el acceso libre y actualizado a información geográfica. Por otro lado,...

Picked another town nearby. Patterson NY. Added most of the buildings in the area. Now need to work on the lots and land cover. Patterson NY Before: After

I must be mad as I have started two proposals in a day. Deprecate socket:tesla supercharger and socket:tesla destination Rules for marking some Mailing Lists as archived I have also started a conversation (and am looking for proposals) on bicycle charging tagging. I welcome all your comments on them.

Innovating in GIS in North Carolina and Surrounding Region

In the past I have blogged about disasters, but mainly from a social media or agent-based modeling perspective. However, after the devastating wildfires that impacted parts of Los Angeles County earlier this year led me to wonder how resilient are cities to such events? Or more generally, what role could urban analytics play on the various stages of disaster management (i.e., preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation), or how can data, models, and methods at the disposal of researchers be leveraged to better prepare us for future disasters and be linked to policy?If these questions sound of interest, I encourage you to go and read  a short editorial that I recently published in Environment and Planning B entitled "Cities and Disasters: What can Urban Analytics Do?"Full referece: Crooks, A.T. (2024), Cities and Disasters: What can Urban Analytics Do?, Environment and Planning B, 52(3): 523-526. (pdf)

A conference next month on current research on the Tabula Peutingeriana, a 13th-century copy of what is supposed to be a 4th- or 5th-century diagram of the Roman road network. That research includes UV imaging… More

There’s talk of ads coming to Apple Maps—at least, Apple is said to be exploring the possibility—which, online consternation notwithstanding, is something Google has had forever—when you get right down to it, Google Maps was… More

When not getting into trouble over which name of a certain international body of water to show to which users, Google continues to turn out smaller updates around the corners of their map services. No… More

In today’s post, we (that is, Gaspard Merten from Universite Libre de Bruxelles and yours truly) are going to dive deep into how to analyze public transport data, using both schedule and real time information. This collaboration has been made possible by the EMERALDS project. Previously, I already shared news about GTFS algorithms for Trajectools that …Read More

The United States is currently undertaking the biggest act of climate change denial in history.One striking example is what is happening at the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Over 200 FEMA employees have been fired by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Those who remain have been ordered to remove all language related to climate change from FEMA websites and

Ken sent me this. I can see why it is a map in the wild but I didn’t know what it was meant to be saying. A bit of searching suggests that it is related to The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: “A 1994 Australian roadcomedy film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. […]

The Philippines is made up of more than 7,000 islands, and there are more than 7,000 reasons to love it! We are delighted to share that the State of the Map global conference will be coming to Manila, Philippines, from 3 to 5 October 2025. This is a historic moment for Southeast Asia as this will be the first global SotM in the region. The OSM Philippines community warmly invites passionate OSM contributors—mappers, data enthusiasts, developers, and community organizers and members from all around the world—to celebrate the spirit of collaboration and open mapping, look back to where we came from, look closely at where we are now, and look forward to where we would like to be next.  Following the positive feedback for the past two conferences post-pandemic, the upcoming State of the Map 2025 will once again be held in a hybrid format. We are committed to making  SotM even more inclusive and accessible, bringing in new voices and new faces, to participate in this...

Caution - this episode contains some details of suicides that happened when I worked at Amec Foster Wheeler in Kuwait.

Today marks the day on which I have completed the addition of every currently existing address in the 97390 ZIP code. This particular ZIP code, excluding subaddresses, only has 492 unique addresses. I also added 98 unique addresses in the Alsea ZIP code, from Tidewater up to the Lincoln/Benton county line. As a final quality check, when I am done adding addresses to an area, I export and run OSM data against the address data to check for errors. I found a total of three. One address had the wrong street name, and I somehow skipped adding address info to two buildings that I changed the geometry of. Next on the list is to start mapping the Waldport and Seal Rock ZIP codes. There are roughly 3,700 addresses to map in Waldport, and roughly 1,200 addresses to map in Seal Rock. The goal is to prioritize areas with limited or no cell reception. While there is somewhat good building footprint coverage in these areas, the vast majority of them have been added from Microsoft building...

A few minor changes, so this is more an update, but with close to full details. The tools; Forward looking 8.3MP/4K dashcam 2FPS. Left facing (270 degrees) old Samsung 8MP phone 1FPS. (Out passenger window) Left rear facing (225 degs) old Samsung 3.6MP phone 0.6FPS. (Out passenger window) The dashcam records audio (my voice) in one minute chunks. All photos and audio are geo-referenced to their current location. The Garmin navigation GPS has a current OSM based (mkgmap) map, a POI set of OSM FixMe’s. I am a permanent road dweller, retired and wandering Australia. For 10 years now. The methods - Start of day; Start a GPS/NMEA (USB via laptop) UBLOX recording function that also flags movement >3kph and <40kph. Start an APRS beacon for those that like to track me. (msg me for details) Mount/power up the side facing phones and launch their (laptop) 3>40kph recording scripts. Power up the dashcam and let its own GPS settle for 2-3 mins. This is also the...

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OK, it has been a while since the last time I published this data, but I have a valid excuse. The most striking feature of the 2024 chart is the zero’ing out of IBM’s piece of the pie. Big Blue, which once billed the government $107M in a year, has been reduced to a billing rate of less than $5M per year over the last two years. Everything else feels more or less the same. After seven years of NDP government, the overall trajectory of outsourcing growth has beeen flattened, but in no way reversed. It is a smaller proportion of overall spend, but the substantial change wrought by the Campbell Liberal government starting around 2005 has been durable – BC IT has a huge outsourced component still. The initial surge in smaller local companies after 2017 stalled out by 2021 and had been flat since. The most consistent grower is now CGI, which entered the Victoria market around 2005 and has grown to $60M/year in billings with consistent year-over-year increases.

This is a backlog of before and afters. I went up the road a little bit to another town with not too much mapped. Mapped the buildings in the immediate town center and a bit of the green. I need to continue mapping the greens near the town center to fill it out a bit more. Link to the map area Middletown Springs VT Before After

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  27/02/2025-05/03/2025 [1] 3D view in the F4map of the Sambódromo da Marquês de Sapucaí, the place of the Carnival parades, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Map data © OpenStreetMap Contributors | F4map © F4 and others. Mapping The proposal to add catenary_mast:*=*, the structures that support the system of overhead wires used to supply electricity to overhead powered vehicles such as trams, street cars, light rail, trains, and trolleybuses, is open for voting until Saturday 15 March. Community Pieter Vander Vennet has conducted an analysis of location reviews published via MapComplete and Mangrove Reviews. Michael Kennedy, host of the Talk Python Podcast, interviewed Geoff Boeing, an assistant professor at the University of Southern California, to discuss the power of OpenStreetMap as a global mapping resource. The conversation also explored Geoff’s Python library, OSMnx, which simplifies the process of downloading, modelling, and visualising OpenStreetMap data. Une Famille à...

The simple answer is to find a resaurant that has menus in English as well as Japanese, it’s useful to also know that you are in the right place! Another one from Ken

Picked another small town name in Vermont. There wasnt too much to map here. Dont have details on the ground. Before: and After:

Open Data Day 2025 Desde la Asociación de Cartografía Colaborativa de Colombia - AC3 , lideramos uno de los eventos del Open Data Day (ODD) 2025 en Colombia. La temática de esta año fue “Policrisis”. La policrisis se puede etender como la ocurrencia de múltiples sucesos simultáneos que afectan a la sociedad, y donde abordarlos de manera individual es, en cierta medida, inútil, debido a sus correlaciones e interdependencias (ver artículo). Nuestra propuesta Nuestra apuesta para combatir la policrisis se basó principalmente en dos (2) elementos: El fortalecimiento de las capacidades en STEM y TIC de los niños, niñas y jóvenes, prepaŕandoles para el futuro (y el presente). El mapeo adecuado de Sedes Educativas como herramienta para la respuesta a crisis humanitarias. El Open Data Day 2025 en El Carmen de Viboral, Antioquia, Colombia En varias ciudades de Colombia se realizaron eventos en el marco del ODD 2025. Dentro de estas, estuvo El Carmen de Vibora,...

Back to entry 1 I recently “celebrated” my “cancerversary”, the one-year mark since my GI doctor phoned me up and said the fateful words – “you have cancer”. At that moment, my universe shrank down immensely. All the external stuff, job, professional relationships, volunteerism, just kind of fell away, I had no mental space for it. It was just me and my immediate family and the many, many unknowns. My experience since then has included two major physical insults. The “curative” surgery that removed most of my rectum, and the associated c.difficle infection that brutally wrecked my GI tract. The insults really knocked me back. Moving around the house involved effort. Meals would lead to stomach pain and long sessions on the toilet. Runs were replaced with walks and then shorter walks. A trip to the cafe became my gold standard for “getting out”. Now, I am immensely “better” than I was this summer. But I am still a very long way from the physical condition I was before (which was...

I am a visually impaired user of Open Street Map, and I already contributed some places to the city of Simi Valley and a few surrounding areas. I think it would be nice to create a Navilens tag for Open Street Map. I don’t mean an actual Navilens QR code, just a tag saying that there is navilens available at a particular place. This is just a sort of true-or-false or yes/no tag. Navilens is a service that allows visually impaired people to navigate using special QR codes detected by a celphone from several meters away without the camera pointing to the code. Now if the Navilens tag gets implemented into OSM, Navilens themselves could contribute directly to Open Street Map for places that have Navilens codes, especially bus stops. We could also contribute to Open Street Map if we know for sure that a place has Navilens. That way, visually impaired people around the world know what places they can use the Navilens app for navigating.

Contexte : Le gestionnaire du réseau de transport de gaz en France GRTgaz, a changé de nom le 30 janvier dernier https://www.natrangroupe.com/medias/communiques-de-presse/grtgaz-devient-natran Ce changement de nom a nécessité une migration des objets contenus dans la base OpenStreetMap mais cela permet aussi de faire un état des lieux du réseau gazier français dans notre base de données. Les données existantes : Comme pour le réseau électrique, le réseau gazier a commencé à être intégré dans OpenStreetMap il y a plus de dix ans, avec comme sources l’imagerie Bing ou le Cadastre pour identifier les stations de compression, les stockages souterrains de gaz et les artères principales du réseau. Il y a environ 7 ans lors de la mise à disposition du tracé des réseaux en OpenData et l’amélioration d’année en année de la qualité des vues aériennes, la cartographie s’est intensifiée permettant d’affiner le tracé du réseau, d’ajouter les tronçons de conduites manquantes,...

Ken visited Japan recently for a bit R&R, he couldn’t resist sending us this map-centric menu from a local bar.

Vintage Scrambled Maps There's a new Scrambled Maps game in town. If you have been enjoying Tripgeo's popular Scrambled Maps game then you will also love Vintage Scrambled Maps!If you are a fan of maps and enjoy a good puzzle challenge, then Vintage Scrambled Maps is the perfect game for you! This unique and engaging game transforms historical maps into an interactive jigsaw-style experience,

As an OpenStreetMap contributor, I always pay attention to how maps are used in media and various software applications. It is fascinating to see OSM data appear in unexpected places. Previously, I noticed that OpenStreetMap was used in the movie Mission: Impossible. Recently, I came across an example of OSM’s osmCarto style being used in the software of the Skyranger 35, a highly mobile air defense system. The Skyranger 35 is designed for modern battlefield scenarios, equipped with advanced tracking and search sensors. Its primary function is to detect and engage small, unmanned aerial threats, including drones. This system combines high firepower with rapid targeting capabilities to counter agile and swarming threats. The fact that OpenStreetMap data is used in such military applications raises important questions. On the one hand, it demonstrates the reliability and quality of OSM data. Governments, private companies, and now even defense contractors recognize the...

Open Data Day 2025: Mapeando el Futuro de la Educación en Casanare Hoy celebramos el evento Open Data Day 2025 en la Universidad Internacional del Trópico Americano (Unitrópico), junto a mis compañeros del capítulo de YouthMappers en el área de cartografía. Bajo la dirección de la ingeniera Doris Ruiz, nos centramos en el uso de herramientas como OpenStreetMap para llevar a cabo actividades de mapeo colaborativo, contribuyendo a hacer frente a la policrisis que enfrenta nuestra sociedad. Nuestro objetivo principal fue mapear la infraestructura de las instituciones educativas en el departamento de Casanare. Este mapeo incluyó no solo los edificios, caminos y vías, sino también áreas naturales como jardines, árboles, prados y otros elementos. A través de OpenStreetMap, pudimos identificar múltiples áreas y elementos, empleando técnicas de fotointerpretación con las imágenes de **BING y ESRI disponibles en la aplicación. OpenStreetMap: Una Herramienta Poderosa para Visibilizar...

Open Data Day 2025 en Colombia En Colombia, por segundo año consecutivo, se celebró el Open Data Day, esta vez en su edición 2025. Seis ciudades participaron en el evento: Pasto, El Carmen de Viboral, Ipiales, Yopal, Pore y, por supuesto, Villavicencio, Meta. En esta ocasión, el 6 de marzo de 2025, se llevó a cabo una jornada de mapeo junto con estudiantes de la Universidad de los Llanos (Unillanos), para muchos de los cuales era su primera experiencia en este tipo de actividad. Objetivo del mapeo Este año, el objetivo del mapeo fue identificar y registrar puntos de interés en instituciones educativas, permitiendo a los estudiantes comprender el papel fundamental que juegan las escuelas y centros educativos en contextos de crisis humanitarias, desplazamientos forzados y desastres naturales. Históricamente, estas instituciones han servido como refugios temporales para las víctimas, brindando apoyo mientras se encuentran soluciones para su retorno a sus...

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Every year, around 1.3 billion tons of food – nearly a third of total global food production – goes to waste (FAO). At the same time, 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, with one in five affected in Africa (WHO). It’s a painful paradox: tons of food are thrown away while millions go without. The post How Geospatial Innovation Can Reduce Food Waste and Improve Access to Nutrition appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Institute.

The GRASS GIS 8.4.1 release provides more than 80 improvements and fixes with respect to the release 8.4.0. Enjoy! The post GRASS GIS 8.4.1 released appeared first on Markus Neteler Consulting.

Cette entrée a pour but de répondre à une question posée sur le forum, mais rédigée pour donner plus une vue d’ensemble de l’activité qu’une simple description des méthodes. Appréciant particulièrement la micro-cartographie, les cheminements des piétons ont naturellement fait partie de mes préoccupation depuis presque les débuts de ma contribution. Mais la tâche était immense (surtout pour une agglomération de la taille de celle où je résidais alors) et je ne passe pas tant de temps que ça dehors avec un ordiphone à la main… Groupe local et évolutions techniques Mais depuis, plusieurs choses ont évolué. J’ai découvert StreetComplete, qui contient plusieurs quêtes sur les trottoirs et passages piétons (en particulier l’accessibilité de la bordure entre l’un et l’autre). Plusieurs utilisateurs au sein du groupe local angevin utilisent StreetComplete — notamment Sébastien Chopin, qui sillonne littéralement l’agglomération. En particulier, ces utilisateurs qualifiaient le...

Elizabeth saw this in the foyer of a building in SW1. The blurb says: “Angela Detanico & Rafael Lain – A Different Place, 2022 This wall painting is based on a method of cartographic writing that correlates a letter of the alphabet with each of the earth’s 24 time zones. That system of navigation, still […]

One of my all-time favorite interactive maps was created by Dustin Cable at the University of Virginia. Unfortunately, the Racial Dot Map of America was removed in 2022. This map used data from the 2010 Census to place a colored dot on a map for every American - all 308,745,538 of them. As the name suggests, the color of each dot was determined by race.The UVA map, based on 2010 Census

Whenever I use files containing OSM data, I’m faced with two major problems. These problems are inherent in the OSM data model and inherited by the common file formats (.osm, .o5m, .pbf). The first of these problems is about accessing the data: As a result of the data model users are forced to use either huge amounts of memory or a lot of time. Often even both. The second problem is even worse: Quite often you have to guess properties of the data, which means using heuristics. But by their very nature, they can lead to wrong results. The most prominent example is probably the question, if a closed way element represents a linear object or an area. To overcome these problems I invented a new file format. The main idea: Convert the data once (accepting the drawbacks caused by the two problems) and end up with data that can be processed fast, using only little memory. I also tried to keep the file size small and the file format simple. I called the new format “OMA format” like...

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My personal enemy that I take so serious, is someone who edits an area on a map as “under construction” and then it SITS for longer than 6 months in that stage. In some cases people have been living in that neighborhood for 3 years…and it’s been marked as “under construction.” Here I am today fixing areas that are fully developed now, fully established- and the average of the construction edits were made 2 years ago. Here’s hoping doordash, my personal use favorite Strava, or even pokemon go run an update for those poor folks. This is purely a diary rant about residential areas and their roads not being updated. I almost wish there was a way to make “under construction” just be something for an existing thing being updated/fixed, not something being built. We’re mapping what’s there to be mapped. I’d rather new developments or roads have like a “coming soon” tag of some sorts that wouldn’t block in app access. We can use strava as an example, i’ll set a route and it’ll make...

I finally got back to mapping, after about 6 months of being inactive. I’m really happy!

The 2025 NLT Annual Conference was an incredible opportunity for our team to come together, collaborate, and strengthen the foundation that drives our success. Held alongside the Esri Federal User Conference, this event is an essential part of our company’s culture—bringing NLT team members together from the DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region and across the country to align on our mission, share knowledge, and advance our work for customers.

Hoy desarrollamos nuestro evento Open Data Day 2025: Escuelas en el mapa, un camino a la resiliencia en la Institución Educativa Ciudadela de La Paz, en Pasto, Nariño. Por segundo año consecutivo, desde el capítulo YouthMappers SAGEMA, apoyamos el diseño metodológico de la participación de la comunidad OSM Colombia en el Open Data Day, esta vez con un enfoque en el uso de datos abiertos en entornos educativos. Junto a los estudiantes de grado 9, recorrimos la institución utilizando Mapillary, demostrando su importancia como herramienta para capturar imágenes inmersivas y mejorar la visibilidad de la infraestructura escolar. También empleamos Field Papers para mapear la distribución de espacios clave como baños, laboratorios, oficinas, salones, caminos, el restaurante escolar y la tienda. Uno de los momentos más significativos del taller fue la participación de Yireh, una estudiante con capacidades físicas y cognitivas diversas, quien mapeó el bloque administrativo de la...

We are pleased to announce that the minutes from the QGIS.ORG Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 are now available for… Read more QGIS.ORG Annual General Meeting 2024 – Minutes Now Available

– In English Mapeamento de árvores no OpenStreetMap e palestras especiais O evento será realizado em 31 de março de 2025, com atividades presenciais e remotas, pensadas para despertar para a importância dos dados abertos na dimensão ecológica, para fins de colaboração para a conservação ambiental e a melhoria da qualidade de vida dos habitantes, frente às consequências evidentes da crise climática, que têm piorado as condições ambientais nas cidades e levado ao aumento da pressão por recursos, especialmente, os energéticos. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 Serão concedidos dois certificados independentes (manhã/noite) Inscreva-se até 30 de março de 2025, 23h59 (UTC-3). Vagas limitadas (20) para a atividade presencial (manhã). Para a atividade da noite, sem limite de vagas. LINK DE INSCRIÇÃO – Página do evento 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 Apresentação O evento Green Open Data Day 2025 (ou Dia Verde dos Dados Abertos 2025) é uma realização do Instituto Virtual para o...

Since the end of 2019, the OpenArdenneMap map style has been updated on ~~a six-monthly cycle~~ from time to time. OpenArdenneMap is an open-source cartographic style for topographic maps based on OpenStreetMap data. The ‘winter 2024-25’ release has just been published. That’s mainly small improvements in the QGIS-style that have been made. OpenArdenneMap is available for Mapnik (a software used mainly to create map tile servers) and QGIS (a more general GIS software). In particular, there has been the addition of the ‘marked trails’ layer, which was still missing in the QGIS style. To add the marker to the map (the equivalent of the shield in Mapnik), we use a combination of 2 ‘Marker Lines’, with the superimposition of an SVG marker for the marker and a character (Font Marker) for the number often inscribed in the marker. I have also added a map layout to the QGIS project file, which allowed to update an existing map on hiking.osm.be, for the map of Herbeumont. Compare...

– Em Português Fieldwork for mapping trees with OpenStreetMap and special lectures The event will be held on March 31, 2025, in Portuguese, with fieldwork and remote activities designed to raise awareness of the importance of open data in the ecological dimension, in order to collaborate in environmental conservation and improve the quality of life of inhabitants, in the face of the obvious consequences of the climate crisis, which have worsened environmental conditions in cities and led to increased pressure on resources, especially energy. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 Two independent certificates will be awarded (morning/evening) Register by March 30, 2025, 23:59 (UTC-3). Limited places (20) for the fieldwork activity (morning). Unlimited places for the evening activity. REGISTRATION LINK – Event page 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 Presentation The Green Open Data Day 2025 event is organized by the Virtual Institute for Sustainable Development - IVIDES.org, in partnership...

Field teams rely on GIS to map infrastructure, assets, and environmental features, but too often, those maps don’t match reality. Pipelines, power lines, roads, and land boundaries shift over time, while GIS data lags behind, leading to costly mistakes. La entrada How AI and GIS lines and polygons are transforming field data collection se publicó primero en Fulcrum.

Goedendag, Sinds een tijdje verneem ik grote witte lijnen op de plattegrond. Kan iemand mij zeggen hoe dit komt en of het weer weg kan?

I’ve just rolled out some updates for waymarkedtrails, the website for browsing route relations. The most notable improvement is that waymarkedtrails is finally able to understand member roles in route relations. This post gives a quick overview of what works and what doesn’t and what has changed with in the route views. Forward/backward roles The first group of roles handled specially are forward and backward roles which indicate that the route follows the given way only in the direction of the way or in counterflow. These oneway sections are now shown when details of a route are displayed: Waymarkedtrails will internally merge forward and backward sections into split sections and count them only once when computing the length of the route. However, this only works, when all ways of such a spilt section appear together in the relation and follow the order of the route. (See also the notes on ordering below.) Roundabouts Roundabouts are a special form of split section....

