Awareness for climate change has been steadily increasing ever since the Green Revolution in the 1960s. There is a plethora of data, maps, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications available freely or accessible to the […]
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles One of the most interesting things to happen in regards to marine geomatics technology has been the development of advanced Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs). Think of the UUV as the underwater counterpart […]
As the 2016 United States presidential election careens towards its conclusion in November, GIS plays a prominent role in both planning political strategy and in describing the results of the contest. Media outlets create maps and […]
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industry is soaring! Civilian drones are being applied in various global industries ranging from agriculture and mining to construction and film production. The potential of the application of UAVs in […]
The tiling of large maps is an old practice. Large paper maps have always been divided into a series of map sheets at various scales. With the increasing popularity of web mapping applications and […]
In an age devoid of modern communications methods and digital maps, military generals often made tactical decisions based on what they could see with their own eyes. In studying the Battle of Gettysburg, many people […]
Service New Brunswick (SNB) is serving up geospatial data to the community so lets have look at what they are doing. The portal allows access to all provincial services including, Service New Brunswick locations, employment […]
Projections and Coordinate Systems for GIS: A new perspective on old ideas. (Or, GIS Professionals Should Consider That A Lot Of Our Constants Are, Increasingly, Not So Constant.) “I am constant as the northern star, Of […]