International Geospatial Briefing Nov 22: 1. Two million square km of the seafloor mapped. 2. Importance of marine geospatial data. 3. Using smartphones to map road potholes. 4. Into the metaverse. 5. The Geography of Mysteries. 6. Mapping our human footprint.

22 November 2021 GoGeomatics Canada | climate

NOAA Ocean Exploration Meets Major Mapping Milestone on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reached a major mapping milestone with two million square kilometers of the seafloor mapped. To achieve […]

International Geospatial Briefing Oct 25th: 1. Interactive map of hidden archaeological landscapes. 2. GIS helps asylum seekers 3. Extent of California oil spill. 4. Mapping Bogota’s neighbourhoods 5. Map Tools international travel requirements 6. New York new subway map 7. GeoSLAM maps underground refugee shelter from Spanish Civil War

25 October 2021 GoGeomatics Canada | AI

This Interactive Map Lets Users Explore England’s Hidden Archaeological Landscape Attention all history enthusiasts, Historic England has created a new interactive map that allows users to take a “virtual flight” over England to explore the […]

International Geospatial Briefing Sept 27th: LiDAR Discoveries in Mexico; New Methods for No-Dig Archaeology in Spain; Observing Earth from the Stratosphere; A Better Rewilding Plan using Spatial Data; WHO Mapping Venomous Snakes; 80 Years of Tropical Storms

27 September 2021 GoGeomatics Canada | Archaeology

Lidar Leads to New Discoveries at Ancient Mexican City There have been many discoveries made over the last few years aided by emerging technologies used in archaeology. We can now add an extraordinary discovery at […]

International Geospatial Briefing May 31st, 2021: Using drone technology to assist with pest management; NOAA’s new approach to earth-observation; Using remote sensing data to observe changes in plant populations; Concept3D’s New 360° Map; Mapping Gaza; Five images that show our changing planet

31 May 2021 GoGeomatics Canada | 360° Map

Drone technology uses thermal imaging to identify feral pests on farmland Two airplane pilots and one aircraft engineer are using drone technology to identify the presence of any pests on farmland in the Australian state […]

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 […]

Share your Maps & Data: Soar.Earth jazzes up free access to satellite content every day

18 March 2021 Paul Yeung | atlas

Geared towards the general public, Soar.Earth presents an online platform that resembles a digital, free-of-charge atlas. Pooling in from crowd-sourced content, including satellite imagery, hobbyist drone photos and environmental remote sensing data, it almost feels […]

International Geospatial Briefing for November 16th: Yana Gevorgyan as the next GEO Secretariat Director; Mapping Britain’s footpaths; GIS, fortified Kenya’s response to COVID-19; Time travel to US cities 200 years ago by Google experiment

16 November 2020 GoGeomatics Canada | 3d models

Appointment of Yana Gevorgyan as the next GEO Secretariat Director Yana Gevorgyan will be the next GEO Secretariat Director, effective from 1 July 2021. The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) announced this appointment on November […]

NASA: a view of Hurricane Dorian from space

4 September 2019 GoGeomatics Canada | dorian

Satellites operated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) continue to track its movement and progress. You can see some of the images from those satellite observations above, which have been shared on […]