Marc-Tobias sent me this. “Seen randomly at a German hospital. Apparently a German computer brandhttps://www.terra-computers.de/. Looking closely it really is a world map, not a fantasy maps. Theysmoothed the edges it became also unrecognizable.

The City Population Bubble Chart with Proportional Text & Total Population is an animated bubble chart organized into a geographical map that visualizes population changes in cities worldwide from 1950 to 2035. The animation presents the populations of global cities over time, offering an overview of where urban populations are rising and falling.The map uses data from the 2018

With no universal definition, mapping and comparing forest coverage around the world is challenging. The post Defining How Much of the World is Covered by Forests appeared first on Geography Realm.

PLUS: ESA's new open-source Sentinel-2 super-resolution model, quickly detecting landslides from satellite images, and more.

Reinder spotted this in a Utrecht restaurant “… in restaurant ‘De ontdekking’ [The discovery]” Quite something!

Wiki Explore is a new application that overlays Wikipedia articles onto an interactive map, allowing users to discover information about the world around them. Each point on the map represents a location with an associated Wikipedia article, providing users with quick access into insights about their surroundings.Why Use Wiki Explore?For history enthusiasts, travelers, or curious minds, Wiki

We interrupt The Map Room for a pledge break. As you may know, I’ve wanted The Map Room to go ad-free for some time. But much as I’d like to get rid of them, Google… More

Held on February 24–26, 2025 in Washington DC, the 2025 Esri Federal User Conference (FedUC) once again brought together a mix of federal agencies, state and local governments, international organizations, academia, and industry leaders—all focused on harnessing the power of GIS to solve today’s most pressing challenges. As an exhibitor, New Light Technologies (NLT) was proud to engage with this incredible community, showcasing our latest geospatial solutions and deepening collaborations that drive mission success.

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choropleth election map showing the CDU dominant in the west and the AfD winning in the east In my round-up of 2025 German Election Maps, I commented on the "stark contrast between the results in former East Germany and the rest of the country." It was immediately apparent to most observers of last week's German election that there was a clear voting split along the old East-West German border.

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Florence shared this pic of a cracking t-shirt

Store data in JSON format in PostgreSQL, consult it... and all this using INSEE french census data as an example.

Despite the world’s agricultural systems producing enough food to feed the current population, global food insecurity remains a critical challenge. The scale of the gap remains significant, with approximately 733 million people worldwide experiencing hunger in 2023. The post How Can Geospatial Innovation Promote Sustainable Agricultural Land Management?  appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Institute.

While there isn’t a direct way to symbolize a line feature in ArcGIS Pro to have a gradient that travels along its length (rather than across its width), there are a handful of workarounds to get you there. If your line is wiggly, you might have to try a more robust method, like split the …

We are delighted to announce a special track on “Integrating Large-Language Models and Geospatial Foundation Models to Enhance Spatial Reasoning in ABMs” as part of the Social Simulation Conference 2025, 25th to 29th August 2025 at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. Full conference details can be found at the end of this email.Abstract for the Special Track: Recent developments in the use of large language models (LLMs) offer exciting opportunities to control agent behaviour in potentially more realistic and nuanced ways than has previously been possible. However, an LLM-backed agent can only interface with their surroundings through text prompts, which is severely limiting. The integration of large language models (LLMs) and geospatial foundation models (GFMs) presents an exciting opportunity to use AI techniques to advance agent-based modelling for spatial applications, potentially allowing for agents with more comprehensive behavioural realism, as well as an improved...

In the article Private, Public, Personal: Shifting Patterns in Geospatial Data Sources in Geographic Research, which recently appeared in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers, the authors (Appiah et al. from the Georgia Institute of Technology) explored the extent to which peer-reviewed geospatial research has adopted three data source types: public sector, private […]

Marc-Tobias sent me this pic of a travel agent’s window in Munster

Mythosjourney is 'an interactive global map of myths, legends, and folklore'. Throughout history, myths and legends have shaped our cultures, art, and traditions. Mythosjourney brings these stories to life by plotting them across the world, providing an immersive way to explore folklore through a geographic lens.The platform allows users to interact with myths and legends by navigating an

Caution - this episode contains some details of suicides that happened when I worked at Amec Foster Wheeler in Kuwait.

I noticed earlier last week that I just missed the 25th anniversary of the mission of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission aboard STS-99. I’m not sure there has been a more important elevation data product that has been released to the public than SRTM. Given the uncertainty of funding for government programs in the new […]

Berl said “We saw these two at the top of Monte Igueldo in Donostia (San Sebastian) in the Basque region of Spain. Apparently Basque bears no relationship to any other language.”

The Trajectools repository is migrating from GitHub to Codeberg. The new home for Trajectools is: ➡️ https://codeberg.org/movingpandas/trajectools The GitHub repo remains as a writable mirror, for now, but the issue tracking is only active on Codeberg. Why the move? I am working on moving my projects to European infrastructure that better aligns with my values. …Read More

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As climate change continues to reshape the environment, understanding the risks and vulnerabilities specific to different communities is more important than ever. The U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index offers a new interactive mapping tool to help users visualize climate-related vulnerabilities across the country and to show which areas face the greatest challenges from the impacts of climate

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In an exclusive interview with Geospatial World, Krishanu Acharya, Co-Founder & CEO of Suhora and Amit Kumar, COO & Co-Founder, Suhora talked about the different platforms that Suhora has developed […] The post How Suhora is Revolutionizing Spatial Data with Advanced Analytics & Solutions appeared first on Geospatial World.

Our friend Giuseppe is trying to print a map on a tee shirt. He is not yet satisfied with the result, but can you guess the location?

I was horrified to learn today that not only is corporal punishment legal in most of the U.S., but 20 states even allow schools to physically punish young children. The U.S. States Where Corporal Punishment is Allowed - IDRA Map shows where schools are permitted to use corporal punishment and also details how many schoolchildren have been subjected to it.The map was created by the

FOSS4G:BG: Open GIS conference is coming early in March as a local FOSS4G event in Bulgaria organized by the QGIS.bg community. The event will span in two days, having a day with workshops with deep dive in different topics and a second day with conference presentations.

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I had lunch at The Barbary in Covent Garden with a pal. I couldn’t resist a couple of pics of these lovely place mats.

If you're a fan of map-based puzzles, there's exciting news for you - Scrambled Maps has evolved into something bigger and better! Scrambled World, is a major new version of Scrambled Maps that expands the game beyond its classic format and introduces a host of new features designed to enhance your puzzle-solving adventure.What is Scrambled Maps?For those unfamiliar, Scrambled Maps is a

Discover how open data platforms are transforming map data ecosystems for enterprises and government agencies in this insightful plenary session at GeoBuiz Summit 2025. Industry experts discuss the challenges of […] The post Open Data Platforms: Empowering a Map Data Ecosystem for Enterprises and Government Agencies appeared first on Geospatial World.

Glacial flour, the fine dust created as glaciers move over land, turns lakes a turquoise color by reflecting blue and green light. The post Glacial Flour Makes Some Lakes Turquoise appeared first on Geography Realm.

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This map reveals how people perceive each country on Earth. The snappily entitled Sentiment Different Ratio by Country visualizes global public sentiment based on comments from the popular social media platform, Reddit.According to an analysis of 444,059 Reddit comments, Laos, Iceland, and Slovenia are the most highly regarded countries in the world.On the other hand, Palestine, Israel, and

Introduction Geospatial data volumes and complexity are growing due to diverse sources, such as GPS, satellite imagery, and sensor data. Traditional geospatial processing methods face challenges, including scalability, handling various formats, and ensuring data consistency. The medallion architecture offers a layered approach to data management, improving data processing, reliability, and scalability. While the medallion architecture […]

PLUS: the link between population growth and flooding, satellite object detection with RS-YOLO, and more.

Critical infrastructure faces growing security risks. OGC standards enable interoperability, real-time monitoring, and risk management for underground cables and power lines. Join our Testbed initiative to drive innovation and enhance security. Not a member? Apply Today! The post Enhancing Security and Efficiency in Cross-Border Infrastructure with OGC Standards appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

I came across this beautiful globe while visiting the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge (UK).

In this engaging plenary session at GeoBuiz Summit 2025, industry leaders discuss how AI, spatial computing, and digital twins are reshaping sectors like autonomous systems, advertising, insurance, real estate, and […] The post Spatial Computing & Quantum AI: Catalysing Workflow Integration for Business Enterprises appeared first on Geospatial World.

Around this time last year, we made a pivotal decision, GEO261 needed a true headquarters, a space that reflected not just where we worked, but who we were evolving.

Giro3D is a geospatial data visualization library for the Web. Free and open-source, it is compatible with many geospatial data sources (rasters, vectors, point clouds, etc.). 👉 See the full...

Demon Dialogues is a collection of comics which serves as a Handbook for Living with Your Inner Critic

GeographyFun features maps, crosswords, and word searches for educators, students, and geography enthusiasts who love exploring the world through words. The post Geography Printables appeared first on Geography Realm.

Elizabeth speed this massive map at Battersea, lots of places to spend your money

How is deep tech revolutionizing the space and geospatial industry? This plenary session from GeoBuiz Summit 2025 explores the transformative role of AI, machine learning, digital twins, and multi-orbit connectivity […] The post Deep Tech: Expanding Horizons and Growth Potential for Space and Geospatial Industry appeared first on Geospatial World.

In 2017, the University of Newcastle in Australia released an interactive map of Colonial Frontier Massacres in Central and Eastern Australia 1788-1930. The map is part of the university's efforts to record and document the massacre of over 10,000 Native Australians between 1788 and 1930.The eight-year-long project to document the massacres of First Nations people in Australia has now ended

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There are efforts to try to capture and share US government data as it once again disappears from federal sites. Luckily there are groups working to maintain this data. These […]

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The post explores an SQL query using DuckDB and OvertureMaps data to extract, filter, and visualize pizza places in Switzerland. All these steps can be done in one line, and the generated map of Swiss pizza places can be viewed immediately using PMTiles.

We are pleased to announce the release of QGIS 3.42 Münster! Installers for Windows, Linux, and Mac are already out.… Read more QGIS 3.42 Münster is released!

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The conservative CDU party emerged as the biggest winner in yesterday's German election. Another clear winner from Sunday's vote was the far-right AfD party, which doubled its vote share to 20.8%. Meanwhile, the center-left SPD (the party of incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz) suffered its worst-ever results, securing just 16.4% of the national vote.The Berliner Morgenpost's Federal Election 2025

Prompted by Free The Map, a book about change in the way we do cartography, I offer reflections on doing geospatial in Cambodia.

The landscape of restaurant delivery has undergone a seismic shift in recent years. As digital transformation reshapes the hospitality sector, restaurants face mounting pressure to adapt their operations to meet […] The post The Recipe for Restaurant Delivery: Beyond the Marketplace Model appeared first on Geospatial World.

On Friday the Associated Press sued three White House officials on First and Fifth Amendment grounds, calling the White House’s barring of AP reporters from the Oval Office and Air Force One for refusing to… More

Jaview Jimenz Shaw shared this board game. The translation of the box is: APPRECIATE THE WORLD Who will be the betting world champion? Most residents? Longest road network? Largest forest area? Highest temperature?

Dear QGIS Community, We are very pleased to announce that this year’s round of grants is now available. The call… Read more QGIS Grants #10: Call for Grant Proposals 2025

Continuing to look back at the history of geospatial technologies

‪Ragnvald shared this map of Africa found in a Bar in Malawi

Last year, two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced at least one month of record-breaking heat. The Guardian has visualized data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service to illustrate the average temperatures around the world for each month in 2024.The animated map at the top of the article comes from The Guardian's feature,  Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record

A funny thing happened when I wrote up my 2025 book list – a lot of the books were parts of pairings. And I started wondering what other pairings I had read that were memorable. So here’s another list! Wicked, Gregory Maguire and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum You wouldn’t know it to look at me (or would you?) but I am a person who has read all 14 books of the original L. Frank Baum Oz series. From “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” to “Glinda of Oz” and all in between. As… that kind of person, I was truly tickled to pick up “Wicked” a couple years ago and take in not only the invented back-story of the Wicked Witch of the West (Elphaba), but also all the references to the Oz world that Maguire builds into his narrative. “Wicked” is the best kind of reimagining, one that manages a completely fresh story, but without tearing down the original source material on the way. Maguire clearly is also… that kind of person, and he treats Oz with respect while building a totally fresh...

Esri User Conference plenary session Celebrating Over 20 Years of Partnership with Esri For over two decades, NLT has proudly collaborated with Esri, a leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology. This enduring partnership has been marked by a shared commitment to bringing innovative solutions to our customers. Our collaboration with Esri has been instrumental in driving our success, allowing us to harness cutting-edge GIS technologies to meet diverse customer needs across various industries. Our long-standing relationship with Esri is built on mutual trust, shared goals, and a relentless pursuit of excellence in delivering premier GIS solutions.

Introduction When combining open-source GIS tools with the ArcGIS ecosystem, there are a handful of challenges one can encounter. The compatibility of data formats, issues with interoperability, tool chain fragmentation, and performance at scale come to mind quickly. However, the use of the open-source Python library GeoPandas can be an effective way of working around […]

Two long reads on Apple, Google and the Gulf of America nonsense. Miguel García looks the history of places with multiple names, and how Google Maps in particular has handled them, using the Matterhorn (Mont… More

On the ArcGIS Blog, a guide by Stephanie Oliver to designing maps that are more accessible to readers with colour blindness. (This is very specifically an ArcGIS Pro guide, down to the palette menus.)

Explore the future of geospatial technology in this engaging plenary session! Moderated by Ronald Bisio (Trimble), a panel of experts including Burkhard Boeckem (Hexagon AB), Motoyuki Arai (Synspective), Geert De […] The post Sensor to Services: Driving Productivity and Market Economy | GeoBuiz Summit 2025 appeared first on Geospatial World.

Vincent Woo has released an astounding 3D model of Sutro Tower in San Francisco. Sutro Tower in 3D is a fully interactive representation of the city's 977-foot (298-meter) tall radio and television transmission tower. The model was created using thousands of aerial images of the tower, all captured by drone. These images were then processed into a fully interactive 3D model, thanks largely

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What should we expect from the regulatory bodies governing GPS/GNSS technologies? Where do we see the greatest threats to GNSS accuracy and safety, and what is the industry doing about […] The post Tracking the Top PNT Trends for 2025 appeared first on Geospatial World.

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I recently had a project requirement to export the contents of a delta table in Databricks to several formats, including shapefile and file geodatabase, with the output being placed in object storage mounted to DBFS. I set up the logic in a notebook, with the intent to use geopandas, which provides an easy wrapper around … Continue reading Exporting Data with GeoPandas in Databricks →

  GeoWeek 2025 Overview and Significance GeoWeek 2025, held at the Denver, Colorado Convention Center, was an exhilarating convergence of geospatial innovation and collaboration. From February 10-12, the event brought together experts, enthusiasts, and industry pioneers to showcase cutting edge technologies shaping geoscience’s future. From GPS receiver manufacturers to drone and aerial imagery providers, the exhibition floor buzzed with innovation and the exchange of ideas.

When and where? Thursday, 20 February, the afternoon at 16:30–19:30 Tampere University of Applied Science premises (Kuntokatu 3, Tampere) Sign up here by 19th of February Agenda Our format: Doors open at 16:30 for set up and general mingling over refreshments At 17:00 we begin the talks with a very brief introduction Each speaker will have slides and speak for 10-15 minutes. Talks will be in English. After each talk there will be time for 2-3 questions. After the presentations, the event continues with networking and mingling. The speakers: Mikko Vesanen, Novatron – Use of geospatial data in Novatron applications Teijo Meriläinen, Kelluu – Redefining Geospatial Data with Kelluu Airships Markus Hohenthal, Lentola Logistcs - Using Location Information in Drone Logistics Ilpo Tammi, Ubigu – Power of GIS The organizers: Geomob Finland, Tampere is organized by Tampere...

Safe Software highlighted CapMetro's Geospatial Program in a success story, showcasing the integration of FME and ArcGIS to enhance transit operations, planning, and performance management. Their comprehensive GIS platform automates workflows and utilizes real-time data, ensuring decision-makers have access to vital information.

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Carbon Brief has analyzed global media reports to identify where and how extreme weather events have destroyed crops over the past two years. In How Extreme Weather is Destroying Crops Around the World, Carbon Brief has mapped this analysis, highlighting 100 instances of crops being lost to heat, drought, floods, and other extreme weather events in 2023-24.The colors of the 100 markers on the

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We are thrilled to announce the release of Iris 2.10, our most powerful and feature-rich update yet.

The Swiss Rooftop Explorer is a cloud-native web app that retrieves Swiss building roof heights without a GIS server. Using PMTiles, Geoparquet, and DuckDB-WASM, it enables fast, low-maintenance geospatial queries. This post explores the data pipeline and its benefits of cloud-optimized formats, and how static files can replace traditional GIS infrastructure.

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GIS is a critical tool for field management, but many organizations barely scratch the surface of its capabilities. When optimized, it enhances decision-making, streamlines operations, and reduces costs. But a GIS application alone isn’t enough – how you use it makes all the difference. La entrada How to maximize your GIS application for optimal field management se publicó primero en Fulcrum.

PLUS: some surprising vulnerabilities when using pre-trained models, examining travel patterns in Africa and more.

London & New York - population density and railways The citizens of Hong Kong have the best rail transport system in the world according to a new study by the University of Toronto. Osaka, Japan, and Madrid, Spain, rank second and third, respectively, while New York ranks highest among U.S. cities.The University of Toronto's School of Cities analyzed how well the world's 250 most populated

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This is New Amsterdam in 1660, when Peter Stuyvesant was serving as the director-general of the colony of New Netherland. New Amsterdam, located on the southern tip of Manhattan Island, was the capital of New Netherland.One of my favorite interactive maps of all time is the Beyond Manhatta. This project visualizes Manhattan Island and its native wildlife, as it would have looked in 1609.

Literacy skills, are essential for enabling students to develop their geographical understanding and being able to communicate this, both in writing and verbally. In order for students to be able to develop their literacy skills and become confident with reading, writing, speaking and listening, to enable communication and geographical understanding, vocabulary plays a key role.Continue reading "The Importance of Vocabulary Learning in the Geography Classroom"

This week is one of the best in baseball—the start of Spring Training, with players practice already underway. Sadly, it’s been a long time since the Giants last made a World Series run, and the Dodgers are as annoying as ever. But hey, the team is healthy, and baseball is always fun to watch!

Recent notices about the completion of the biggest map of the Milky Way Galaxy, consisting of 200,000 images, will surely be an interesting and informative reading for the subscribers to this data blog. https://www.cnet.com/science/the-biggest-map-of-the-milky-way-ever-created-is-here/ “Using the VISTA telescope, the European Southern Observatory put 13 years of work into the map”, which covered 420 nights of […]

Compliance While it was reported that Apple would comply with the “Gulf of America” renaming, I wasn’t sure what Apple would do outside the U.S.; now it appears that it will follow Google’s lead and… More

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Demystifying cloud-native geospatial formats through illustrated storytelling.

Use Tailscale to build your own gated community (a.k.a. VPN) within the public internet: bypass geo-blocking, remotely control your smart home, and quickly provide services as a developer.

I can’t remember the exact time that I met Paul Ramsey in person and had a conversation with him – it was either at the 2011 FOSS4G in Denver or the inaugural FOSS4GNA in DC the following year – but I clearly remember what he said to me. By then, I had been writing this … Continue reading Long-Form Spatial Writing →

The Associated Press is now banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely for refusing to toe the Trump line on “Gulf of America.” The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple thinks this is a… More

when I talk about the heady days of the geoblog, I always reminisce about the role that PlanetGeospatial and SlashGeo played in bringing awareness of new sources of content. Jump […]

Time should be a first-class citizen in geospatial. In many ways, measuring change might always have been geospatial's killer app. But are we giving time enough structured attention?

UPDATE:  We have the domain working, you now just need to go to geofeeds.me and you’ll get the same results as below.  The feed is at geofeeds.me/feed.  You don’t need to update anything as the old urls will continue to work.  Full speed ahead, make sure you reach out to Bill or myself if you […]

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Nearly 20 years ago, James Fee launched Planet Geospatial, which aggregated all the GIS, geospatial and map blogs into a single feed. It’s been gone for a while, and recently Bill Dollings messaged James about… More

A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted 24-26 January found that 70 percent of Americans oppose renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America; only 25 percent support the move. Google Maps users have been leaving… More

UPDATE: This post has been edited to provide the new, user-friendly URL. I’ve missed Planet Geospatial. I’ve missed it so much that I messaged James the other day and said we should get it going again. He wholeheartedly agreed and then started going on about perfectly valid stuff like not wanting to wrestle with 15-year-old … Continue reading GeoFeeds Is Online →

Learn about our plan for Phase 2 of the AI for Earth Observation and Field Boundaries Initiative and how to get involved. The post Join TGE in Phase 2 of AI for Earth Observation and Field Boundaries appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Engine.

50+ Female Product Manager/Senior GIS Analyst at North Road, Program Chair FOSS4G Oceania 2022-2024, QGIS AU Committee Q. Emma, Where in the world are you and what do you do? In sunny South East Queensland where the winter temperatures are in the 20° (Celsius degrees), but I am more of a -1° Celsius gal. I […] The post When I was 15 years old, I proclaimed I would be a cartographer appeared first on GeoHipster.

Fulcrum Audio FastFill is transforming how field teams collect data, offering faster, hands-free workflows through AI-powered voice input. Before this feature became widely available, early adopters were already putting it to the test on their custom Fulcrum apps. Their feedback has given us valuable insights into how organizations can optimize their forms and workflows for this game-changing tool. La entrada Build smarter: Tips for optimizing your Fulcrum apps for AI and Audio FastFill se publicó primero en Fulcrum.

