January 19, 2017

Find Users of Open GIS Data from Around the World Thanks to the Center for Open Data Enterprise

User can browse and located government agencies and organizations that use open data.

The Center for Open Data Enterprise is working to improve the quality of open access data worldwide, including GIS data sources.

Updated Edition: Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation

This past fall, Esri published an updated edition of Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation.

With the utility of R, many popular statistical procedures and more advanced analyses, including a variety of simulation applications, can be applied directly within GIS tools such as QGIS.

Data flows and structure of the potential GeoSRM interface extension in order to predict where hazards are likely to occur. Source: Gilchrist et. al, 2016

GIS has been of interest to rail companies, NGOs, and governments attempting to minimize a variety of hazards that may affect the rail network.

Eights different scenarios of change on a feature. From: Harbelot, Arenas, and Cruz, 2013.

Similar to the semantic web, techniques have been created for GIS, where finding and applying geospatial data requires protocols and standards that allow the large variety of data to be more easily searched.

This new survey seeks to see if gender balance has improved in the GIS industry. This survey will close December 18, 2016.

As 2016 comes to a close, it's time to start turning your attention to the upcoming New Year and reflect on what steps to you can take to improve your GIS skills and participate more in the geospatial community.

Geo Book Pick: Great Maps

Great Maps takes a close look at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth. Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? In Great Maps, author and historian Jerry Brotton tells the hidden story behind more than 60 of the most significant maps from around the world, picking out key features, stories, and techniques in rich visual detail to reveal the inner meaning buried within the landscape.