International Geospatial Briefing May 3: Growing problem of deepfake satellite images; Bird migration map shows huge influx into Michigan; Google Earth timelapse visualizes human footprint; Remote Sensing to study chimoanzees; Mapping of childhood undernutrition in India

3 May 2021 GoGeomatics Canada | AI

False satellite images created by machine learning raise concerns about the reliability of data AI technologies has been used to created false satellite images and the phenomenon of “deepfake geography” will eventually affect the quality […]

Got a Drone – Now What? Mapping with your UAV

20 April 2021 David McKittrick | Blue Marble Geographics

Got a Drone – Now What? Mapping with your UAV It was inevitable that the proliferation of drone technology would quickly permeate the field of geospatial data acquisition and mapping. Just like a map, a […]

INSITE Lifecycle Project Tracker Enables & Delivers Real-Time Data Updates

19 April 2021 Sven Cowan | CMM

When conducting Lidar surveys, efficiency and success are determined to a degree by conditions outside of the surveyors’ control. The best-laid plans can sometimes be delayed by inclement weather conditions, as wind, rain and fog […]

A Japanese Perspective: LiDAR forest data for resource analysis in Japan

3 March 2021 Kei Ayguci | airborne

The GIS & LiDAR Specialist I am Kei, a passionate GIS & LiDAR Specialist with over 6 years’ experience in Japan, currently living in Canada and looking to continue my career here. As I have […]

Building-height Estimation using Street-view Images, Deep Learning, and Building Footprints

12 February 2021 Ala'a Al-Habashna | 3D maps

Introduction Building height is an important piece of information that has various important applications such as economic analysis, urban planning, and development of 3D city maps. For many geographical areas, such information is not accessible […]

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Old Cities, New Discoveries: How LiDAR is changing Archeological Surveys

3 February 2021 Jake MacLean | airborne

LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is not a new technology; it has been around since the early 1960’s when a LiDAR-like system was introduced by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Like many technologies, LiDAR’s start was […]

The Mystery and Magic of the Mighty Pingo

28 January 2021 Tanya Tejassvi | Arctic

Pingo, the name itself got me curious to find out more about it. Not to be confused with Pingu (The Antarctic penguin cartoon character that we could watch for hours without any dialogues 😛 ) […]

International Geospatial Briefing Jan 26th: Sentinel Hub Script Contest; Google AI powered Tree Canopy Lab; Lidar on the iPhone 12 Pro; 3D Laser Scan using SLAM and UAV; 5,500 public sector organizations’ access to local data

26 January 2021 GoGeomatics Canada | 3D Laser Scan

Sentinel Hub Custom Script Contest Sentinel Hub is a platform that everyone can explore earth observation data with a free account. EO Browser, one of the free web applications on Sentinel Hub, allows users to […]