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Seven months ago, we issued A Call to Action for the Data Community to break down geospatial data silos and make GIS a core part of analytics. Today, we’re thrilled to announce two major developments that bring this vision closer to reality: The Parquet specification has officially adopted geospatial guidance, enabling native storage of GEOMETRY and GEOGRAPHY types Iceberg 3 now includes GEOMETRY and GEOGRAPHY as part of its official specification Now both Parquet and Iceberg support columns of type GEOMETRY or GEOGRAPHY just like INT32, INT64, FLOAT32, etc. columns! Yay! This is a landmark achievement for geospatial data! 🎉 A Community Achievement First, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to this effort—engineers, early adopters, and advocates who pushed for geospatial data to be treated as a first-class citizen. This milestone wasn’t achieved overnight; it took years of collaboration across organizations and...

The GRASS GIS 8.4.1RC1 release provides more than 70 improvements and fixes with respect to the release 8.4.0. Please support us in testing this release candidate. The post GRASS GIS 8.4.1RC1 released appeared first on Markus Neteler Consulting.

Researchers used four years of measurements from a deep space satellite to calculate the average monthly heights of Saharan dust clouds. The post Deep Space Mapping of Saharan Dust Height appeared first on Geography Realm.

Summary thread Post by @[email protected] View on Mastodon When and where? Geomob Berlin took place at 18:00 on Wednesday the 12th of February, 2025 at Fora - Pressehaus Podium, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 29A, 10178 Berlin (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap). Nearest stops are Alexanderplatz and Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. Agenda Our format for the evening will be as it always has been: doors open at 18:00, set up and general mingling at 18:30 we begin the talks with a very brief introduction Each speaker will have slides and speak for 10-15 minutes. After each talk there will be time for 2-3 questions. We vote - using Feature Upvote - for the best speaker. The winner will receive a SplashMap and unending glory (see the full list of all past winners). We head to a nearby pub for discussion and #geobeers paid for by the sponsors. The speakers: Christian Wygoda, Sensor Tasking API Spec (at SatVu) Javier Jimenez Shaw,...

SummaryThe video overviews and explores the Civil Applications Committee’s vital role in utilizing remote sensing data for civilian benefits, including disaster management and environmental monitoring. Highlights Historical Context: The Civil Applications Committee was officially established in 1975 to facilitate civilian use of military satellite data. Diverse Applications: They monitor volcanoes, support disaster relief, and track oil spills, showcasing their extensive impact on public safety. Data Accessibility: The committee promotes the use of open-source geospatial tools to democratize access to vital information. AI Integration: They leverage artificial intelligence to analyze vast amounts of geospatial data, enhancing their disaster response and environmental monitoring capabilities. Ethical Oversight: The committee emphasizes strict adherence to privacy and civil liberties while utilizing sensitive data for public benefit.

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You’re performing a wooden pole inspection. You’re on a ladder, holding a borescope, and wearing gloves. Do you really have a free hand to start pecking out inspection details into an app? La entrada Audio FastFill: Field data capture using voice dictation se publicó primero en Fulcrum.

January, the first month of 2025, brought us 36 new plugins, published in the QGIS plugin repository. Here follows the… Read more Plugin Update – January, 2025

Well-designed geospatial tools help decision-makers absorb information quickly, improve situational awareness, and enhance user experiences.

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Installing the most widely used open-source GIS software on the most popular Linux distribution should be straightforward, yet it often raises questions and even problems. This guide walks you through the process so you can refer back to it whenever needed.

Use Spliit App (open-source, web-app, mobile app) for an easy way to track and split expenses with a group.

The post Innovation Bridge 2024 Wrapped: A collaboration to build a global dataset using AI and satellite imagery appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Engine.

Hydroclimate whiplash - the rapid swing between drought and heavy precipitation - plays a role in the increasing intensity of California wildfires. The post Hydroclimate Whiplash: the Impact on California Wildfires appeared first on Geography Realm.

For PostGIS Day this year I researched a little into one of my favourite topics, the history of relational databases. I feel like in general we do not pay a lot of attention to history in software development. To quote Yoda, “All his life has he looked away… to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing.” Anyways, this year I took on the topic of the early history of spatial databases in particular. There was a lot going on in the ’90s in the field, and in many ways PostGIS was a late entrant, even though it gobbled up a lot of the user base eventually.

This blog post was first published on Chris’ personal blog on February 9, 2025 and is being cross posted here. Have you benefitted from Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF’s? SpatioTemporal Asset Catalogs? Zarr, COPC or GeoParquet? Not just the formats, but the whole ecosystem of tools and data around it? Well I’d like to present you with an incredibly easy opportunity to ‘pay it forward’ and help build and expand the movement. And all you have to do is attend a conference! One that should be a totally awesome experience, the first in-person CNG Conference, from April 30th to May 2nd. I have big dreams for this conference, as my hope is that it can expand in the next few years to become a truly vendor-neutral gathering for anyone working in and around geospatial data. To be one of those conferences that has the critical mass where you know ‘everyone’ you want to talk to will be there. In North America there’s really only two options for this: Esri...

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Exploring the Capabilities of NLT's IMPACT Platform New Light Technologies (NLT) is on its way to attend  Geo Week 2025 at the Denver Colorado Convention Center from February 10th through 12th. As an exhibitor, NLT will showcase its cutting-edge IMPACT platform—a robust tool designed to enhance disaster management and incident response. Visitors to Geo Week can find NLT at booth 507, where they’ll have the opportunity to explore the platform's capabilities firsthand.

We are thrilled to announce that QGIS has been officially recognized as a Digital Public Good (DPG) by the Digital… Read more QGIS recognized as Digital Public Good

With the QGIS Grant Programme 2024 (Updates #1 & #2), we were able to support 7 enhancement proposals that improve… Read more Reports from the winning grant proposals 2024

Tell Us About Yourself My name is Kseniia. Right now, I am a student in the International Cartography Master program, but before starting my studies, I worked for many years as an analyst in the field of urban and transport planning. I think it’s because this field often involves working with different barriers (physical, social […] The post Maps and Mappers 2025 – January – Kseniia Nifontova appeared first on GeoHipster.

Paul shows you how to access raster data stored in the cloud or object storage for PostGIS using cloud optimized GeoTIFF (aka COG) files. He also includes some functions for working with raster elevation.

Due to some issues I’m running behind just a bit – so enjoy this map from December of 2024. Tell Us About Yourself I am a Senior Cartographer at National Geographic Maps, own my own freelance business, Tombolo Maps & Design, and have been making maps professionally for 15 years.  My maps have been in more […] The post Maps and Mappers 2024 – December – Aly Degraff Ollivierre appeared first on GeoHipster.

The Bhuvan portal, developed by the Indian Space Research Organization’s National Remote Sensing Centre, is powered by OGC Standards and caters to 150,000 unique users per day, achieving an impressive 20 million hits daily. The post Bhuvan: Transforming India’s Governance with Geospatial Insights appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

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Covering an area of about 400 square miles, Tampa Bay is Florida's largest open water estuary. The post Florida’s Largest Open Water Estuary appeared first on Geography Realm.

In previous posts we have noted how one can explore urban issues through newspapers, while at the same time we have used social media to explore trends in vaccinations. In a recently published paper in PLOS Digital Health entitled "From print to perspective: A mixed-method analysis of the convergence and divergence of COVID-19 topics in newspapers and interviews" with Qingqing Chen, Adam Sullivan, Jennifer Surtees, Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter and myself, we thought we would explore how COVID-19 was reported in newspapers and how this varied from interviews. The rationale behind this was that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to diverse experiences influenced by public health measures like lockdowns and social distancing. To explore these dynamics, we introduce a novel ’big-thick’ data approach that integrates extensive U.S. newspaper data with detailed interviews. By employing natural language processing (NLP) and geoparsing techniques, we identify key topics related to the pandemic and...

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Introduction The geospatial industry has seen significant transformation with the rise of open-source solutions. Tools like QGIS, PostGIS, OpenLayers, and GDAL have provided alternatives to proprietary GIS software, providing cost-effective, customizable, and community-driven mapping and spatial analysis capabilities. While open-source GIS thrives on collaboration and accessibility, it still operates within a competitive landscape influenced by […]

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Cloud-Native Geospatial represents a significant shift in how geospatial data is processed, stored, and analyzed. This approach offers GIS Professionals greater scalability, allowing them to handle massive datasets without relying on traditional and often limited on-premise infrastructure. Additionally, the cloud-native approach enhances collaboration by enabling multiple users to access and work on shared datasets in real-time, regardless of their physical location, helping to eliminate data silos. This level of accessibility and flexibility empowers GIS professionals to deliver faster results, streamline workflows, and adapt to the growing demands of modern geospatial applications. What is Cloud-Native Geospatial? Cloud-native geospatial refers to the practice of leveraging cloud-based technologies and architectures to handle geospatial data in the cloud, ideally without migrating it between heavy/purpose-built storage and file formats. This approach focuses on...

This past December, I attended the Thermal Remote Sensing (TRS) Workshop in Leicester, UK.

PLUS: How Meta is improving vision transformers, handling uncertainty in mapping, and more.

Cartopareidolia is the phenomenon of seeing people and animals in maps. The post Cartopareidolia: Seeing People and Animals in Maps appeared first on Geography Realm.

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Loftmyndir ehf. is an Icelandic company providing geospatial data for Iceland, such as aerial photography, LIDAR data and terrain models. They also provide online maps taylored to specific needs of...

Following up on my last post, I wanted to share some more details about the experience of using AI tools to code a plugin for QGIS, one that has seen some reasonable success, with over 2000 downloads in the past couple of months. My hope is to inspire others to make their own QGIS plugins and other geospatial tools, as I think more people doing AI-assisted coding has the potential to accelerate the momentum of the open source ecosystem. Cursor & QGIS — awesome together :) Can you really code a QGIS plug-in just using AI tools? Before we dig in I want to give everyone who is not a coder some encouragement to jump in and try things out. The quick answer is yes! You can code a QGIS plug-in even if you’re not a software developer. I’m sure you’ve seen the videos of people building cool things with AI tools, but it can still be hard to actually dive into it. For me the most important thing is to have a real problem you’re...

The post discusses AI hallucination - when AI generates incorrect information. It explores two main problems: user frustration with incorrect outputs and uncertainty about managing these errors long-term. Using a geodetic network analogy, it explains how AI errors can propagate like measurement errors in surveying, suggesting we need better frameworks for detecting and managing hallucinations.

Grid modernization sounds like a dream come true: smart meters, renewable energy, real-time data flowing seamlessly through a network that can anticipate problems before they even happen. It’s a future everyone’s racing toward, and telecommunications is the driving force behind it. La entrada The backbone of grid modernization: Connecting telecom innovation to smarter field operations se publicó primero en Fulcrum.

Environmental conservation faces massive challenges, from deforestation to climate change, but technology is transforming how organizations tackle these issues. Location intelligence tools, including geographic information systems (GIS), satellite imagery, and spatial analytics, help organizations track, analyze, and respond to environmental threats in real time. These tools provide conservationists with accurate data to monitor forests, map wildlife habitats, and optimize strategies with precision. La entrada How to advance environmental conservation with location intelligence tools se publicó primero en Fulcrum.

Graphic designers! Here’s an easy way to grab beautiful accurate open map data for your design work. Real data. No tracing. Download vector map data as points, lines, and polygons, all styled and ready for your work in Illustrator or whatever program you use. Maps rule, and it’s too fun not to dive into the …

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Energy keeps the world running, but keeping energy systems running has never been more complex. Demand is rising, infrastructure is aging, and the push for lower emissions is reshaping how power is generated and delivered. At the same time, supply chains are strained, regulations are tightening, and skilled labor shortages make efficiency more critical than ever. The energy industry is in the middle of a digital transformation for fieldwork, with new technologies reshaping how field teams operate and respond to these challenges. La entrada The digital transformation of fieldwork powering energy’s next wave se publicó primero en Fulcrum.

Explore viewers for visualizing GIS vector data in shapefile format, available for both desktop and web browsers. The post Shapefile Viewers appeared first on Geography Realm.

I have been watching the codification of spatial data types into GeoParquet and now GeoIceberg with some interest, since the work is near and dear to my heart. Writing a disk serialization for PostGIS is basically an act of format standardization – albeit a standard with only one consumer – and many of the same issues that the Parquet and Iceberg implementations are thinking about are ones I dealt with too. Here is an easy one: if you are going to use well-known binary for your serialiation (as GeoPackage, and GeoParquet do) you have to wrestle with the fact that the ISO/OGC standard for WKB does not describe a standard way to represent empty geometries. Empty geometries come up frequently in the OGC/ISO standards, and they are simple to generate in real operations – just subtract a big thing from a small thing. SELECT ST_AsText(ST_Difference( 'POLYGON((0 0, 1 0, 1 1, 0 1, 0 0))', 'POLYGON((-1 -1, 3 -1, 3 3, -1 3, -1 -1))' )) If you have a data set and are running...

Sometimes I realize that in the amount of time I’ve spent looking for detailed data, I could have just created it. Often, water polygons at the scale you need for your mega-detailed map just aren’t available. Here’s how to draw a complex polygon in ArcGIS Pro super easily. And, for giggles, how you can style …

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MyGeodata Converter [https://mygeodata.cloud/] is a SaaS (Software as a Service) platform designed for the conversion, transformation, and processing of vector and raster spatial data. Launched in 2010, it was created to address the need for an easy and efficient way to convert and transform GIS and CAD data without requiring software installation or specialized knowledge. […]

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Sado Island is an example of a landmass with tripartite physical geography. The post Sado Island: An Example of Tripartite Geography appeared first on Geography Realm.

Last month I released my first QGIS plug-in, and promised I’d write an in-depth post about it. I’ll give an overview and dig into some of the motivations, and then I’ll put the details of my experience of coding with AI in its own follow up post. Background I’ve been a long time QGIS user, though am very far from an expert — I mostly open different files and visualize them. I’ve never been able to afford an Esri license, so it’s QGIS all the way for me. And I’ve always loved the plugin ecosystem: the fact that many people worldwide are adding all kinds of functionality so that anyone can customize it to their needs is just awesome, and a testament to the power of open source. There’s still things Esri can do better, but we’re now at the point where there’s a lot of things QGIS can do better. I also recently have ‘become a coder’ again, thanks to the power of AI tools. I’ll dive into more of the experience in my next post, but it meant...

Today, I’m super excited to share with you the announcement that our open source textbook “Geocomputation with Python” has finally arrived in print and is now available for purchase from Routledge.com, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and other booksellers. “Geocomputation with Python” (or geocompy for short) covers the entire range of standard GIS operations for both vector and …Read More

What is Strategic Planning and Why Does it Matter? Strategic planning is one of the most important things you can do for your organization. It helps you not only paint the picture of where you want your organization to be in the future, but also draws the roadmap for how you’re going to get there.  […]

In previous posts, we have written how large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can be used in various urban analytical applications. We have kept exploring this potential especially with respect to citizen science applications. To this end we have just published a new paper in iScience, entitled "New Directions in Mapping the Earth’s Surface with Citizen Science and Generative AI". In the paper, lead by Linda See, we discuss how multi-modal LLMs (MLLMs) which are like LMMs but can take different forms of inputs (e.g., text, images, video) and output multi-modal information (e.g., take an image and output a description) could be leveraged to enhance citizen science land cover/land use mapping campaigns. If this sounds of interest, below you can read the abstract to the paper, see some of the figures we use to build our argument, while at the bottom of the post you can see the full reference and a link to the actual paper.Abstract: As more satellite imagery has become openly...

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I know it’s short notice, but I wanted to let you all know that I’m doing a livestream tomorrow. It’s been well over 2½ years since my last one. I’ll be covering a few monochrome maps I made for an upcoming book. Please come on by to ask questions, offer feedback, and share your thoughts … Continue reading Going Live →

When and where? Geomob London took place at 6:00 PM on Thursday the 30th of January, 2025 at Geovation Hub at (Sutton Yard, 65 Goswell Rd, London EC1V 7EN) Summary Thread Post by @[email protected] View on Mastodon Agenda Our format for the evening will be as it always has been: doors open at 18:00, set up and general mingling at 18:30 we begin the talks with a very brief introduction Each speaker will have slides and speak for 10-15 minutes. After each talk there will be time for 2-3 questions. We vote - using Feature Upvote - for the best speaker. The winner will receive a SplashMap and unending glory (see the full list of all past winners). We head to a nearby pub for discussion and #geobeers paid for by the sponsors. The speakers: Andy Ashburner, Pin Drop Maxime Lenormand, Fused.io Michael Dales, Geospatial to save the planet: assessing tropical forest restoration projects using all...

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As a consultant, I have to submit my resume a lot. You always want you resume tailored to the project you’re trying to land. In the old days, that meant taking the most recent version, tweaking it, and hope that any gaps from the previous version aren’t fatal. But these aren’t the old days and … Continue reading A Career Narrative – Not a Resume →

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I found myself sitting in a hospital talking to a doctor: Doc: You sure you haven’t had a heart attack? Me: I’m pretty sure…..Wouldn’t I know? Doc: Well……Yes and no. It was a conversation I didn’t want to have but there I sat having it. I didn’t know this was going to turn into the […] The post Once upon a time appeared first on North River Geographic Systems Inc.

When and where? Geomob Edinburgh was held at 6pm on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025. at The Melting Pot at 15 Calton Rd, Edinburgh EH8 8DL (Google Map,OpenStreetMap) Summary Thread Post by @[email protected] View on Mastodon Agenda Our format for the evening will be: doors open at 18:00, set up and general mingling at 18:30 we begin the talks with a very brief introduction Each speaker will have slides and speak for 10 minutes. After each talk there will be time for 2-3 questions. We head to a nearby pub for discussion and #geobeers paid for by diagonalWorks and OpenCage. The speakers: Ed Freyfogle - The Joy of Geocoding Gregory Marler - The Joy of Geo Socialising Nick Sutton - EmergencyLocate Location Data and the Emergency Services We are always looking for speakers, volunteer to speak! The organizers: Geomob Edinburgh is organized by Gala Camacho Thanks Geomob would not be possible without speakers and sponsors....

The new Abstract Specification Topics define fundamental concepts and operations for Coverages, the digital representations of varying phenomena over a specific spatiotemporal extent. The post OGC approves two new Abstract Specification Topics concerning Coverages appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

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A goal for me this year is to ‘ship more’, so in the spirit of releasing early and often I wanted to share a little new project I got going this past weekend. See https://github.com/cholmes/geoparquet-tools. It’s a collection of utilities for things I often want to do but that aren’t trivial out of the box with DuckDB. It started focused on just checking GeoParquet files for ‘best practices’, which I’ve been working on writing up in this pull request, as I realized that lots of people are publishing awesome data as GeoParquet but don’t always pick the best options (and the tools don’t always set the best defaults). So it can check compression, if there’s a bbox column, and row group size. It also attempts to check if a file is spatially ordered, but I’m not sure if it works across different types of approaches. It does seem to work with Hilbert curves generated from DuckDB. I do need to refine the row group...

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DuckDB continues to be my go to tool for geospatial processing, after I discovered it over a year ago. Since that time its functionality has continued to expand, and as of version 1.1 it reads and writes GeoParquet natively, as long as you have the spatial extension installed. LOAD spatial; CREATE TABLE fields AS (SELECT * from 'https://data.source.coop/kerner-lab/fields-of-the-world-cambodia/boundaries_cambodia_2021.parquet'); COPY fields TO 'cambodia-fields.parquet'; Be sure to always run LOAD spatial; or the table won’t get a geometry column, it will just create blobs. If you see errors or your output data is just Parquet and not GeoParquet that’s likely the source of your problems. I often forget to add it at the beginning of my sessions — perhaps there is some nice way to configure DuckDB to always load it, but I don’t know it (yet). I also do recommend that you always use zstd compression, as it generally results in at least 20% smaller files, and its speed is...

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Wir haben etwas auf die letzten Monate zurückgeschaut. Was hat unsere Kunden und uns bewegt? Was haben wir als relevante und interessante Themen angeschaut und im Blog behandelt? Manchmal wird man sich dessen aufgrund der dynamischen Entwicklungen in manchen Tätigkeitsbereichen von EBP gar nicht in der ganzen Breite bewusst. Aus diesem Grund haben wir in …

Drought conditions in the lead-up to the 2025 L.A. fires

As a consultant, I have always placed a premium on the maturity of the technologies I recommend and deploy for my customers. While staying current with innovations, especially in the geospatial space, is a critical part of my work, I believe in letting new technologies develop and stabilize before introducing them into customer workflows. This … Continue reading Cloud, Ready →

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OGC invites developers and other contributors to the next Open Standards Code Sprint, to be held from March 25-27, 2025. The post Registrations Open for the next OGC Code Sprint appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

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In the past I have written about my colleague Nicolas Holm, such as when I shared the following URL that features Nicolas’ very useful map to access the open data portals of the world. Nicolas has just completed writing a new book, Data at the Edge, which I believe will be of high interest to […]

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Die GRASS GIS-Community würdigt die langjährigen Beiträge von Roger Bivand zur Entwicklung des rgrass-Pakets. The post Großer Dank an Roger Bivand! appeared first on Markus Neteler Consulting.

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We are thrilled to announce the development of the BNG Co-Pilot, an innovative platform for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) assessment supported by the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) and Amazon Web Service (AWS). This groundbreaking initiative applies Generative AI and advanced geospatial analytics to address the complexities of ensuring that land development projects in the UK … Introducing BNG Co-Pilot Read More » The post Introducing BNG Co-Pilot appeared first on Sparkgeo.

The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.5.2. This version requires PostgreSQL 12 - 17, GEOS 3.8 or higher, and Proj 6.1+. To take advantage of all features, GEOS 3.12+ is needed. SFCGAL 1.4+ is needed to enable postgis_sfcgal support. To take advantage of all SFCGAL features, SFCGAL 1.5+ is needed. 3.5.2 source download md5 NEWS PDF docs: en ja, fr, zh_Hans HTML Online en ja fr zh_Hans Cheat Sheets: postgis: en ja fr zh_Hans postgis_raster: en ja fr zh_Hans postgis_topology: en ja fr zh_Hans postgis_sfcgal: en ja fr zh_Hans address standardizer, postgis_tiger_geocoder: en ja fr zh_Hans This release is a bug fix release that includes bug fixes since PostGIS 3.5.1.

