Annual emissions of methane (CH4) have risen by almost 10% in the past two decades. The primary sources of methane are the oil and gas industry and agriculture, in large part from livestock. Methane emissions […]
Current data-driven and computing intensive research on climate-change, ecosystem modeling, and environmental and natural resources monitoring is based on the collection, management, analysis, and dissemination of geospatial data. Currently, the acquisition and analysis of satellite […]
I remember back in August 2014, when the first images from WorldView-3 were being downloaded. WorldView-3 was the first one-foot-resolution commercial satellite. It operated at an altitude of 617 km, flew in a sun synchronous […]
In the last few years there have been important advances in technology for detecting underground infrastructure including capturing ground penetrating radar (GPR) scans at highway speeds, combined GPR and LiDAR scanning for simultaneous above and […]
New online master’s degree in spatial data science Pennsylvania State University has launched a new online master’s degree in spatial data science. Starting January 2021, the program is designed to arm students with skills to […]
Geospatial and BIM have been identified as key technologies in the digital transformation of the global construction sector which has been underperforming for decades. A recent report estimates the size of the contribution of geospatial+BIM […]
The Géoclip observatories are web applications for statistical mapping to promote the analysis of territorial data sets. A Géoclip observatory is where territories, geographical data, statistical results and metadata meet. The purpose of such an […]
Registration for GeoIgnite closes July 20th so claim your ticket now. This year’s GeoIgnite features two panel discussions on key topics for the future of the geospatial industry both in Canada and internationally. The first […]