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International Geospatial Briefing April 25th: 1. Using drones to study forests; 2. US bans anti-satellite missile tests; 3. Anaconda collaboration with Esri; 4. UP42 partners with Nearmap; 5. World’s 1st blockchain geospatial network

Using drones to study forest canopy in UNESCO world heritage site A recent study led by researchers at the University…

GeoIgnite Talk On YouTube: “Locating the Geo Blockchain” Bilyana Anicic CEO, Aurora Consulting

Blockchain is a powerful tool that is used in the geospatial industry for increased accuracy of transactions and improved decision-making.…

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Five Free and Cheap Ways to Improve Your Geospatial Technology Skills and Learn GIS to Advance Your Career

You don’t have to spend a lot of money or go back to university or college to learn or improve…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for July 16th: OGC Announcement; Road towards driverless mobility; 5G vs 4G; Smart cities in Europe

On July 10th2019, The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) announced the formation of the Blockchain and Distributed Ledge Technologies Domain Working…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for April 29th: Geospatial Mapping in Nursing; By Design; GWF workshop; 5G and Blockchain; OGC

FDNY geospatial mapping used to reach opioid overdose cases Nurses and nursing students are using local, real-time maps of opioid…

GeoIgnite: Digital Transformation Beyond Buzzwords

Digital transformation refers to the changes associated with the application of digital technology in all aspects of human society. A…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for February 25th: Blockchain; Ordnance Survey; geospatial challenges; Smart City transportation; MyDefence

Blockchain needs to step up security Cryptocurrency is far from immune to attack—and as it turns out, some have security…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for January 28th: Location Tech; Amy Webb interview; WGIC; Blockchain innovations; Planet

Location technology is at the core of the smart city The designation of “smart city” is quickly becoming an attainable…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for October 9th: Geospatial Data Act; cloud computing; security; NASA tests satellites; blockchain

A federal act to streamline geospatial data The USA recently passed Geospatial Data Act is expected to streamline federal government…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for June 18th: Kepler.gl; CSIRO Centre for Earth Observation; Smart cities in Nepal; UPS; Blockchain

Will a new Geospatial Analysis tool from Uber challenge traditional GIS software? Kepler.gl is Uber’s new “data-agnostic, high-performance web-based application…