In this experiment I used AI to automate architecture documentation by testing Aider (an AI coding assistant). After just 5 minutes and 5 prompts, I generated a decent C4 diagram for a Streamlit web application. While not perfect, this experiment shows the promising future of AI-assisted documentation.

I started the year with a sense of renewal. By that, I mean that I had cataract surgery the first week of the year and I literally have a new vision for the future. This time last year, I was already down with bronchitis – the result of an unnamed respiratory illness that knocked me … Continue reading Onward to 2025 →

Digital transformation promises to revolutionize field operations, unlocking unprecedented efficiency, precision, and insight. But as exciting as this future sounds, the path to get there can be fraught with challenges. From unclear goals to resistance among team members, even the most promising field technology initiatives can falter. The good news? By anticipating these pitfalls, your organization can sidestep them and pave the way for meaningful, lasting change. La entrada Successful digital transformation starts with smarter field technology adoption se publicó primero en Fulcrum.

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In this episode, Project Geospatial explores the USGS Landsat year in review.Landsat, a satellite program capturing Earth images for over 50 years, is invaluable for monitoring environmental changes and managing resources. The program’s recent report highlights its worth at $25.6 billion, showcasing its significant real-world benefits, such as improving flood mapping for farmers, saving millions in wildfire restoration, and enhancing water quality monitoring. With the upcoming Landsat Next mission, featuring advanced sensors and expanded capabilities, the potential for breakthroughs in research and economic value is enormous. The program’s legacy, including the retirement of Landsat 7, emphasizes the importance of accessible data for global collaboration and diverse applications.#Landsat #EarthObservation #SatelliteData #EnvironmentalMonitoring #ClimateChange #WaterResources #WildfireManagement #OpenData #USGS #AgriculturalMonitoring #GlobalCollaboration #SpaceTechnology #LandsatNext...

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A year ago, the idea of creating a plugin capable of generating CityJSON building models directly from QGIS emerged at Oslandia. Thanks to the preliminary work of students from the...

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Giro3D is a geospatial data visualization library for the Web. Free and open source, it is compatible with numerous geospatial data sources (rasters, vectors, point clouds…). 👉 See the complete...

"Playground" by Richard Powers explores the interplay of technological ambition and environmental concerns, highlighting tensions between progress and preservation through diverse characters on a remote island.

In December, there were 37 new plugins published in the QGIS plugin repository. Here follows the quick overview in reverse… Read more Plugin Update – December, 2024

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Die BIM-Methodik und der damit verbundene BIM- und Daten-Lebenszyklus werden meist anhand des Ideals “Projekt auf der grünen Wiese” (z.B. Neubau einer Immobilie) dargestellt. Je länger die BIM-Methodik jedoch in (Pilot-)Projekten praktiziert wird, desto deutlicher wird, dass dieses theoretische Ideal des einfachen Lebenszyklus-Pfeils mit interagierenden Akteuren, den Anforderungen der Praxis und insbesondere des Infrastrukturbaus nicht …

A week ago I did an episode with Priscilla Cole about her organizing the Geospatial Risk Summit:The Geospatial Index is a reader-supported publication.

In this new release, you will find new algorithms, default output styles, and other usability improvements, in particular for working with public transport schedules in GTFS format, including: Note: To use this new version of Trajectools, please upgrade your installation of MovingPandas to >= 0.21.2, e.g. using import pip; pip.main(['install', '--upgrade', 'movingpandas']) or conda install …Read More

Understanding your data’s coordinates is the first step to turning spatial information into actionable insights.Continue reading on Spatial Data Science »

In 2025, research on the web involves using ChatGPT for specific technical queries while considering sources and environmental impact, as Google's search has become less efficient.

Another post over break! This one also comes from a student’s suggestion on how to use Weather data in the form of gridded NetCDFs. This is a common format of the weather data provided by NOAA. The data are set up as a time-stacked set of rasters or spacetime cubes. The downloads have multiple years’ […]

SummaryThe Geography 2050 Symposium highlighted significant themes surrounding climate change, conflict, human mobility, technology, and collaboration. Experts gathered to discuss the complexities of climate as a “threat multiplier” and its impact on migration and societal issues.Highlights🌍 Climate change is a “threat multiplier” affecting resource conflicts.🚶‍♂️ Approximately 120 million people are currently forcibly displaced due to climate factors.💻 Advancements in geospatial intelligence are crucial for understanding climate impacts.🤝 Collaboration across sectors is essential to tackle climate challenges effectively.🌊 The case of Tuvalu demonstrates proactive approaches to climate-induced migration.📊 Local knowledge and traditional practices play a vital role in adaptation strategies.🔍 Data transparency and accessibility are key to empowering communities facing climate issues.Keywords as hashtags#ClimateChange #Geography2050 #Migration #GeospatialIntelligence...

Project Geospatial presents an AI experiment aggregating and analyzing our content captured from FedGeoDay 2024. Not all content is covered but this definitely covers the highlights and major themes of the conference.Get ready for a deep dive into a recap pf key discussions and innovative ideas presented at FedGeoDay 2024! This recap podcast explores the major themes, from the modernization of geospatial workflows to the impact of AI and machine learning.Key topics covered include:Open Source Solutions: Discover how open source software and data are becoming critical infrastructure within the government. Learn about the challenges and opportunities of using open source geospatial data for decision-making.Data Modernization: Understand how agencies are moving beyond traditional GIS systems to embrace database-centric approaches. Hear discussions around cloud-native geospatial data and the importance of interoperability.AI and Remote Sensing: Explore the role of federal agencies in the...

SummaryThe video recaps the 2024 FOSS4G North America event, highlighting key discussions and innovations in open-source geospatial technology.HighlightsOverview of the FOSS4G NA event, focusing on open-source geospatial advancements.Insightful discussions on collaborative projects and community contributions.Presentations from industry leaders and experts in geospatial technology.Networking opportunities that fostered connections among participants.Emphasis on future trends and challenges in the open-source geospatial sector.Keywords#FOSS4G #geospatial #technology #open-source #community #innovation

Here's a podcast description for our GEOINT 2024 recap episode, highlighting major themes from the conference. This is an AI podcast experiment aggregating our content helping analyze and bring focus on what's important. Tune in and listen in.Join us for a deep dive into the highlights of the GEOINT 2024 Symposium! This year's conference in Orlando, Florida, was packed with exciting developments, and we're here to break down the key themes and trends that emerged. We'll explore how the geospatial intelligence community is evolving, discussing everything from cutting-edge technologies to the expanding role of commercial partnerships.In this episode, we'll cover:The Proliferation of Satellites and Data: The sheer number of satellites being launched, including small sats with impressive capabilities, is revolutionizing GEOINT. We'll discuss the implications of this increased access to imagery, the variety of sensors, and how it impacts different markets.The Rise of AI and Machine...

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Last December, the OGC@30 Anniversary Celebration and OGC Innovation Days DC 2024 brought together geospatial experts under the theme Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Futures. The post Overture Maps Foundation at OGC Events 2024: Championing Open Data and Interoperability appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

This article describes "star-collector," a tool for automatically publishing web favorites using GitHub Actions and AI-generated titles, leveraging transformers for title creation from Mastodon posts.

I did a lot of reading last year, a lot, perhaps because I had a lot of down time. I tend to read before going to sleep, and recovery from surgery and other things means I go to bed early and then fill the time between bed and sleep with books. Books, books, and more books. To be totally precise, I read books on a Kindle, which allows me to read in the middle of the night in the dark with the back light. Also to read from any position, since all books are the same, light weight when consumed via an e-reader. I am a full e-reader convert. Anyway, I’ve had means, motive and opportunity, and I read a tonne. Some of it was bad, some of it was good, some of it was memorable, some not. Of the 50 or so books I read last year, here are ten that made me go “yes, that was good and memorable”. Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver I used to read Booker Prize winners, but I found the match to my taste was hit-and-miss. The Pullitzer Prize nominees list, on the other hand, has given me piles...

The civil society organization AfroLeadership, based in Cameroon and serving a wide swath of sub-Saharan Africa, has become a member of OGC. The post AfroLeadership Joins OGC to Support Advocacy for Transparency, Accountability, and Citizen Participation in Public Policies appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

Managing geospatial data effectively is an important challenge for organizations that use location information for decision-making. Portfolio management for geospatial data involves organizing, evaluating, and prioritizing datasets to maximize their value while minimizing redundancy, inefficiency, and cost. However, such data carries a unique set of challenges that require deliberate strategies to address. Metadata management plays […]

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Welcome to GeoAI Unpacked! I am Ali Ahmadalipour and in this newsletter, I share insights and deep dives in geospatial AI, focusing on business opportunities and industry challenges.

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How to visualize country borders with Python The post Easy Map Boundary Extraction with GeoPandas appeared first on Towards Data Science.

With many students graduating, I have had questions about how long will my ArcGIS Online account live and how can I move my work to another so I can keep a portfolio. Most schools only keep accounts open for a semester or two after graduation, and others right after graduation. So your best bet is […]

In this episode of Project Geospatial's Industry Limelight, we sit down with Piers Dormeyer, CEO of EagleView, a leader in geospatial technology that's changing the way we understand and interact with the world around us.

The NatGeo Esri world water map and data could be very useful for policymakers, educators, data enthusiasts, analysts, and even the general public.    https://news.nationalgeographic.org/world-water-map-insights-launch-2024/ The World Water Map (WWM) is designed to draw public attention to a growing problem: In many parts of the world, demand for fresh water now exceeds the supply from rivers and shallow […]

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Introducing Topoprint.ch, a platform for creating personalized, 3D-printable topographic models of any location in Switzerland, accessible through social media bots. This post explains the "what," the "why," and a bit of the "how.".

Transforming Data into Insights: New Light Technologies, Inc. (NLT) Advances Mental Health Research Through Remote Sensing and Data Science Visualization in a New Study Published in Nature Mental Health A groundbreaking study recently published in Nature Mental Health conducted in collaboration with the TReNDS Center at Georgia State University, New Light Technologies, Inc. (NLT), and researchers from around the world reveals how urban features such as built environments, nighttime light emissions, and vegetation significantly influence children's brain development, cognition, and mental health. This pioneering research combines satellite-derived environmental data with advanced neuroimaging to provide novel insights into the intricate relationship between urban living and young minds. 

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When and where? Geomob Lisbon till take place on the evening of Wednesday, March 19th, 2025 at Startup Lisboa, Rua da Prata 80, 1100-420 Lisbon (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap). Doors open at 17:30 and talks will begin at 18:00 Doors open at 18:00 and talks will begin at 18:15. Agenda Doors open at 18.00, set up and general mingling Talks begin at 18:15 with a very brief introduction Each speaker will have slides and speak for 10-15 minutes. After each talk there will be time for 2-3 questions. We vote the best speaker. The winner will receive the best speaker prize and unending glory (see the full list of all past winners). Discussion and #award and #geobeers paid for by the sponsors. The speakers: Kateryna Konieva, Bridging Geospatial and AEC worlds Ana Bonifácio, Architect, urban planner and emotional researcher. Luís de Sousa, Discrete Global Grid Systems: the future of GIS. José Miguel Cordero Carvacho - Prompt2Map, Map...

When and where? Geomob Edinburgh x Edinburgh Earth Observatory Seminars x AGI will be held at 5:30pm on Friday, March 28th, 2025. at The ECCI at Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Edinburgh EH1 1LZ (Google Map,OpenStreetMap) Agenda Our format for the evening will be: doors open at 17:30, set up and general mingling at 18:00 we begin the talks with a very brief introduction - some talks brought by Geomob some talks brought by EEO Each speaker will have slides and speak for 10 minutes. After each talk there will be time for 2-3 questions. We head to a nearby pub for discussion and #geobeers sponsored by OpenCage and Esri. The speakers: Euan Mitchell from Space Intelligence - Pantropical cocoa and coffee mapping for EUDR compliance Dave Craig - Soundscape Using protomaps for audio description Kira Myers from ECCI - Spatial Storytelling to Drive Climate Action Amy Tyndall from EOLAS Insight - Overground,...

When and where? Geomob San Francisco will place on the evening of Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 at the Meta SF office, 250 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94105 Maps: OpenStreetMap, Google Maps We are delighted to organize this event in collaboration with the GeoMeetup community! Please find the full details, speaker list, and the event sign-up on the GeoMeetup site. Agenda Doors open at 5:30, set up and general mingling Talks begin at 6:00 with a very brief introduction Each speaker will have slides and speak for 10-15 minutes. After each talk there will be time for 2-3 questions. We retire to a nearby bar for discussion and #geobeers paid for by the sponsors. Speakers Please find the full details, speaker list, and the event sign-up on the GeoMeetup site. Would you like to speak at a future event? Volunteers are always welcome The organizers: Geomob San Francisco is organized by Silas Toms and Marc Prioleau Thanks Geomob would not be...

When and where? Geomob Netherlands will place in Utrecht on the evening of Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 at the NOVI University of Applied Sciences: Newton House, 4th floor, Newtonlaan 247, 2584 BH Utrecht OpenStreetMap, Google Maps Agenda Doors open at 16.30, set up and general mingling Talks begin at 17:00 with a very brief introduction Each speaker will have slides and speak for 10-15 minutes. After each talk there will be time for 2-3 questions. After the speeches, we vote for the best speaker. The winner will receive the best speaker prize and unending glory (see the full list of all past winners). Discussion and #award and #geobeers paid for by the sponsors: NOVI Hogeschool. The speakers: Jorrit Okkerman, Een groenere leefomgeving door de automatische Kapwachter MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON Would you like to speak? Speaker volunteers are always welcome The organizers: Geomob Netherlands (GeomobNL) is organized by Dirk Voets,...

When and where? Geomob Berlin will take place at 18:00 on Wednesday the 4th of June, 2025. Location to be announced. Agenda Our format for the evening will be as it always has been: doors open at 18:00, set up and general mingling at 18:30 we begin the talks with a very brief introduction Each speaker will have slides and speak for 10-15 minutes. After each talk there will be time for 2-3 questions. We vote - using Feature Upvote - for the best speaker. The winner will receive a SplashMap and unending glory (see the full list of all past winners). We head to a nearby pub for discussion and #geobeers paid for by the sponsors. The speakers: Georg Held, Community Mapping for Safe Roads to School Evgenii Burmakin, Dawarich and how it uses geospatial services and tools Dr. Alana Belcon, Maps - Should we trust them? Maik Busch, VulkanMaps, a GPU based Rendering Engine for OpenStreetMap ...

When and where? Geomob London will place at 6:00 PM on Wednesday the 18th of June, 2025 at Geovation Hub at (Sutton Yard, 65 Goswell Rd, London EC1V 7EN) Agenda Our format for the evening will be as it always has been: doors open at 18:00, set up and general mingling at 18:30 we begin the talks with a very brief introduction Each speaker will have slides and speak for 10-15 minutes. After each talk there will be time for 2-3 questions. We vote - using Feature Upvote - for the best speaker. The winner will receive a SplashMap and unending glory (see the full list of all past winners). We head to a nearby pub for discussion and #geobeers paid for by the sponsors. The speakers: Keir Clarke, Scrambled Maps Rain Wu, Maps as desires Steve Karmeinsky, OpenStreetMap UK update Anne Lee Steele, How maps and spatial thinking can be used for art and advocacy Alesja Gilvear and Ilya Ilyankou,...

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Nearly five years ago, I completed a project that, to my mind, remains the most significant of my cartographic career: An Atlas of Great Lakes Islands, manually printed in cyanotype, with a hand-stitched binding. I wanted to share this project with all of you, but there were only a few copies. So, I decided to … Continue reading Journey’s End →

Many organizations rely on geospatial technology to derive insights based on location and spatial relationship. Whether they are mapping infrastructure, analyzing environmental changes, or optimizing logistics, managing geospatial investments effectively is imperative. Two strategies, IT portfolio management and IT rationalization, can help organizations maximize the value of their geospatial assets while reducing inefficiencies. Leveraging the […]

Elizabeth digs into the history and various uses of the vector.

PLUS: infrastructure improves childhood outcomes, new methods of identifying buildings in satellite images, and more.

How to update Bing Maps with 70 3D cities

The GRASS GIS community recognises the long-term contributions of Roger Bivand for the development of the rgrass package. The post A big thank you to Roger Bivand! appeared first on Markus Neteler Consulting.

Our book The GIS Guide for Public Domain Data was first published in the midst of a myriad of articles about the negative consequences of drivers blindly following turn-by-turn directions from what was then still a pretty new capability provided by MapQuest, Google Maps, and in-vehicle GPS units. I had not seen many recent articles […]

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The PostGIS development team is pleased to provide bug fix releases for 3.5.1, 3.4.4, 3.3.8, 3.2.8, 3.1.12 Please refer to the links above for more information about the issues resolved by these releases.

The post Taylor Geospatial Institute & AWS Announce Winners of Generative AI for Geospatial Challenge appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Institute.

At Cercana, we have worked with geospatial systems that have run the gamut—from all-in proprietary stacks to pure open-source toolchains. As the technology landscape evolves, many organizations are blending both proprietary and open-source solutions. These hybrid architectures aim to capitalize on the best of each world, providing flexibility in how users store data, serve maps, […]

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If you aren’t doing anything else on the allotted 2.5 hours of January 24, 2025, then consider tuning in to this Women in GIS workshop where I’ll share the process (and all the data and documents) for making this migration map. The cost is free, unless you count the 2.5 hours of life you’ll invest, …

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As you create your 2025 budgets, we invite you to join us as a sponsor at CNG Conference 2025 in Snowbird, Utah from April 30 to May 2, 2025. Sponsorship amplifies your organization’s visibility and aligns you with the innovators and leaders driving the future of geospatial data. CNG Conference 2025 is designed to foster collaboration, innovation, and growth within the geospatial community, with sessions organized around four main tracks: On-ramp to Cloud-Native Geospatial Data, The Bridge Between Science and Technology, Technically Advancing Cloud-Native Geospatial, and Enabling Interoperability. These tracks will guide attendees in exploring foundational skills, interdisciplinary collaboration, technical advancements, and best practices, ensuring a comprehensive experience for professionals across the geospatial field. Through keynotes, workshops, and networking opportunities, the conference aims to advance knowledge sharing, career development, and community...

The earth is round. Our screens are flat. Therein lies the problem.

What happens when top geospatial minds come together? Big questions, bold ideas, and a roadmap for what’s next.

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Themed 'AI for Geo,' the meeting provided members with insights into what’s happening at OGC and how interoperable technologies are critical for tackling global challenges. The post A Recap of the 130th OGC Member Meeting, Goyang, Korea appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

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PLUS: using geospatial data to understand micromobility patterns, forest mapping techniques and new foundation models.

Census Bureau Releases Final 2020 Census Data Product The U.S. Census Bureau has officially released its final data product from the 2020 Census: the Supplemental Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (S-DHC). This release marks a significant milestone, as it brings a wealth of detailed information about households and the people living in them across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.

OGC’s newest Principal Member, BNETD, assists the Government of Côte d'Ivoire and other countries in eastern sub-Saharan Africa with major economic development projects. The post Côte d’Ivoire’s BNETD, a Key Player in Economic Development, Joins the Open Geospatial Consortium’s Global Community of Experts appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

Today, I want to point out a blog post over at https://carto.com/blog/urban-mobility-insights-with-movingpandas-carto-in-snowflake written together with my fellow co-authors and EMERALDS project team member Argyrios Kyrgiazos. For the technically inclined, the highlight are the presented UDFs in Snowflake to process and transform the trajectory data. For example, here’s a TemporalSplitter UDF: You can find the full code …Read More

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A quick guide to prepping digital elevation data The post USGS DEM Files: How to Load, Merge, and Crop with Python appeared first on Towards Data Science.

Notes and experiments from our latest wanderings in geospatial tech, GeoAI, and open data.

Last time we learned why English is a hard language, both for humans and especially for computers.  For this time I think we will look at the past of NLP to understand the present. It actually has been an interesting … Continue reading →

Here’s how to make the drought map used in the Drought Aware app. This video covers creating a custom imagery basemap, modified to best support thematic data, and a styling method for the overlain drought polygons so they tint the imagery a color based on severity and have a cumulative shadow appearance to give a …

As the holiday season wraps us in its warm embrace, we at T-Kartor can't help but reflect on a year filled with challenges, triumphs, and moments that made our hearts grow.

A chat with the deputy chair of the board, Valrie Grant

This past week we attended the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in Washington DC. At the AGU we presented two abstracts. The first follows on our work with respect to using synthetic populations within agent-based models. This work was with Na Jiang, Fuzhen Yin and Boyu Wang and entitled "A Framework for Populating Urban Digital Twins with Agents." Or more specially why digital twins need agents. Below you can see our abstract and a couple of figures showing our synthetic population workflow and how we integrate these into agent-based models.  Abstract:Over the last few years, considerable efforts have been placed in creating digital twins from diverse fields ranging from engineering to urban planning and many things in-between. These digital twins have benefited from the growth and availability of computational power and data. For example, in urban planning the growth of computational resources and the explosion of spatial data sources(e.g. remote sensing) has lead to...

November was a really productive month, with a remarkable total of 43 new plugins published in QGIS plugin repository. In… Read more Plugin Update – November, 2024

From real-time applications to ethical considerations, these trends could define the industry's trajectory in 2025 and beyond.

The high-profile awards recognize outstanding individuals and organizations for their exceptional contributions to the community. The post OGC Honors Geospatial Leaders and Dedicated Contributors at OGC@30 Anniversary Event appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

This article concerns features under development and subject to change. As part of the development of Giro3D's globe mode (see our article), let's take a closer look at the atmospheric...

OGC API – Moving Features provides a standard way to manage and interact with geospatial data representing phenomena and objects that move and change over time. The post OGC Membership approves OGC API – Moving Features – Part 1: Core as an official OGC Standard appeared first on Open Geospatial Consortium.

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PLUS: Using multispectral data to measure poverty, evaluating aid programs from space, and more.

Night-time satellite imagery reveals a key reason for the Syrian Government's combat ineffectiveness.

Kyle Barron, Cloud Engineer at Development Seed. You’ve spent years figuring out how to visualize large geospatial datasets in web browsers. Can you tell us a bit about your background and what initially drew you to this area? I have a bit of a nontraditional background; I have virtually no official training in geography or computer science. In college, I was interested in urban and environmental economics, trying to understand how policies shape cities and the environment. I planned to pursue a PhD in economics and after college worked for a health economics professor at MIT for two years. In that time I learned data analysis skills, but more importantly, I learned that I preferred data analysis and coding to academic research. I decided not to pursue a PhD and left that job to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,650-mile hiking trail from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon, and Washington. Over five months...

Spotlight on Success: University of Maryland Alumni at New Light Technologies   Introduction Discover the inspiring stories of University of Maryland alumni who are now key players at New Light Technologies (NLT). This article celebrates their contributions to our projects and showcases the real-world impact of their academic training.

You may have heard that “all maps lie” and that’s right (also, here’s some required reading). Each map is a collection of compromises, whether they’re geomatic (your projection and scale choices), editorial (your choice of subject and what you’ve chosen to show and not show), and thematic (how you choose to show quantitative information). There …

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One of our goals of this space has always been to raise awareness about location privacy in online and face-to-face environments. As theft rises across many parts of the world, theft prevention measures employed by business understandably increases. But with it is increasing access to people’s (in this case–shoppers) information. For example, this recent video, […]

The AGU Fall Meeting 2024, the largest gathering for Earth and space science, starts this morning, Monday December 9-13 in Washington, DC. This year, there are many papers on cloud-native geospatial technologies by CNG members and other experts. This blog post highlights some key talks and posters you won’t want to miss. Monday Dec 9 Dynamic Tiling for Earth Data Visualization: This talk explores dynamic tiling, a method for generating map tiles on-the-fly, allowing for real-time modifications and eliminating the need for constant updates. Presented by Aimee Barciauskas from Development Seed. Learn more. Wednesday Dec 11 VirtualiZarr - Create Virtual Zarr Stores Using Xarray Syntax: This paper presents VirtualiZarr, a tool that allows accessing old file formats (like netCDF) as if they were stored in cloud-optimized formats (like Zarr). The authors will demonstrate using the Worthy Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Efficiency Map dataset, which consists of ~40TB of data...

Spatial finance is emerging as a significant component of the geospatial landscape. As I have suggested before, this change has been happening incrementally for the last decade. That change has reached a tipping point.

Initiative aimed at identifying and addressing critical problems in food security calls for subject matter and geospatial experts to shape its activities and collaborate on innovation projects. The post Generative AI and the Geospatial Renaissance: A Call to Innovate appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Institute.

Tell Us About YourselfMy name is Antonia Blankenberg. Alongside being a drummer with the fantastic TBL8 Brass, I’m a Lead Consultant in Utilities with Esri Ireland and I’ve been working in GIS for 5 years now. I’ve always been interested in geography, but I only first came across GIS during my undergraduate degree. I took […] The post Maps and Mappers 2024 – October – Antonia Blankenburg appeared first on GeoHipster.

It’s that time of year when geographers the world over gather together in, let’s be honest, just slightly awkward office holiday parties. We dedicate 82-86% of our mental capacities to socializing with our colleagues over deserts and drinks, while the remaining 14-16% remain lasered right in on the massive geoprocessing task that is currently running …

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We're excited to share the latest Iris updates, designed to deliver even more robust capabilities and a streamlined experience for our customers and partners.

This week, I had the opportunity to attend OGC@30, the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). The early 1990s were the very beginning of my professional career and they were also a time of geospatial innovation. Many of the pioneers from that time, including OGC founder David … Continue reading Thirty Years of OGC →

PLUS: Tracking the growth of illegal mining, measuring the walkability of streets, and more.

Some news about QChat and the features provided by the new 1.1 version. #GISChat #GISTribe

Au delà du développement fonctionnel et de la maintenance, nous travaillons activement sur les problématiques de déploiement de QWC. Pour les différents projets client basés sur QWC, nous avons amélioré...

Our team will be in Washington, DC to see "What's Next for Science."

Create and visualize GIS data on the progress of the Vendée Globe 2024 race from official spreadsheets.

Jira is a powerful tool for managing Geospatial Programs, especially when integrated with Confluence and Bitbucket. This combination enhances task organization, documentation, and collaboration. Features such as task linking, smart commits, and expansive writing capabilities streamline complex project management, making these tools essential for optimizing workflows and improving efficiency.

Webseiten und mobile Anwendungen öffentlicher Einrichtungen müssen barrierefrei gestaltet sein, damit sie für alle Menschen, einschliesslich Personen mit Behinderungen, zugänglich sind. Was bedeutet Barrierefreiheit für digitale Produkte? Welche Richtlinien und Gesetze gelten und wie können diese umgesetzt werden? Barrierefreiheit bezeichnet die Gestaltung der Umwelt, so dass sie auch von Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen ohne fremde Hilfe …

This article concerns features under development and subject to change. Lighting in Giro3D Lighting is a crucial element in a 3D scene and helps enhance the readability of volumes and...

Crunchy Data hosted an online event for PostGIS on November 21st, 2024. Paul has a wrap up post discussing the highlights and themes throughout the day.

The Burmese Junta is looking for more ways to inflict terror.

PLUS: massive differences in land use datasets, CO2 emissions from private jets, and more.

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I recently had the opportunity to help organize last week’s inaugural DMV GIS Day, a virtual event hosted by New Light Technologies (NLT) that brought together geospatial professionals and enthusiasts from across the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region. It was an inspiring reminder of the innovation and collaboration that define our field and our region. … Continue reading Reflections on DMV GIS Day 2024 →

I just shared this approach with some friends, and thought I’d blog it here too. When I get a relatively small amount of monetary compensation for something, I take the ‘Feynman Approach’ to it and buy something fun with the money, giving me a sense of satisfaction from the compensation (which, presumably, was to compensate […]

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After a year on the offensive, the Arakan Army has nearly captured the entire countryside.

.. small area data refer to geographic, demographic and economic data tabulated for census blocks, block groups and census tracts — all subdivisions of counties. While these data might be produced by anyone, perhaps the most useful data in examining … Continue reading →

A recent article entitled “Electronic Warfare Spooks Airlines, Pilots and Air-Safety Officials” in The Wall Street Journal says that “Daily flights around the world are running into GPS spoofing, a hazard that poses new risks for pilots and passengers.” The article describes how commercial airlines are increasingly seeing alerts telling them to “pull up!” or […]

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Für ein Forschungsprojekt habe ich die Anfrage erhalten, eine Karte mit allen Einbahnstrassen Europas zu erstellen. Ziel war, die «Einbahnstrassen-Systeme» verschiedener europäischer Städte miteinander vergleichen zu können. Ich hatte die Idee, Daten von OpenStreetMap dafür zu nutzen, war mir aber nicht recht sicher, wie und wo ich die Daten ablegen sollte. Und es wäre auch …

tldr; Tired of working with large CSV files? Give GeoParquet a try! “Parquet is a powerful column-oriented data format, built from the ground up to as a modern alternative to CSV files.” https://geoparquet.org/ (Geo)Parquet is both smaller and faster than CSV. Additionally, (Geo)Parquet columns are typed. Text, numeric values, dates, geometries retain their data types. …Read More

Gestern habe ich seit langem wieder mal eine GIS Day-Veranstaltung besucht und zwar in Zürich. Es wurde ein Nachmittag voller interessanter Einblicke in Werdegänge im GIS-Umfeld, Diskussionen zur persönlichen Entwicklung und vielen Gelegenheiten zum Austausch und Netzwerken. Der Anlass wurde organisiert durch Adriana Kissling, Andreas Reimers (beide Stadt Zürich), Christian Sailer (ETHZ) und Philippe Lebert …

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It feels like only yesterday I was typing “2024 Geohipster Calendar”……….. 2025 is here and has been “triple checked” for my sanity. The price increased just a bit to $18.00 dollars. There are warnings all over the order page about the Canadian Mail Strike so order appropriately if you are in Canadia. Link to Purchase! […] The post 2025 Geohipster Calendar appeared first on GeoHipster.

PLUS: How Google is incorporating search trends data into geospatial modelling, the cost of electrifying households in Africa, and more

I know lately I’ve been in commercial mode, pointing you toward various projects of mine that you can support by giving me money. And I promise I’ll get back to less commercial musings as time goes on. But for now, I also want to alert you to a way you can give other people money, … Continue reading The Dream Lives →

We talk to John Nolte about Geospatial Professional Network

.. using iVDA and Visual Data Analytics .. a Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer -based tool that allows users to store, analyze, visualize, and interpret geographic data. Geographic data, also known as spatial or geospatial data, identifies the … Continue reading →

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In einer digitalisierten Welt sind präzise und aktuelle Daten entscheidend. In dieser Blogserie zeige ich, wie moderne Technologien wie Deep Learning genutzt werden können, um Daten zu Rollstuhlpark-plätzen effizient zu pflegen. Im dritten und letzten Teil dieser Serie wenden wir das trainierte Deep-Neural-Network flächendeckend auf den Kanton Fribourg an. Zusätzlich skalieren und automatisieren wir die …

[A PolyhedralSurface in the shape of a rabbit in the QGIS 2D canvas]. Initially designed for 2D mapping, QGIS has seen the emergence of 3D capabilities in recent years. As...

We invite you to join us at CNG Conference 2025 in Snowbird, Utah from April 30 to May 2 2025. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Snowbird, Utah, this inaugural event will convene the cloud-native geospatial community to learn from one another and collaborate to make geospatial data easier to access and use. The event will include keynote speeches, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, networking opportunities, and showcases of open-source projects, all designed to enhance attendees’ skills and knowledge. Participants will explore the newest developments in cloud-native geospatial technology, data accessibility, and practical applications. Save the date: April 30 - May 2, 2025 Where? Snowbird, Utah – about 40 minutes from Salt Lake City International Airport. Sponsorships: We are developing sponsorship packages. If you are interested, email us at [email protected] Interested in presenting? We will soon publish a call for proposals for presentations and...

They say it’s the mappiest day of the year, but here’s a short video we made for GIS Day way back at the mappiest place on earth (aka the Esri User Conference) back in July! November felt like forever away, but you know how all that goes. Thanks to Jo Ann Prichniewski for coordinating, Christie …

Today, with the combined efforts of T-Kartor team members Dela Awadzi and Mercedes Fernandez, along with the support of T-Kartor, Theorose School is poised to reach new heights in digital learning.

Step-by-Step Tutorial on Applying Segment Anything Model Version 2 to Satellite Imagery for Detecting and Exporting Field Boundaries in... The post Field Boundary Detection in Satellite Imagery Using the SAM2 Model appeared first on Towards Data Science.

For the past several years, I’ve enjoyed the process of cyanotype printing, and have released a number of projects based on this technique (including my favorite item I’ve ever made). Now, I’ve decided to take my recent work in developing terrain sketches, and turn it into a new series of prints. For this, though, I … Continue reading Kickstarter 3: The Return →

From emergency response to crime prevention and disaster management, GIS provides actionable insights, helping public safety agencies make informed decisions.

PLUS: detecting maritime crop circles and GPS spoofing, improving granular population mapping, and more.

AI and ML aren't simple add-ons. They're powerful tools that call for responsive, adaptable workflows to thrive. It's a commitment to efficiency, to cost savings, and ultimately, to future-proofing our processes.

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Getting nothing but static, getting nothing but staticStatic filling my attic from Channel Z – The B-52’s I joined LinkedIn first. A friend recommended it to me at the time and I signed up on February 11, 2004. Member number 224,376. I made my first attempt at a blog in 2005 and scuttled it after … Continue reading Reclamation →

This week on Wednesday, November 13, the CNG Virtual Conference 2024 will gather data user practitioners, enthusiasts, and newcomers to explore the latest in cloud-native geospatial technology. Come hear keynotes from NASA, Carto, the University of Tennessee, and speakers from many other organizations sharing updates and insights on cloud-native geo. This online event is an inclusive space for anyone curious about cloud-native geospatial, whether you’re an industry expert, an innovator, or just starting to explore cloud-native concepts. We invite you to join us to learn, connect, and engage with a field that’s rapidly changing how we work with geospatial data. Why You Should Attend Engage with the Future of Geospatial Cloud-native geospatial represents a transformative approach to handling data. At this conference, you’ll get an inside view into how cloud-native technology makes geospatial data faster, more flexible, and more scalable. And then discover how this...

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In numerous posts, we have been discussing synthetic populations and their use in agent-based modeling. But there are many modeling styles that also utilize synthetic populations. In our own work we often spend significant amounts of time creating such synthetic populations, especially those grounded with data, due to the time needed to collect, preprocess and generate the final synthetic population. To alleviate this, we (Na (Richard) Jiang, Fuzhen Yin, Boyu Wang and myself) have a new paper published in Scientific Data, entitled "A Large-Scale Geographically Explicit Synthetic Population with Social Networks for the United States." Our aim of this paper is to build and provide a geographically explicit synthetic population along with its social networks using open data including that from the latest 2020 U.S. Census which can be used in a variety of geo-simulation models.Summary of the Resulting Datasets.Specially, in the paper we outline how we created the a synthetic population...

One of the major outputs of Taylor Geospatial Engine’s first Innovation Bridge is the recently released Fields of The World dataset, also known as FTW. We wanted to take some time for a deep dive into the core idea, the various parts of the effort, and where things could go from here. The post Introducing Fields of The World appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Engine.

A vignette is a darkening (or lightening) of the edges of a composition, to subtly frame it and draw the eye in to the middle. It’s an old photographer’s darkroom trick. Lucky for us, I’ve spent many hours in the darkroom and have grown to appreciate the charm and effectiveness of a good vignette. Here’s …

PLUS: Improving air quality predictions, ship detection methods, and new agricultural datasets.

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Am diesjährigen CNO Panel vom 28. Oktober im Casino Bern waren wir mit unserer CNO Academy zum Thema «KI und Nachhaltigkeit» vertreten. Die Resonanz der Besucherinnen und Besucher für die drei EBP-Workshops war überwältigend: Mit mehr als 65 Anmeldungen war unsere CNO Academy bis auf den letzten Platz ausgebucht. Unsere Workshops zogen zahlreiche Fachleute aus …

How to turn vector elevation lines into a grid - and build it from Lego The post Rasterizing Vector Data in Python appeared first on Towards Data Science.

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Summary: I’m involved in organising a hackathon, and I’d love you to take part. The open-source GeoTAM hackathon focuses on estimating turnover for individual business locations in the UK, from a variety of open datasets. Please checkout the hackathon page and sign up. There are prizes of up to £2,000! (Click image for a larger […]

It’s been a while since my post on geo and the AI hype in 2019. Back then, I didn’t use the term “GeoAI”, even though it has certainly been around for a while (including, e.g., with dedicated SIGSPATIAL workshops since 2017). GeoAI isn’t one single thing. It’s an umbrella term, including: “AI for Geo” (using …Read More

We are pleased to announce the release of QGIS 3.40 Bratislava! Installers for Windows, Linux, and Mac are already out.… Read more QGIS 3.40 Bratislava is released!

These systems are not just about understanding our present but about anticipating our future—guiding us safely and sustainably through the challenges ahead.

In the last month of October, 18 new plugins were published in the QGIS plugin repository. Here follows the quick… Read more Plugin Update – October, 2024

While in the past we have written about how we can use agent-based models to capture basic patterns of life, and even developed a simulations, but until now we have never really demonstrated how we go about this. However, at the  SIGSPATIAL 2024 conference  we (Hossein Amiri, Will Kohn, Shiyang Ruan, Joon-Seok Kim, Hamdi Kavak, Dieter Pfoser, Carola Wenk, Andreas Zufle and myslf) have a demonstration paper entitled "The Pattern of Life Human Mobility Simulation." in which we show: How to run the Patterns of Life Simulation with the graphical user interface (GUI) to visually explore the mobility patterns of a region.How to run the Patterns of Life Simulation headless (without GUI) for large-scale data generation.How to adapt the simulation to any region in the world using OpenStreetMap data,Showcase how recent scalability improvements allow us to simulate hundreds of thousands of agents.If this sounds of interest, below we show the GUI to the model, along with the steps to generate a...

Making sense of planetary data with next-generation AI.

Friends, earlier this week I mentioned that I’d completed a whole bunch of terrain sketches using some novel techniques that allowed me to create a hachure drawing style from digital elevation data. If you’d like to see the whole set, I’ve now assembled them into a quick eBook for your perusing. Click the image below … Continue reading A Free eBook of Terrain Lines →

In the past we have written about the use of synthetic populations and their use in agent-based models. We are finding such synthetic populations to be extremely useful in the creation or initialization of agent-based models. To give you a sense of how we are utilizing such synthetic populations at the 7th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on Geospatial Simulation (GeoSim 2024),   Na (Richard) Jiang and myself have a new paper entitled  "Studying Contagious Disease Spread Utilizing Synthetic Populations Inspired by COVID-19: An Agent-based Modeling Framework." In the paper we show how we can we utilize a method to create the geographically-explicit synthetic population along with capturing their social networks and how this can be used to study  contagious disease spread (and various lineages of the disease) in Western New York. If this sounds of interest, below you can read the abstract from the paper, see some of the results and find the full reference and the link to the paper....

I thought I would switch topics and start to talk about things like Large Language Models and how they could be applied to things like Geographic Information System (GIS) data.  To do this, I think first it would be good … Continue reading →

Just a quick post, In recently released Encyclopedia of Human Geography edited by Barney Warf we were asked to write a short chapter entitled "Agent-based Models and Geography" In the chapter we discuss how over  the last several decades, agent-based modeling has gained widespread adoption in geography.and introduce the reader to what are agent-based models, how they have developed and types of geographical applications that can be explored with them, especially when linked to Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The chapter concludes with a brief summary along with a discussion of challenges and opportunities with agent-based modeling (ABM). If this sounds of interest, below you can find the full reference and link to the chapter. Example application domains for agent-based models over various spatial and temporal scales. For more examples and further details can be found at https://www.gisagents.org/Full Referece:Crooks, A.T. and Jiang, N. (2024), Agent-based Models and...

In the past we have explored how agent-based modeling can be used to study vaccine uptake and what is the mechanism underlying the diffusion of different vaccine opinions in hybrid spaces (e.g., physical, relational and cyber) can affect individuals’ vaccination decisions. But this prior work was limited to  just one small area. However, we know that urban and rural communities have different levels of digital connectivity and we were wondering if our initial findings are applicable to other counties which are more urban or to a larger study area. To explore this, at the 7th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on Geospatial Simulation (GeoSim 2024)  we (Fuzhen Yin, Na Jiang, Lucie Laurian and myself) have a paper entitled "Agent-based Modeling of COVID-19 Vaccine uptake in New York State: Information Diffusion in Hybrid Spaces". This paper significantly extends our previous work in a number of ways. First we move from a single rural county to the entire state of New York which has...

PLUS: measuring the impact of cool roofs on heat-related deaths, predicting forest fires, estimating building damages in conflict zones, and more.

Geopy's great circle method The post How to Make Proximity Maps with Python appeared first on Towards Data Science.

Gentle readers, I have some exciting things to share with you. After several months of tinkering and toolmaking, I have created a series of posters of iconic peaks (and other terrain), illustrated in a sketch style inspired by old hachure drawings. There are 37 designs to choose from, and I hope you’ll browse through. And, … Continue reading A New Take on an Old Style →

Die Mailingliste grass-dev (GRASS GIS Development) wurde von Mailman auf die Discourse-Plattform von OSGeo umgestellt. The post Umzug der Mailingliste grass-dev zu OSGeo Discourse appeared first on Markus Neteler Consulting.

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How to contribute to GRASS GIS development: Guidance for new developers in the GRASS GIS Project. The post How to contribute to GRASS GIS development appeared first on Markus Neteler Consulting.

The FOSS4G NA B2B social brings together open-source leaders from government and industry to network, discuss industry trends, and form partnerships. B2B fosters collaboration, knowledge sharing, and new business opportunities, aiming to strengthen industry connections and drive growth for participating companies. The mission of B2B is to facilitate networking and interpersonal connections that carry collaboration beyond the FOSS4G NA event and will include attendees from both industry and government.This year's event, sponsored by Greater St. Louis, featured a keynote from Square Co-Founder and Author Jim McKelvey.

Brian Monheiser emphasizes the importance of relationships in the geospatial community during the FOSS4G NA 2024 keynote. He reflects on personal experiences and professional journeys that shaped his career, underlining how connections contribute to individual growth and industry development.Highlights🎉 394 attendees from 7 countries, with 61% first-timers.💬 Monheiser shares personal reflections on loss and the value of relationships.🌍 He highlights the evolving geospatial landscape and community engagement.🎖️ Monheiser’s unexpected journey into geospatial intelligence began in the Marine Corps.🛠️ He discusses his transition from technical roles to open-source advocacy.🤝 Emphasizes learning from others and building meaningful connections.🎓 Acknowledges the influence of mentors and peers in his career journey.For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com#FOSS4G #Geospatial #Networking #Community #OpenSource #GeospatialIntelligence #Leadership

Nadine Alameh, PhD, delivered an insightful keynote at FOSS4G NA 2024, emphasizing the importance of open-source geospatial technologies in addressing contemporary challenges.Highlights🌍 Open-source geospatial technologies are vital for innovation.🔍 Collaboration across disciplines enhances project outcomes.📈 Data transparency fosters trust within communities.💡 Emphasis on education and training for future leaders.🤝 Partnerships with various sectors are crucial for growth.🌐 Global challenges require localized solutions through mapping.🛠️ Encouragement for developers to contribute to open-source projects.For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com#FOSS4G #Geospatial #OpenSource #Innovation #Collaboration #DataTransparency #CommunityBuilding

Michael Byrne’s keynote at FOSS4G NA 2024 emphasized the interconnection between broadband investment and geospatial development. He highlighted the importance of public policy and funding in fostering these ecosystems, particularly in the context of the U.S. government’s role.Highlights🌐 The next FOSS4G NA will be in the DC area, late October to early November 2024.🏆 Michael Byrne has a rich history as the first Geographic Information Officer for California and the FCC.📈 Investment in broadband can significantly enhance geospatial output and opportunities.🤝 Open-source communities require sustained investment and collaboration to thrive.📚 The Federal Geographic Data Committee was established by an executive order in 1994.💰 The Federal Geospatial Data Act lacks appropriations, raising concerns about funding for geospatial initiatives.📡 The Telecommunications Act of 1996 paved the way for modern broadband infrastructure funding through USAC.For more content like this check out...

Nathan McEachen discusses the integration of geospatial awareness into large language models (LLMs) through open-source software, emphasizing the importance of interoperability and knowledge-sharing in addressing complex societal issues.Highlights🌍 Geospatial awareness is crucial for addressing public health and climate crises effectively.🔗 Current data methodologies are siloed, making integration across domains challenging.📊 Knowledge infrastructures are needed to publish data in interoperable formats for better usability.🚨 The UN emphasizes collaboration across domains to tackle global challenges like sustainable development.💡 Large language models can enhance data analysis but require reliable geospatial metadata.🧩 Spatial knowledge graphs can help bridge gaps between geospatial data and LLMs by ensuring semantic relationships.⏳ Data validity and changing boundaries pose ongoing challenges in geospatial analysis.For more content like this check out...

Mark Mathis discusses the integration of artificial intelligence with geospatial data, showcasing tools and techniques to enhance data accessibility and usability.Highlights🌍 Impact Observatory created a global land cover map using AI and convolutional neural networks.🛠️ Natural language interfaces help users request specific geospatial maps easily.📊 Prompt engineering is essential for effective communication with AI models.🔧 Function calling allows AI to write code for precise data retrieval instead of generating possibly inaccurate answers.📈 Open standards facilitate integration and interoperability in geospatial applications.⚙️ Tools like LangChain enhance interaction with AI models for geospatial tasks.🗂️ Asynchronous processing enables efficient handling of complex geospatial requests.For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com#AI #Geospatial #FOSS4G #MachineLearning #DataScience #OpenStandards #ImpactObservatory

Nicholas Knize discusses optimizing geospatial indexing and hybrid search using advanced data structures within the Lucene framework at FOSS4G NA 2024. He emphasizes reducing cloud infrastructure waste and improving geospatial data processing efficiency.Highlights🌍 Discusses hybrid search and GeoAI advancements.💡 Explains the evolution of geospatial data structures in Lucene.📉 Addresses cloud infrastructure waste, estimated at $72 billion.⚙️ Describes improvements in handling complex shapes and polygons.🔄 Highlights collaboration between vector and geospatial indexing.📊 Emphasizes efficiency in search data structures for better performance.🛠️ Shares insights from experience at Elasticsearch and Lucene.For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com#Geospatial #DataStructures #HybridSearch #CloudComputing #GeoAI #Lucene #FOSS4G

Andrea Aime discusses how GeoServer facilitates the serving of Earth observation data, focusing on capabilities like cataloging, filtering, and image mosaicking from satellite data.Highlights🌍 GeoServer aids in managing vast Earth observation data from satellites and sensors.📊 The STAC API helps organize data into collections, making it easier to search.🔍 Customizable HTML interface enhances user experience for accessing data.🗄️ Image mosaics can be created dynamically, allowing for flexible data representation.⚙️ Supports various data sources, including local file systems and cloud storage.📈 Advanced filtering and sorting optimize data retrieval for specific needs.🖼️ Coverage views enable the integration of multi-band imagery for comprehensive analysis.For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com#GeoServer #EarthObservation #OpenSource #DataManagement #SatelliteData #ImageMosaic #SpatialAnalysis

Jason Gilman from Element 84 discusses the integration of large language models (LLMs) with geospatial data to enhance search and analysis capabilities in his talk at FOSS4G NA 2024.Highlights🌍 LLMs can bridge the gap between geospatial data and user inquiries, enabling effective search.🤖 LLMs function like CPUs, processing natural language but lacking real-world awareness.🌐 A “broker” system is essential to manage LLM’s capabilities and ensure deterministic outputs.📊 The use of JSON and vector databases facilitates efficient data extraction and manipulation.🗺️ Natural language geocoding allows users to specify geospatial queries easily.💻 LLMs can generate SQL queries from natural language, streamlining database interactions.⚡ Performance optimization is crucial, balancing prompt brevity with output quality.For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com#Geospatial #AI #LLM #DataAnalysis #FOSS4G #NaturalLanguageProcessing #TechInnovation

Adeel Hassan discusses the significance of geospatial vector embeddings derived from imagery, highlighting their potential in the geospatial domain through open-source models and tools.Highlights🌍 Vector embeddings are crucial for analyzing high-dimensional geospatial data.🧠 They represent data points in a lower-dimensional space, revealing similarities and dissimilarities.📊 Applications include clustering similar images and detecting changes over time.🔍 Text-image embeddings enable natural language search based on image content.🚀 Open-source models like Sky Clip enhance functionality for geospatial applications.📈 Seasonal variations in embeddings can indicate environmental changes and events like floods.🛠️ The technology is still evolving, presenting both opportunities and challenges.For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com#Geospatial #MachineLearning #VectorEmbeddings #OpenSource #DataAnalysis #RemoteSensing #AI

Isaac Brodsky discusses the integration of H3, an open-source hierarchical hexagonal grid system, with DuckDB, an analytical SQL database, to enhance geospatial data analysis. This combination enables efficient querying and manipulation of diverse datasets in real-time.Highlights🚀 H3 is an innovative grid system from Uber for geospatial data analysis.💻 DuckDB serves as a powerful, single-node SQL engine for high-performance analytics.🔄 The H3 and DuckDB integration simplifies complex geospatial queries.📊 DuckDB extensions enhance functionality, allowing seamless data manipulation.🌐 Uses include real-time querying of Overture places data for points of interest.⏱️ Demonstrates rapid data processing and visualization capabilities.📦 Supports integration with cloud storage for efficient data management.For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com#GeospatialAnalytics #DataScience #H3 #DuckDB #OpenSource #SQL #FOSS4G2024

Dan Pilone discusses the complexities of choosing between building, buying, or adopting open-source software, particularly in the geospatial software development context. He emphasizes the importance of decision-making criteria to mitigate risks and enhance project success rates.Highlights💡 Understanding the importance of open-source can lead to better decision-making.📊 Projects are often challenged, with success rates around 30%.📉 Smaller projects tend to perform better and stay within budget.🤝 Open-source offers a shared responsibility model, balancing risks.⚖️ Key criteria for decision-making include cost, scalability, and integration.🛠️ Engaging with your team on these criteria is crucial for alignment.🔍 Evaluate all options before committing to a build or purchase.For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com#OpenSource #SoftwareDevelopment #Geospatial #ProjectManagement #RiskMitigation #DecisionMaking #FOSS4G

Joe Burkinshaw discusses the development of a React component library aimed at enhancing user interfaces for geospatial web applications. He emphasizes the challenges of repetitive coding and the need for modular, reusable components to streamline development.Highlights🌍 Joe Burkinshaw, a geospatial developer, focuses on creating user interfaces for geospatial data.🔄 Identified the need for a component library to avoid repetitive coding in web map applications.🛠️ The library will feature customizable and reusable UI elements, enhancing development efficiency.💡 Collaboration with the European Space Agency’s project aims to promote modular design.📦 React’s component-based architecture facilitates building flexible and maintainable applications.🔍 Acknowledges the importance of open-source technologies and standards in development.🚀 The project aims to create value for customers, developers, and the open-source community.For more content like this check out...

The effects of educational attainment on individuals and society have been the subject of much research. However, there is still a need to study what factors matter the most, and what is worth investing more time and resources into, and how new methods of analysis can provide additional ways of looking into some of the challenges faced by higher education. To this end at the 2024 International Conference of the Computational Social Science Society of the Americas (CSSSA), Amira Al-Khulaidy Stine and myself had a paper entitled "Retention in Higher Education: An Agent-Based Model of Social Interactions and Motivated Agent Behavior."  In the paper we introduce an agent-based model which explores retention where we focus on students and their levels of motivation (i.e., "grit"), their immediate connections (i.e., sense of belonging) and institutional support. At the same time we capture institutional locales (i.e., urban and rural) and their selectivity. Taken all together the model...

Innovation, at its best, is invisible; there is just an audible sigh of satisfaction. A good strategy is to make things look the same but be better.

As part of our showcase of the seed grant awardees for the Field Boundaries for Agriculture initiative, Taylor Geospatial Engine is pleased to highlight Jed Sundwall and Radiant Earth. The post Innovation Bridge Community Spotlight: Jed Sundwall and Radiant Earth appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Engine.

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Building upon last year’s successful sessions related to geosimulation, were various topics and issues from across the urban, social and environmental fields and the resulting application areas. More excitingly, we are witnessing the emergence of the integration of cutting-edge techniques (e.g., machine learning and generative AI) which is energizing the geosimulation community as they offer new approaches for advancing geosimulations. This year, the 2025 AAG Annual Meeting will take place in Detroit, Michigan from March 24 to March 28. We are continuing to organize sessions on "Geosimulations for Addressing Societal Challenges," and we encourage you to submit abstracts if this area aligns with your research interests.Session Description:There is an urgent need for research that promotes sustainability in an era of societal challenges ranging from climate change, population growth, aging and wellbeing to that of pandemics. These need to be directly fed into policy. We, as a...

PLUS: assessing the accuracy of rainfall estimates in real-time, measuring field boundaries under clouds, global poverty updates and more.

Welcome to GeoAI Unpacked! I am Ali Ahmadalipour and in this newsletter, I’ll be sharing insights and deep dives in geospatial AI, focusing on business opportunities and industry challenges.

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Unter diesen Titel habe ich meinen Vortrag im Rahmen des GEOSummit-Webinars vom 15.10.2024 gestellt. Ich war angefragt worden, mich zum Zustand der Schweizer Geoinformationslandschaft zu äussern und zu überlegen, wo es bezüglich Bereitstellung und Verteilung von Geoinformationen heute noch harzt und worin allfällige Lösungen bestehen könnten. Das GEOSummit-Webinar funktionierte wie alle Webinare in diesem Rahmen …

In 2024, it's time to leave Teams and IRC behind to enter a new era where you can chat directly from QGIS with other GIS fellows. #GISChat #GISTribe

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We are excited to announce the founding CNG Editorial Board, a group of leaders in our community who have graciously volunteered to guide our work. The experience and good judgment of our board helps us identify new technologies on the horizon and what fads can we safely ignore as we create our events and content. The editorial board is also designed to provide opportunities for visibility and leadership to our community members. Half of the CNG editorial board will be replaced every 12 months with new members selected by the existing editorial board. This will allow us to gain expertise from more people throughout our community and support emerging leaders. We are immensely grateful to our board for their support as we build CNG together. Ryan Abernathy CEO Earthmover Dana Bauer Geographer-at-large Freelance Tyler Erickson Founder VorGeo ...

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How to get clients, reviews and stable income The post My Freelance Experience as a Geo Data Scientist on UpWork after 10 Months appeared first on Towards Data Science.

Hopefully the final installment in our 'Dependency protection in Python' series

I thought I’d finally wrap this up so I can move on to other things.  Since I’ve last posted, I replaced my Jankinator 1000 (nVidia Tesla P40 with a water cooler) and my nVidia RTX 2060 with an Intel Arc … Continue reading →

A few months ago, I wrote a post about how to generate GeoJSON feature collections using pure SQL in PostGIS. After attending FOSS4GNA and learning more about GeoParquet and DuckDB, I wanted to modify the approach to use those tools. What is DuckDB? It is an in-process SQL database management system designed for fast analytical … Continue reading Producing GeoJSON from SQL, Part 2 (DuckDB/Geoparquet Edition) →

A quick post today to talk about a couple of PostGIS functions I learnt recently. I had a CSV file that contained well-known binary (WKB) representations of geometries, stored as hexadecimal strings. I imported the CSV into a PostGIS database, and wanted to convert these to be proper PostGIS geometries. I initially went for the […]

After the initial ChatGPT hype in 2023 (when we saw the first LLM-backed QGIS plugins, e.g. QChatGPT and QGPT Agent), there has been a notable slump in new development. As far as I can tell, none of the early plugins are actively maintained anymore. They were nice tech demos but with limited utility. However, in …Read More

For a long time now I’ve maintained a version of the Public Domain Census Tiger Data converted from county-level to state-level.  Over the years I’ve actually had a lot of those shape files downloaded so I’m glad they were useful … Continue reading →

The Four Corners, FL Urban Area experienced the highest percent population change (31.7% or 92,396 to 121,694), from 2020 to 2023, among the 431 Urban Areas having 2023 population of 65,000 or more. Urban Areas are a statistical geography defined … Continue reading →

Rust can be useful for building geospatial systems, but it's not a silver bullet.

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At TGE, our guiding principle is to contribute purposefully by elevating research-grade innovation into user-friendly and accessible capabilities that have broad awareness and reach. Because we are a very small team, this means that we are heads down most of the time. It’s important this week to take a minute to pop up and do a little celebrating! Two very different efforts, that are both critically important to us, have reached milestones. The post Celebrating Our Community’s Success appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Engine.

Thank you once again to everyone who participated in this year’s survey of freelance cartographer rates and business practices! Our apologies for the delay in posting the results; life has been busy for both Aly and myself. Before we get to the survey results, here are some handy links to take you to the previous … Continue reading 2024 Freelance Rate Survey Results →

Last year I ran into the always-incisive Will Cadell and we immediately started discussing a favorite hallway-track topic:  how to effectively sell Geo. ME:  “If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t even bother with the web but just sell PDF maps to the Oil & Gas industry with big red arrows that […]

Understanding modern techniques for encoding geographic coordinates in a neural network The post Geographic Position Encoders appeared first on Towards Data Science.

It’s been a while since I posted here – I kind of lost momentum over the summer (which is a busy time with a school-aged child) and never really picked it up again. Anyway, I wanted to write a quick post to tell people that I won two awards at the British Cartographic Society awards […]

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Exploring the technical implementation of directional markers for an improved user experience.

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In case you haven’t seen the news – we had a lot of rain Last Friday. A hurricane hit Florida and then proceeded to drench a large portion of the world I Inhabit I was fine. Chattanooga was fine. North East Tennessee and Western North Carolina aren’t. The more I read up that also included […] The post Paper Maps or Something close appeared first on North River Geographic Systems Inc.

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Back to entry 1 I was glancing at the New York Times and saw that Catherine, the Princess of Wales, had released an update on her treatment. And I thought, “wow, I hope she’s doing well”. And then I thought, “wow, I bet she gets a lot of positive affirmation and support from all kinds of people”. I mean, she’s a princess. Even us non-princesses, we need support too, and I have to say that I have been blown away by how kind the people around me in my life have been. And also how kind the other folks who I have never really talked with before have been. I try to thank my wife as often as I can. It is hard not to feel like a burden when I am, objectively, a burden, no matter how much she avers I am not. I am still not fully well (for reasons), and I really want to be the person she married, a helpful full partner. It is frustrating to still be taking more than I’m giving. From writing about my experience here, I have heard from other cancer survivors, and other folks who have...

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Lineage distribution of SARS-CoV-2 across geographic regions of Ontario, Canada, Western New York, and New York City over timeIn the past we have posted on using agent-based models for explore the spread of diseases. We have been keeping up with this work especially in light of COVID-19. To this end we are excited to introduce our new paper entitled "Genomic Profiling and Spatial SEIR Modeling of COVID-19 Transmission in Western New York" published in Frontiers in Microbiology"  In this paper have been collaborating with other researchers at the University at Buffalo who focus  on the genomic sequencing of various lineages distribution of SARS-CoV-2. What is special about this  new paper is that we explore how such linages change over space and time and how this relates to movement patterns. If this sounds of interest, below you can read the abstract of the paper, see some the lineages in different regions which change over space and time, and our agent-based model which explores how...

Tell Us About Yourself I grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and moved to Austin, Texas, where I was an undergraduate student and then a geologist. I’m currently graduating in October from an international cartography master’s program based in Europe, and I am excited to see what life brings next. Tell us the story behind […] The post Maps and Mappers of the 2024 Calendar – September – Phoebe Ly appeared first on GeoHipster.

The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.5.0! Best Served with PostgreSQL 17 RC1 and GEOS 3.13.0. This version requires PostgreSQL 12 - 17, GEOS 3.8 or higher, and Proj 6.1+. To take advantage of all features, GEOS 3.12+ is needed. SFCGAL 1.4+ is needed to enable postgis_sfcgal support. To take advantage of all SFCGAL features, SFCGAL 1.5 is needed. 3.5.0 source download md5 NEWS PDF docs: en ja, fr, zh_Hans HTML Online en ja fr zh_Hans Cheat Sheets: postgis: en ja fr zh_Hans postgis_raster: en ja fr zh_Hans postgis_topology: en ja fr zh_Hans postgis_sfcgal: en ja fr zh_Hans address standardizer, postgis_tiger_geocoder: en ja fr zh_Hans This release is a feature release that includes bug fixes since PostGIS 3.4.3, new features, and a few breaking changes.

The US government should build searchable indices (e.g. STAC) for their geospatial data, and it should devote resources (aka money) to helping open commercial satellite companies' archives.

In einer Welt, in der Technologien eine immer grössere Rolle spielen, ist es entscheidend, die Grundlagen des Designs zu verstehen. Insbesondere die Begriffe Human-Centered Design (HCD), User Experience Design (UX) und User Interface Design (UI) werden häufig verwendet, aber nicht immer klar voneinander abgegrenzt. Um diese Begriffe greifbar zu machen, nehme ich Sie heute auf …

I’ve been too busy to write anything as of late. I have a lot to talk about – just not much time to do it. So FOSS4GNA happened on Sept 9-11 2024. Probably the biggest thing for me during the conference was we had two BOFs on QGIS. Granted – I think it was supposed […] The post QGIS US User Group appeared first on North River Geographic Systems Inc.

Back to entry 1 What happened there, I didn’t write for three months! Two words: “complications”, and “recovery”. In a terrifying medical specialty like cancer treatment, one of the painful ironies is that patients spend a lot of time suffering from complications and side effects of the treatments, rather than the cancer. In my case and many others, the existence of the cancer isn’t even noticable without fancy diagnostic machines. The treatments on the other hand… those are very noticable! A lot of this comes with the territory of major surgery and dangerous chemicals. My surgery included specific possible complications including, but not limited to: incontinence, sexual disfunction, urinary disfunction, and sepsis. Fortunately, I avoided all the complications specific to my surgery. What I did not avoid was a surprisingly common complication of spending some time in a hospital while taking broad spectrum antibiotics–I contracted the “superbug” clostridioides difficile, aka...

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Last week I had the honor to give a keynote talk entitled "Exploring the World from the Bottom Up with GIS and Agent-based Models: Past, Present and Future" at the 19th annual Social Simulation Conference which is the European Social Simulation Association (ESSA) annual conference. Attending the conference was a great experience being exposed to various applications of social simulation, catching up with old friends and meeting many new people. For anyone interested below I have pasted the abstract from my talk and the slides from the talk can be found here. Abstract We have seen explosion in the availability of data along with utilizing such data in agent-based models. At the same time, we have seen a huge growth in computational power and the associating agent-based models to real world locations through the use of geographical information systems (GIS). This talk will explore how geographically explicit agent-based models have grown and evolved over the last 20 years taking...

Bringing a new approach to an old way of thinking

Today marks the release of Trajectools 2.3 which brings a new set of algorithms, including trajectory generalizing, cleaning, and smoothing. To give you a quick impression of what some of these algorithms would be useful for, this post introduces a trajectory preprocessing workflow that is quite general-purpose and can be adapted to many different datasets. …Read More

.. the new 119th Congress Congressional Districts are those that will be used in the 2024 elections .. each state has one or more congressional districts whose boundaries are based on redistricting and the decennial census. Each of the U.S. … Continue reading →

As part of our showcase of the seed grant awardees for the Field Boundaries for Agriculture initiative, Taylor Geospatial Engine is pleased to highlight Dr Nathan Jabobs. Dr Jacobs is Director of the Multimodal Vision Research Laboratory (MVRL) and a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. His research centers on developing learning-based algorithms and systems for extracting information from large-scale image collections. The post Innovation Bridge Community Spotlight: Dr. Nathan Jacobs appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Engine.

The first significant release of Python bindings for stac-rs.

We’re excited to announce the Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum (CNG) membership program. We have changed our name, but not our commitment to making geospatial data easier to access and use. As geospatial data becomes more important, so does the need for a vendor-agnostic, trusted platform to help people understand the true benefits and limitations of geospatial technology. CNG is stepping up to meet this need, providing a neutral forum where geospatial data users can come together and exchange ideas, share experiences, and learn from one another. Our membership program is designed to unite and empower a diverse community of geospatial professionals from across industries and specialties. In the last few years, we’ve witnessed how the cloud ecosystem, fueled by open standards, has changed how we work with geospatial data online. Cloud-native technologies have created capabilities that have been rapidly adopted across the commercial and public sectors. Despite this, many...

Slides and reflections from FOSS4G-NA 2024 in St. Louis.

A new release of stac-rs that includes STAC v1.1 and stac-geoparquet support.

How a design sprint helped us envision the future of food systems.

More than just a data platform, Prescient is a gateway to smarter, safer, and more efficient operations. Designed to help midstream companies optimize Lidar data, Prescient makes data management easier and boosts risk mitigation. The post Enhancing Risk Management in the Midstream Oil and Gas Industry with LiDAR and Prescient appeared first on Sparkgeo.

In May last year, we announced the “Cloud-Native Geospatial Foundation” as an initiative to “help people adopt patterns and best practices for efficiently sharing Earth science data on the Internet using a cloud-native approach.” Since then, we’ve done quite a bit. We’ve published 29 blog posts and quickly attracted over 1,000 followers on X. We created a new Slack workspace which has over 400 members and 200 monthly active users. Combined with some of Radiant Earth’s previously created online channels, we now have a social media following of over 6,000 across X, LinkedIn, and Medium, and our quarterly newsletter has over 8,000 subscribers. We have hosted in-person sprints for Zarr, STAC, and GeoParquet. We’ve been a part of the first SatCamp, the ESIP 2023 Summer and Winter Meeting Cloud Computing sessions, and convened a two-day workshop in Rwanda focused on improving access to air quality data throughout Africa. We’ve hosted a series of webinars to introduce...

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The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.5.0beta1! Best Served with PostgreSQL 17 RC1 and GEOS 3.13.0. This version requires PostgreSQL 12 - 17, GEOS 3.8 or higher, and Proj 6.1+. To take advantage of all features, GEOS 3.12+ is needed. SFCGAL 1.4+ is needed to enable postgis_sfcgal support. To take advantage of all SFCGAL features, SFCGAL 1.5 is needed. 3.5.0beta1 source download md5 NEWS PDF docs: en ja, zh_Hans, fr This release is a beta of a major release, it includes bug fixes since PostGIS 3.4.3 and new features.

The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.5.0rc1! Best Served with PostgreSQL 17 RC1 and GEOS 3.13.0. This version requires PostgreSQL 12 - 17, GEOS 3.8 or higher, and Proj 6.1+. To take advantage of all features, GEOS 3.12+ is needed. SFCGAL 1.4+ is needed to enable postgis_sfcgal support. To take advantage of all SFCGAL features, SFCGAL 1.5 is needed. 3.5.0rc1 source download md5 NEWS PDF docs: en ja, zh_Hans, fr This release is a release candidate of a major release, it includes bug fixes since PostGIS 3.4.3 and new features. Changes since 3.5.0beta1 are as follows: #5779 Failures building in parallel mode (Sandro Santilli) #5778, Sections missing in What’s new (Regina Obe)

Understanding the different types of GIS data, formats, and their uses is critical for anyone looking to maximize the potential of GIS technology.

Case study of the Russian-Ukrainian war The post Can You See the War from Space? appeared first on Towards Data Science.

We are proud to announce the final release of STAC 1.1.0. The focus has been the addition of a common band construct to unify the fields eo:bands and raster:bands. Additionally, Item Asset Definition (field item_assets) - formerly a popular STAC extension - is now part of the core specification. Various additional fields have been made available via the common metadata mechanism, e.g. keywords, roles, data_type and unit. We collaborated closely with the editors of OGC API - Records to align better with STAC, which resulted, for example, in a change to the license field. The link object was extended to support additional HTTP mechanisms such as HTTP methods other than GET and HTTP headers. The best practices have evolved and various minor changes and clarifications were integrated throughout the specification. A shoutout to all the participants and sponsors of the last STAC sprint in Philadelphia, who laid a solid basis for this release. Emmanuel Mathot and I were...

7 Nov 2024 Edit: Updated the command to install Pytorch. 22 Dec 2024 Edit: Updated and simplified the software install as there are aliases now. Note: It’s much easier if you upgrade your environment to just nuke the conda install … Continue reading →

Join the Taylor Geospatial Engine team on September 12, 2024 in St. Louis, MO for the 2024 Geo-Resolution conference. This year’s conference focuses on the development and application of geospatial models, such as digital twins, that can be used to address some of the world’s most critical challenges. The post Join Us at Geo-Resolution 2024 appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Engine.

The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.4.7! This is a bug fix release. 3.3.7 source download md5 NEWS PDF docs: en

The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.4.3! This version requires PostgreSQL 12-17, GEOS 3.8+, and Proj 6.1+. To take advantage of all features, GEOS 3.12+ is needed. To take advantage of all SFCGAL features, SFCGAL 1.5+ is needed. 3.4.3 source download md5 NEWS PDF docs: en, ja, fr

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Have you ever got a really good piece of life advice from your dad? Something along the lines of Good intentions matter, but your actions will define you.That’s basically what a design principle is, but instead of your dad, it’s a designer. And instead of advice about life, it’s about the thing you're building. The post Sparkgeo’s Design Principles appeared first on Sparkgeo.

Earlier this year, I shared my experience using ChatGPT’s Data Analyst web interface for analyzing spatiotemporal data in the post “ChatGPT Data Analyst vs. Movement Data”. The Data Analyst web interface, while user-friendly, is not equipped to handle all types of spatial data tasks, particularly those involving more complex or large-scale datasets. Additionally, because the …Read More

John is a geospatial consultant based in Fremantle, Western Australia, where he runs Mammoth Geospatial, an open-source-focused GIS company. Specialising in open source GIS consulting and training, his career has taken him from BC & the Yukon to South America, PNG, the Pacific, and Australia. Deeply involved in the open geo community, John started Geogeeks Perth, chaired […] The post Local FOSS4Gs are a great way to bring the magic to the community appeared first on GeoHipster.

This post introduces STAC GeoParquet, a specification and library for storing and serving SpatioTemporal Asset Catalogs (STAC) metadata as GeoParquet. By building on GeoParquet, STAC GeoParquet makes it easy to store, transmit, and analyze large collections of STAC items. It makes for a nice complement to a STAC API. STAC Background STAC makes geospatial data queryable, especially “semi-structured” geospatial data like a collection of cloud-optimized GeotTIFFs (COGs) from a satellite. I can’t imagine trying to work with this type of data without a STAC API. Concretely, STAC metadata consists of JSON documents describing the actual assets. STAC metadata can typically be accessed in two ways: Through a static STAC catalog, which is just a JSON document linking to other JSON documents (STAC Collections and / or STAC Items, which include the links to the assets) Through a STAC API, which also enables things like search. In practice, I haven’t encountered much data...

At Cercana, we’re excited by the constant evolution of geospatial technology. AI and its related technologies are becoming increasingly important components of geospatial workflows. Recently, our founder, Bill Dollins, has shared some of his explorations into AI through his personal blog, geoMusings, where he has written about topics like Named Entity Recognition (NER), image similarity […]

Addressing the fragmented access to crisis response data

In the past we have wrote about using simulation to build synthetic datasets for trajectory analysis due to the limited availability of real world comprehensive datasets. In relation to this work we  (Andreas Züfle, Dieter Pfoser, Carola Wenk, Hamdi Kavak, Taylor Anderson, Joon-Seok Kim, Nathan Holt, Andrew DiAntonio and myself) have a new vision paper entitled "In Silico Human Mobility Data Science: Leveraging Massive Simulated Mobility Data" published in Transactions on Spatial Algorithms and Systems. In the paper we sketch out a framework  for in silico mobility data science. The rationale being in someway that mobility data alone does not tell us much about why people do what do and to quote from the paper "but imagine a world where we can go back in time to ask people about the purpose of their mobility to understand why an individual visited a place of interest." By building models (aka, agent-based models) we can do just that which therefore allows us to build in silico human...

Das Raunen war gross als das Bundesamt für Sozialversicherung (BSV) an einer Medienkonferenz am 6. August 2024 bekannt geben musste, dass es bei der Berechnung der Prognose der AHV einen Fehler gab. Wie konnte das passieren? Und wie kann so etwas in Zukunft verhindert werden? Zum Beispiel stellte Andri Silberschmidt die Forderung, den Quellcode (immerhin …

.. examining block group demographics developed for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act .. block groups (BGs) are the smallest geographic areas for which demographic data are developed from the American Community Survey (ACS). The most recent Citizen Voting … Continue reading →

Keeping geospatial professionals informed on the legal and policy issues that will impact GeoAI.

Spatial and Community

Why and when to use the FeatureHolder transformer in FME workflows.

The GRASS GIS 8.4.0 release provides more than 520 improvements and fixes with respect to the release 8.3.2. The post GRASS GIS 8.4.0 released appeared first on Markus Neteler Consulting.

Taylor Geospatial Engine and the core team of the Field Boundaries for Agriculture (fiboa) project are happy to share another technical update from Matthias Mohr and the Cloud-Native Geospatial Foundation on the continued development of open source tools to accelerate innovation in AI and computer vision models to extract field boundaries from earth observation imagery. The post Creating Interoperable Field Boundary Data with the fiboa Converter Tool | Cloud-Native Geospatial Foundation appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Engine.

I’m Chris(topher) Ren, and this is my publication.

The post describes the creation of an ArcGIS Dashboard in ArcGIS Enterprise to track data collection progress on field assets, including photo capturing. A dynamic query counts the number of attached photos and a map displays the results. The feature class is in an Enterprise Geodatabase on SQL Server with enabled attachments and versioning.

Automation is crucial in my work as a Geospatial Professional. I rely on three key types of automation: Dynamic, which reacts to user interaction; Scheduled, which runs tasks at set intervals; and Triggered, which responds to specific events. These methods streamline data management, map creation, and dashboard building for efficient projects.

Part 1 This is part 2 which will be pretty simple. This is more of the “get organized” part. In part 1 I was able to generate a watershed boundary from LIDAR Elevation Data. After it was generated I went back and checked the watershed line and really only found one thing that looked weird. […] The post Watershed Geo Part 2 appeared first on North River Geographic Systems Inc.

Geospatial technology has been a significant component in the last several Olympics, and Paris 2024 is no exception.

How many pixels are captured but never looked at; how many pixels could be captured but aren't?

It’s already been three years since the last release of the STAC specification and it’s time to improve the specification based on feedback from the STAC community that we received since the last release. After some intense time of discussions and document editing, we are proud to announce the release of STAC 1.1.0-beta.1. The focus has been the addition of a common band construct to unify the fields eo:bands and raster:bands. Additionally, Item Asset Definition (field item_assets) - formerly a popular STAC extension - is now part of the core specification. Various additional fields have been made available via the common metadata mechanism, e.g. keywords, roles, data_type and unit. We collaborated closely with the editors of OGC API - Records to align better with STAC, which resulted, for example, in a change to the license field. The link object was extended to support additional HTTP mechanisms such as HTTP methods other than GET and HTTP headers. The best...

In May, we discussed Field Boundaries for Agriculture (fiboa) and the fiboa ecosystem and mentioned that there is a new converter tool, which can take non-fiboa datasets and help you turn it into fiboa datasets. Back then we had 5 very similar datasets converted. In the meantime, we’ve converted additional datasets and improved the converter tool. Today, we’d like to give an update on the status and show how easy it is for you to make your field boundaries more useful by converting and providing them in a “standardized” format. Seven people are currently working on creating more than 40 converters: ~20 converters are fully implemented and easily usable ~20 converters are currently in development and available in a draft version How does it work that we can convert so many datasets so easily? We have implemented the fiboa Command Line Interface (CLI), which is a program that offers various tools to work with field boundary data. One of them is a command to convert...

TGE selected Dr. Hannah Kerner as an academic seed grant awardee for the Field Boundaries for Agriculture initiative. Dr. Kerner is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University. Dr. Kerner is pioneering new machine learning techniques to leverage remote sensing data in addressing global challenges such as food insecurity and climate change. The post Innovation Bridge Community Spotlight: Dr. Hannah Kerner appeared first on Taylor Geospatial Engine.

Keeping geospatial professionals informed on the legal and policy issues that will impact GeoAI.

.. the growing/changing U.S. Hispanic population .. between 2022 and 2023, the Hispanic population accounted for just under 71% of the overall growth of the U.S. population, driven primarily by Hispanic births. Hispanics of any race grew to just over … Continue reading →

The EO sector has found itself in the Doldrums. How can we blow up a storm to move the market?

Yes, remote sensing can be used for automated trading, primarily by integrating geospatial data into trading algorithms to provide insights and predictive signals. In fact, trading apps like Immediate Edge use this type of technology. Here are some ways remote sensing can be applied in automated trading: Agricultural Monitoring: Satellite imagery can monitor crop health, […] The post Can Remote Sensing Be Used for Automated Trading? first appeared on Grind GIS-GIS and Remote Sensing Blogs, Articles, Tutorials.

TL/DR – Funding is Hard. Last week I ran down a rabbit hole. While I’m passable as a sysadmin – my skills are lacking in some areas. I had a conversation with someone on hardware and software and we ended on “How would you run this 911 stack of software if you had the choice?”. […] The post Geoserver Rabbit Holes appeared first on North River Geographic Systems Inc.

Tell Us About Yourself I’m a GIS Analyst at Summit Design and Engineering Services where I manage data and collection processes for projects focused on asset maintenance. I started my career in GIS on a whim; I was thinking of getting my masters in Geology but realized I would need to fill a GIS-sized hole in […] The post Maps and Mappers of the 2024 Calendar – Katherine Rudzki – July appeared first on GeoHipster.

Today, we celebrate a true geospatial legend: GRASS GIS! The post Happy 41st birthday, GRASS GIS! appeared first on Markus Neteler Consulting.

Predicting urban blight via street view imagery to enable violence reduction

Making sense of huge amounts of remote sensing data is a job that many companies are working hard to solve. TorchGeo aims to fill the gap between deep learning and remote sensing.  The post Remote Sensing and Computer Vision: TorchGeo Data Loading appeared first on Sparkgeo.

So this will be my last “New Class” announcement for a bit. Back in the spring of 2024, I taught a 4 hour QGIS and LIDAR class at the TNGIC meeting (State of TN GIS meeting). I ran through it and shelved it and now I’m fixing the problem spots and smoothing down the rough […] The post QGIS and LIDAR appeared first on North River Geographic Systems Inc.

On July 11th, the military and political scene in Burma was uprooted as 2,000 soldiers from the United Wa State Army crossed the Salween River from their bases in the Wa Self-Administered Division and fanned out from the town of Tangyan across much of central Shan State.

.. VDAGIS Discovery (https://proximityone.com/vdagis_discovery) is a web-based tool thats provides issue-oriented stakeholders with access to easy-to-use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) resources .. for non-GIS users. VDAGIS Discovery may be accessed/used with any browser on any device. This unique and powerful … Continue reading →

Keeping geospatial professionals informed on the legal and policy issues that will impact GeoAI

Through a long series of events – here we are: https://qgis-us.org The events: So – we have a new domain and a new website. So what does that mean? While at best the US group isn’t very active – maybe this can spur some more activity. Anyway – In honor of the ESRI UC – […] The post QGIS US Users Group appeared first on North River Geographic Systems Inc.

Over two years ago, the GeoParquet project brought together a diverse group of interests around a clear objective: standardizing how geospatial data is used within Parquet. The initial goal was modest: to ensure that any tool reading or writing spatially located geometries (points, lines and polygons) does so in a consistent and interoperable way. But the ultimate goal of the effort has been to make geospatial a primary data type within the broader data community, thereby breaking the ‘GIS’ data silo and enabling the seamless integration of geospatial data with all other data types. We envision a world where spatial data is simply another column in your dataset, not a special case requiring unique handling. This integration will unlock new insights, reduce the need for specialized tools, and make geospatial information accessible to a broader range of users and innovations. Without standardization, the current situation is that...

I work with two counties in TN with the TN NG911 standard. Flash back 10 years ago and I hadn’t really grasped how complicated address is. Do I like it? Mostly Yes. Occasionally I get questions from outside TN and I demo the two counties and how that works. A while back someone called and […] The post NENA 911 Database in QGIS appeared first on North River Geographic Systems Inc.

On June 25th in Northern Shan State and Mandalay Region, the approximately 6-month long Haigeng ceasefire broke down following mutual escalation and Junta air-and-artillery strikes on rallying resistance forces between Kyaukme and Mogok. In the first fourteen days following the resumption of clashes in the area, Resistance forces - primarily the Ta’ang National Liberation Army - captured 4 military bases along with the towns of

It’s that time of year. In order to make this smoother this year the first official calendar recipient is me to make sure there are no glaring errors like “Hey it’s not 1984”. We’re excited to issue the call for maps for contributions for the 2025 GeoHipster calendar. Entries are subject to these rules, and […] The post 2025 Calendar Submissions appeared first on GeoHipster.

The fusion of Project Jupyter with powerful cloud-native solutions is reshaping browser-based geospatial scientific computing.

Government contractors and departments within the military use geospatial technology to improve operations and carry out missions.

Data Monetization is a hot topic, with companies looking to create new revenue streams from this asset. Learn what the main problems are and how to work around them to build and sell your Data-as-a-Service products.

Am 9. Juni 2024 haben die Schweizer Stimmberechtigten das Bundesgesetz über eine sichere Stromversorgung mit erneuerbaren Energien deutlich angenommen. In diesem Zusammenhang ist eine Steigerung der Energieeffizienz unumgänglich. Im Rahmen unseres Workshops «Wie kann das Energiemonitoring in den BIM-Prozess integriert werden?» an der 4. Fachtagung „Digitale Transformation in der Bau- & Immobilienbranche“ im Kongresshaus Zürich …

Summary: I’ve created a demo web app where you can search an aerial photo of Southampton, UK using text queries such as "roundabout", "tennis court" or "ship". It uses vector embeddings to do this – which I explain in this blog post. In this post I’m going to try and explain a bit more about […]

Eine Kernaufgabe der Informatik ist die Automatisierung von Prozessen, um sie effizienter zu machen. Dafür gibt es auch in der Bau- und Immobilienwirtschaft ein grosses Potenzial. In unserem Workshop an der Fachtagung „Digitale Transformation in der Bau- & Immobilienbranche“ haben wir Voraussetzungen und Best Practices dafür diskutiert. „Sind wir bereit für 2025?“ war eine wichtige …

Key takeaways and future directions from our recent convening.

I typically spend June wondering about what I’m doing, have done, and need to do work wise. One thing I keep thinking about is “the old days”. By old days I mean the start of my career which was doing a lot of Watershed Mapping. Back in the mid 90’s we would be approached with […] The post Watershed GIS Part 1 appeared first on North River Geographic Systems Inc.

I am excited to be presenting at the ESRI User Conference in San Diego this year. I will be presenting my work on creating a 3D Printed Map. I will be presenting on Wednesday, Jul 17, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PDT in the Marriott Grand Ballroom Salon 10. If you would like to attend […]

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I seem to have accidentally come up with a method for duplicating a centuries-old terrain representation technique. If you’ve looked at old maps, you’ve probably seen hachures: lines that run up and down along the slope of terrain features. There were a wide variety of approaches to doing hachuring, with different rules. But, in all … Continue reading Automated Hachuring in QGIS →

Keeping geospatial professionals informed on the legal and policy issues that will impact GeoAI.

I’m interested to find out who is reading my blog. Following the lead of Jamie Tanna who was in turn copying Terence Eden (both of whose blogs I read), I’d like to ask people who read this to drop me an email or leave a comment on this post if you read this blog and […]

The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.5.0alpha2! Best Served with PostgreSQL 17 Beta2 and GEOS 3.12.2. This version requires PostgreSQL 12 - 17, GEOS 3.8 or higher, and Proj 6.1+. To take advantage of all features, GEOS 3.12+ is needed. SFCGAL 1.4-1.5 is needed to enable postgis_sfcgal support. To take advantage of all SFCGAL features, SFCGAL 1.5 is needed. 3.5.0alpha2 source download md5 NEWS PDF docs: en ja, zh_Hans, fr This release is an alpha of a major release, it includes bug fixes since PostGIS 3.4.2 and new features.

The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.5.0alpha1! Best Served with PostgreSQL 17 Beta2 and GEOS 3.12.2. This version requires PostgreSQL 12 - 17, GEOS 3.8 or higher, and Proj 6.1+. To take advantage of all features, GEOS 3.12+ is needed. To take advantage of all SFCGAL features, SFCGAL 1.5.0+ is needed. 3.5.0alpha1 source download md5 NEWS PDF docs: en ja, zh_Hans, fr This release is an alpha of a major release, it includes bug fixes since PostGIS 3.4.2 and new features.

Call for Abstracts! At the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting to be held during the 9th to 13th of December in Washington, D.C., Carter Christopher, Wenwen Li, Gautam Thakur and myself are organizing a session entitled: “GC077: Future Map: The Convergence of Generative GeoAI, Population Synthesis, and Agent-Based Modeling to Develop Geographic Futures for Climate Assessments” Abstract: The climate community has long developed reliable climate models grounded in trusted Earth systems data and physics, but it has not been until recently that human dynamics and feedbacks have been viewed as a necessary coupling within these models. Including human dynamics within integrated models necessitates a forecasted understanding of human transitions within the landscape. The geospatial science domain has typically not looked forward through simulations. Advances in agent-based modeling, synthetic population generation, and GeoAI/GenAI are presenting new opportunities for generating...

In the recent edition of Key Thinkers on Space and Place edited by Mary Gilmartin, Phil Hubbard, Rob Kitchin and Sue Roberts, I was asked to write a chapter about Mike Batty. While I have known Mike for a while, to say writing the chapter was easy, is a understatement. In the sense, we had a word constraint (3,000 words plus references) and trying to sum up his biographical details and theoretical context, his spatial contributions along with his key advances and controversies, and key works was a challenge.  Anyway, if you would like to read a draft of my contribution to the book and my attempt to sum up Mikes work, you can find the reference and the link to the chapter below.Full reference:  Crooks, A.T. (2024), Michael Batty, in Gilmartin, M., Hubbard, P., Kitchin, R. and Roberts, S. (eds.), Key Thinkers on Space and Place (3rd edition), Sage, London, UK. pp. 37-43. (pdf)

For months now I’ve been collecting a load of links saying that I’ll get round to blogging them "soon". Well, I’m currently babysitting for a friend’s daughter (who is sleeping peacefully upstairs), so I’ve finally found time to write them up. So, here are a load of links – a lot of them are geospatial- […]

Accurate distance and angle measurements on Earth’s surface are the focus of land surveying, both an art and a science. The precision of survey measures is affected by several variables, and even a small inaccuracy might have far-reaching consequences for the design. Using a GIS makes data collecting, planning, and management much more efficient. The […] The post Applications of GIS in surveying first appeared on Grind GIS-GIS and Remote Sensing Blogs, Articles, Tutorials.

As Earth observation data becomes more abundant and diverse, the Earth Observation user community has spent considerable effort trying to find a common definition of “Analysis-Ready Data” (ARD). One of the most obvious reasons this is hard is that it relies on the assumption that we can predict what kind of analysis a user wants to perform. Certainly, someone using satellite imagery to analyze evapotranspiration is going to need something very different from someone trying to detect illegal mines. Despite this, we believe there is some degree of preprocessing, metadata provision, and harmonization that will be useful for most users to move more quickly. This blog post is an overview of our current thinking on ARD based on work we’ve been doing with NASA, the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Systems Engineering Office, and others over the past year. STAC Some of the challenges of aligning around a definition of ARD has been solved by adoption of the...

Keeping geospatial professionals informed on the legal and policy issues that will impact GeoAI.

Creating a challenge for change

How NASA's Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations brings airborne campaigns to life through interactive web visualizations

For the OGC Montreal meeting, I was asked to take part in the debate. This is my opening statement.

Microsoft Planetary Computer is a wonderful archive of geospatial datasets (primarily raster images of various types), provided with a STAC catalog to enable them to be easily searched through an API. That’s fine for normal usage where you want to find a selection of images and access the images themselves, but less useful when you […]

Keeping geospatial professionals informed on the legal and policy issues that will impact GeoAI

One of the best parts of my iPhone 15 Pro is that it has a USB-C port on it. While I appreciate the lightning port, I have just grown so tired of having to manage so many different ports while traveling. Coupled with my iPad having USB-C and my Apple Watch having a USB-C charging […]

.. anyone with Internet access, even a mobile device, can use the iVDA tool to interactively map and examine any state legislative district (SLD). Click here to start now. No cost, nothing to install, no registration. See more about State … Continue reading →

Tell Us About Yourself My name is Tracy Homer. I graduated from University of Tennessee, Knoxville in December 2023 with a degree in GIS. I currently work for the Software Freedom Conservancy – a non profit organization that focuses on ethical technology and open source license compliance, so I only do mapping in my fun […] The post Maps and Mappers of the 2024 Calendar – Tracy Homer – June appeared first on GeoHipster.

Topographical maps are detailed maps that use contour lines to show the appearance of the earth’s surface. These maps accurately represent earth features like roads, buildings, railways, and mountains, among other features. Therefore, topographical maps illustrate any natural or artificial geographical feature on the earth’s surface. Other than locating artificial and natural features, topography can […] The post Applications of Topographical maps first appeared on Grind GIS-GIS and Remote Sensing Blogs, Articles, Tutorials.

GIS and Topo maps go hand in hand. From the classic Quad maps, to the National Geographic TOPO! product, to just basic Esri Topo map services, these topographic maps have been part of GIS since the beginning. Google Maps has had their “terrain” layer for a long time (though it seems to be fading out […]

Geospatial data and technologies have revolutionized this process, providing detailed, real-time information that can significantly enhance the speed and accuracy of post-disaster evaluations.

Esri has some documentation that shows how to extract the descriptions of coded value domains and subtypes with an SQL query in an Enterprise Geodatabase. These pages seem to be in the archive section of their website and not in the latest documentation. I am documenting them here in case these pages are eventually deleted... Continue Reading →

Pixels are a pain and the source of all your EO product problems. Don't sell pixels; sell change.

In the past we have explored various ways to explore vaccine hesitancy and keeping with this theme we have a new paper published in PLOS ONE entitled "Understanding the determinants of vaccine hesitancy in the United States: A comparison of social surveys and social media" with Kuleen Sasse, Ron Mahabir, Olga Gkountouna and Arie Croitoru. In the paper we use social, demographic and economic (e.g., US Census) variables to predict COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy levels in the ten most populous US metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). By using  machine learning algorithms (e.g., linear regression, random forest regression, and XGBoost regression) we compare a set of baseline models that contain only these variables with models that incorporate survey data and social media (i.e., Twitter) data separately. We find that different algorithms perform differently along with variations in influential variables such as age, ethnicity, occupation, and political inclination across the five hesitancy...

If there is one regret in my life, it is that I didn’t steal the ARC/INFO manual binders from one of the jobs I used to use ARC/INFO. I’ve had an eBay search going for years in hope that someone will give them up. I suspect every binder set that still exists will never be […]

I mean we’ve been saying it since Elon had bought Twitter, but the deed is done. The social network formerly known as Twitter has officially adopted X.com for all its core systems. That means typing twitter.com in your browser will now redirect to Elon Musk’s favored domain I was talking to a good friend over email last month and […]

OSMCha celebrates ten years with a move to OSM-US, ensuring sustainable development and modern infrastructure.

Looker room layouts (Source: Gao et al., 2024)One of my favorite winter activities is skiing and now that all the skiing places in the North East have closed (for those interested Killington, VT closed last Saturday), I thought it would be interesting to see how people have using various modeling techniques to explore ski areas. While what follows is not a comprehensive list of all the works, these are some that I have come across. If you know more, feel free to leave a comment below. Models have ranged form looking at the spatial arrangement  of locker rooms at ski resorts (Gao et al., 2024) to lift lines  (congestion) in places such as  La Plagne in the  French Alps (Poulhès and Mirial, 2017) or the Austrian ski resort of Fanningberg (Heinrich et al., 2023). Others have simulated entire ski areas including lift lines, slopes used etc. (Kappaurer 2022). While Pons et al., (2014) developed an agent based model to see how climate change might impact where skies go. Others have explored...

Keeping geospatial professionals informed on the legal and policy issues that will impact GeoAI

In this part of the series, I want to go over image salience and how it can be applied to finding “interesting” things in LiDAR.  Image salience (usually used to make salience maps) refers to the ability to identify and … Continue reading →

Back to entry 1 So, I got the news from pathology. There is no cancer left in me, I am officially “cured”. Since I am still recovering from surgery and relearning what my GI tract is going to do for the future, I don’t feel entirely cured, but I do feel the weight of wondering about the future lifted off of me. The future will not hold any more major cancer treatments, just annual screening colonoscopies, and getting better post-surgery. I truly have had the snack-sized experience, not that I would recommend it to anyone. Diagnosed late February, spit off the back of the conveyor belt in late May. Three months in Cancerland, three months too many. A few days ago NBA great Bill Walton died of colorectal cancer. It’s the second most common cancer in both men and women, and you can avoid a trip to Cancerland through the simple expedient of getting screened. Don’t skip it because you are young, colorectal cancer rates amount people under 50 are going up fast, and nobody knows why...

Beyond its usefulness as a database, DuckDB has many qualities that makes it a power tool in the geodata procesing chain.

Can GIS survive as a niche technology?

Its hard to believe that Environment and Planning B (EPB) is turning 50. To celebrate the fact, we have a special issue. Among the many number of contributed commentaries and editorials Mike Batty discusses the history of the journal, and I have a paper that reflects  on how EPB (and the authors who have published in it has shaped my own thinking of cities.  We also have another commentary with Na (Richard) Jiang and the current editors of the journal (Linda See, Seraphim Alvanides, Dani Arribas-Bel, Levi Wolf, Mike Batty and myself) that  explore papers published in the journal over the last 50 years. By taking the abstracts from all the papers, we did some content analysis to look at the trends and themes over the decades. To some extent it was not surprising seeing a rising number of publications over the decades and the decrease in number of single authors papers. But what was quite evident by just generating some word clouds of the key terms in the abstracts, is one one can see...

On behalf of the Cloud-Native Geospatial Foundation, we invite your organization to become a sponsor for the upcoming working sprint on Enhancing Air Quality Data Access in Africa. This event will be held on July 30-31, 2024 at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda. Building on Rwanda’s leadership in air quality initiatives, we’re convening local professionals, as well as experts from across Africa and around the world. Why Rwanda? Africa faces some of the most severe air quality challenges. Fortunately, the affordability of air quality sensors have led to improved monitoring and a wealth of data across the continent and the world. While this is a positive development, the lack of common data schemas and file formats hinders effective sharing and analysis, limiting this data’s potential to inform air quality solutions. By convening this sprint in Africa, we can leverage the expertise and perspectives of African air quality professionals to...

Punch the clutch to change gear, but raise it gently to find the biting point. EO-derived analytics are still finding the bite.

There may come a time in your mapping application where you need the user to identify a point of interest within a specific area. For example, having the user mark public bathrooms in a park, pinpoint hazards in a construction zone, or identify bus stops within a city. For one project at Sparkgeo, the application … Geofencing a Mapbox GL marker using Turf Read More » The post Geofencing a Mapbox GL marker using Turf appeared first on Sparkgeo.

Keeping geospatial professionals informed on the legal and policy issues that will impact GeoAI

The fifth SatSummit kicks off on Thursday.

Understanding precedes innovative.

Following up on the importance of data schemas and ID’s blog post, I wanted to dig into the topic of data schemas. In the Cloud Native Spatial Data Infrastructure section, it posited that instead of a model like OpenStreetMap, where everyone contributes to a single database, a better inspiration might be open source software. This way of working wouldn’t require everyone to follow the same set of community and governance norms — it would encourage different approaches and more experimentation, and a wider variety of data types to collaborate around. That section closed with the thought: We … don’t envision a single data schema that everyone has to align to. Instead, there’s a way to start with a small, common core of information that gives data providers the flexibility to use the pieces that are relevant to them and easily add their own. I believe the foundation we’ve been laying with Cloud Native Geospatial formats has the potential to lead to much greater...

In past blog posts we have discussed how one can use social media to study vaccine discussions and even tried to build a very simple disease model where vaccination rates were a factor in the spread of an outbreak. However, when it comes to vaccinations, especially that of Covid-19 vaccine there has been intense discussions in the physical (e.g., family), hybrid (e.g., work, school) and cyber (e.g., social media) spaces we inhabit. One thing that is unclear is how do these discussions in these various hybrid spaces impact our decision to get vaccinated or not? To this end, in a new paper published in the International Journal of Geographical Information Science with Fuzhen Yin, Li Yin and myself, entitled “How information propagation in hybrid spaces affects decision-making: using ABM to simulate Covid-19 vaccine uptake” we explore this. More specially we explore how through opinion dynamics modeling, how agents can chose to vaccinate or not and how much emphasis they place on...

My last few posts have been about applying machine learning to try to extract geographic objects in LiDAR.  I think now I would like to go in another direction and talk about ways to help us find anything in LiDAR.  … Continue reading →

Back to entry 1 Scanxiety. This is where I am right now. Scanxiety. Each stage of the cancer experience is marked by a particular set of tests, of scans. I actually managed to get through my first set of scans surprisingly calmly. After getting diagnosed (“there’s some cancer in you”), they send you for “staging”, which is an MRI and CT scan. These scans both involve large, Star Trek seeming machines, which make amazing noises, and in the case of the CT machine I was put through was decorated with colorful LED lights by the manufacturer (because it didn’t look whizzy enough to start with?). I kind of internalized the initial “broad-brush” staging my GI gave me, which was that it was a tumor caught early so I would be early stage, so I didn’t worry. And it turned out, that was a good thing, since the scans didn’t contradict that story, and I didn’t worry. The CT scan, though, did turn up a spot on my hip bone. “Oh, that might be a bone cancer, but it’s probably not.” Might be...

When we speak about the geospatial industry, there’s much discussion on how many different areas of study can intersect with it.

The hidden element that underpins everything.

fiboa is a new collaborative project to improve farm field boundary data interoperability and other associated agriculture data, that we introduced a couple of weeks ago. This post complements our previous deep dive into the follow-up post core specification and its extensions. In that post, we mentioned that fiboa is not just a specification; it’s a complete system. It includes the entire ecosystem of data adhering to the specification, the discussions and conversations that evolve the specs, and of course, the community people who are building it all together. In this post, we introduce the initial tools, data, and community that form that ecosystem. Data The goal of fiboa isn’t to create a data schema - the schema is a means to get at the goal of more data and more open data about field boundaries and agriculture to help us make better decisions. And indeed the best way to make a good data schema is not to go in a room and try to create the most perfect ontology -...

eoAPI is the Modern Earth Observation Stack

Which direction will it take? My insights from a industry disruptering conference in the Canadian Rockies.

At the recent American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, our group had several presentations showcasing some of the research we are doing here at the University at Buffalo with respect to agent-based modeling, social media analysis and machine learning. If these sound of interest feel free to reach out to us to find out more. First up was Na (Richard) Jiang who presented a paper entitled "Populating Digital Twins with Humans: A Framework Utilizing Artificial Agents". In this presentation he showcase our workflow of embedding agents in models of cities using examples from simple commuting models (like that shown below) to the spread of diseases.AbstractOver the last few decades, considerable efforts have been placed in creating digital virtual worlds. Ranging in applications from engineering, geography, industry, and translation. More recently, with the growth of computational resources and the explosion of spatial data sources (e.g., satellite...

  Medicine is a vast industry that is evolving every day. Like any evolving industry, the medicine industry employs LiDAR technology to ease its operations. The spatial data collected by the LiDAR tools are extensively used in medical analysis and other pharmaceutical tasks. In this article, we shall discuss some of the typical applications of […] The post Applications of LiDAR in Medicine first appeared on Grind GIS-GIS and Remote Sensing Blogs, Articles, Tutorials.

Last week, we introduced fiboa, a collaborative project with the Taylor Geospatial Engine (TGE) designed to standardize farm field boundary data and bootstrap an ‘architecture of participation’ around agricultural and related data. The center of fiboa is a specification for representing field boundary data in GeoJSON & GeoParquet in a standard way, with optional ‘extensions’ that specify additional attributes. But we believe that thinking of fiboa as ‘just’ a specification is outdated. fiboa is the entire ecosystem of data adhering to the specification, tools to help convert data (including using AI models to in turn create more data), the discussions and conversations that evolve the specs, and of course the community people who are building it all together. This blog post dives into the heart of fiboa: the core specification and its extensions. We’ll explore the core attributes that define this format and how the extensions enable interoperability of all types of...

It occurs to me that I have been Blendering for a long time. In fact, it’s been almost exactly a decade since I gave my first public presentation on the technique of generating shaded relief using Blender. And in that time, the method has been adopted far more widely than I could have ever anticipated … Continue reading My Decade with Blender →

Exactly 7 years ago I had the chance to Interview Kurt Menke. You may know Kurt from his books, Discovering QGIS. You may know him from his consulting days over in New Mexico. You may know him from his interviews up here. At the end of the interview 7 years back Kurt said “For me […] The post Where are they now? Kurt Menke appeared first on GeoHipster.

All of the previous parts of this series have talked about the challenges in training a CNN to detect geological features in LiDAR.  This time I will talk about actually running the CNN against the test area and my thoughts … Continue reading →

Members gathered in Ghent, Belgium to talk about the future of open map data.

Geography is the study of the world around us, including people, the places they live and the environment. On the Geographical Association‘s website they state that geography as a subject “speaks directly to young people’s curiosity, wonder and concern for the world”. There are many ways in which we can ignite this curiosity and wonderContinue reading "Using a Range of Texts in the Geography Classroom"

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We are excited to announce fiboa (Field Boundaries for Agriculture), a new project we’re collaborating on with the Taylor Geospatial Engine (TGE) focused on improving interoperability of farm field boundary data and other associated agriculture data. We’re excited about the enormous potential of this project, and we’ve already started a community of people who share our excitement. fiboa is the first concrete result from the TGE Field Boundary Initiative, which aims to enable practical applications of AI and computer vision to Earth observation imagery for a better understanding of global food security. The initiative has spurred collaboration between academia, industry, NGOs, and governmental organizations toward creating shared global field boundary datasets that can be used to create a more sustainable and equitable agriculture sector. We worked with TGE to launch this effort in February at a workshop in St. Louis that brought together almost 20 different...

Light Detention and Ranging (Lidar) is a detention system that uses lasers to examine the earth’s surface. It uses airborne tools to examine to collect spatial information. The technology uses laser lights sent from a transmitter, and the object in the scene reflects the light. The reflected is detected and analyzed, thus providing information required […] The post Applications of Lidar in Agriculture first appeared on Grind GIS-GIS and Remote Sensing Blogs, Articles, Tutorials.

Tell Us About Yourself:I was born and raised in Mexico City. I have a master’s in Spatial Planning  [meaning absolute space], and I am a map enthusiast and a criminal analysis enthusiast, what better way to represent criminal behavior than using maps! I worked as a crime analyst for years in Mexico and I am […] The post Maps and Mappers of the 2024 Calendar – Laura Angelica Bautista Montejano – April appeared first on GeoHipster.

At the upcoming American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, we (Alison Heppenstall, Na (Richard) Jiang, Gary Polhill, Andrew Crooks, Raja Sengupta, Suzana Dragicevic, Sarah Wise, Jeon-Young Kang) have organized 3 sessions around the theme of Geosimulations for Addressing Societal Challenges. This is part of the 10th Anniversary Symposium on Human Dynamics Research. If you are at the AAG on Tuesday the 16th of April and have the time it would be great if you could stop by and see the talks. Details are below.Sessions Abstract: There is an urgent need for research that promotes sustainability in an era of societal challenges ranging from climate change, population growth, aging and wellbeing to that of pandemics. These need to be directly fed into policy. We, as a Geosimulation community, have the skills and knowledge to use the latest theory, models and evidence to make a positive and disruptive impact. These include agent-based modeling,...

We’re going to talk about a DuckDB-Wasm web mapping experiment with Parquet. But first we need some context! Common Patterns Every application is different, and most architectures are unique in some way, but we sometimes see common patterns repeated. The diagram below shows a common pattern in web mapping. Figure 1: A common high-level architecture … A DuckDB-Wasm Web Mapping Experiment with Parquet Read More » The post A DuckDB-Wasm Web Mapping Experiment with Parquet appeared first on Sparkgeo.

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In the past we have blogged about the challenges of agent-based modeling but one thing we have not written much about is the challenge of uncertainty especailly when it comes to model calibration. This uncertainty is a challenge when it when it comes to situations where various parameter sets fit observed data equally well. This is known as equifinality which is a principle or phenomenon in system theory that implies that different paths can lead to the same final state or outcome. In a new paper with paper with Moongi Choi, Neng Wan, Simon Brewer, Thomas Cova and Alexander Hohl entitled "Addressing Equifinality in Agent-based Modeling: A Sequential Parameter Space Search Method Based on Sensitivity Analysis" we explore this issue. More specifically we introduce an Sequential Parameter Space Search (SPS) algorithm to confront the equifinality challenge in calibrating fine-scale agent-based simulations with coarse-scale observed geospatial data, ensuring accurate model selection using...

The evolution of geospatial technology from paper maps to GIS programs is a testament to the power of human ingenuity and the relentless pursuit of progress.

Finding inevitability.

Over two days, city leaders from around the globe designed GEO’s new Urban Heat data services.

We created the Cloud-Native Geospatial Foundation because we’ve noticed rapid adoption of cloud-native geospatial formats, such as Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG), SpatioTemporal Asset Catalogs (STAC), Zarr, and GeoParquet. Both data providers and users enjoy time and cost savings when using cloud-native formats, and we believe there’s a need to help more people learn how to benefit from them. Despite that, creating more cloud-native formats is a non-goal for us. There are plenty of people within our community working on cloud-native formats such as Cloud-Optimized Point Clouds (COPC), GeoZarr, and PMTiles. At this point, most use cases are covered by existing formats.1 In addition to the time and cost savings, one huge benefit of using cloud-native data formats is interoperability – the ability for different systems to share information easily. Common data formats are an essential part of interoperability, but we’re starting to explore a new dimension of data that is...

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Downstream Earth Observation derived analytics: where everyday people use EO products.

Reading is an important skill for our students to develop and has many benefits to the geography classroom. The National Literacy Trust defines literacy as “the ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way that lets us communicate effectively and make sense of the world.” This definition alone highlights many of the reasonsContinue reading "Reading in the Geography Classroom – Why is it important?"

Using satellite imagery and cloud-native approaches to build the world’s largest dynamic map of kelp forests

Last time I talked about the problems finding data and in training a machine learning model to classify geologic features from LiDAR.  This time I want to talk about how various libraries can (and cannot) handle 32-bit imagery.  This actually … Continue reading →

On a map, lines can connect or divide. But the most interesting areas to explore are between those lines, in the transition.

Keeping geospatial professionals informed on the legal and policy issues that will impact GeoAI.

High performance geospatial with GeoArrow and GeoParquet

On Monday, we had our regular GeoParquet community meeting, and everyone agreed it’s a pretty exciting time, but that we need to tell people more about what we’re up to. We’re feeling ‘feature complete’ for a version 1.1 release of the specification, and so wanted to give all implementors a heads up so they could try it out and give any last feedback. And to also just share what’s been cooking. We’ll have a full announcement release when the 1.1 release goes out, so consider this a bit of a preview. The focus for version 1.1 has been on ‘spatial optimizations’. We actually decided to not include any spatial index or hints in GeoParquet 1.0. Which may seem surprising, but we really wanted to focus on interoperability – making sure that everyone writing geospatial data into Parquet would write it the same way. We knew that there was a whole lot that could be done to make it a better spatial format, but we wanted to give more time for experimentation with different...

Quantifying community resilience especially after a disaster is an open research challenge. However, with the growth in mobility datasets such as SafeGraph we are being given new opportunities to study how communities rebound from disaster.  To this end, in a new paper with Qingqing Chen and Boyu Wang entitled "Community resilience to wildfires: A network analysis approach by utilizing human mobility data" which was published in Computers, Environment and Urban Systems we develop a framework to quantify resilience after a disaster using network analysis. To showcase this framework we us a human mobility data associated with two wildfires (Mendocino Complex and Camp wildfires) in California and measure the robustness and vulnerability of different communities over time. Our results show community resilience is closely tied to socio-economic and built environmental traits of the affected areas and as such our approach paves a way to study disasters and their long-term impacts on...

… did you know? Of the total 3,144 counties in the United States, 48 have more than 1 million residents as of 2023. Learn which counties, where they are and how/why they are changing. Use tools and methods described in … Continue reading →

Keeping geospatial professionals informed on the legal and policy issues that will impact GeoAI.

Effective land use and facilities design require in-depth knowledge of the site’s physiography, hydrology, climate, human geography, and infrastructure. Before breaking ground, evaluate your long-term facility’s location, environmental conditions, and surrounding area. Engineers and project planners conduct site surveys for this information. With modern GIS imagery and tools, we can now visualize scenery worldwide. GIS […] The post Applications Of GIS Land Use Mapping first appeared on Grind GIS-GIS and Remote Sensing Blogs, Articles, Tutorials.

Awash in data, how to use it is up to you.