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Remote Sensing

Aerial LiDAR to Study Impact of Colorado Flood on Soil Erosion

Anderson and colleagues use repeat aerial LiDAR to quantify the erosional impact of the heavy rains that inundated the Colorado Front Range in September 2013. One week of steady rain and

Business GIS

Newly Released US Topo Maps for California Now Feature Selected Trails

Newly released US Topo maps for California now feature selected trails and other substantial updates Several of the 2,798 new US Topo quadrangles for California now display public trails along

Research Papers

Terrestrial Laser Scanning Reveals Seagrass Microhabitat Structure on a Tideflat

Terrestrial Laser Scanning Reveals Seagrass Microhabitat Structure on a Tideflat – Michael Hannam  and L. Monika Moskal Abstract: Local-scale environmental heterogeneity can provide microhabitats that influence the spatial distribution of competing species.

Courses Photogrammetry

Photogrammetry Workshop by Ball State University

Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture and Planning Ball State University is providing open and free workshop on photogrammetry. Ball State University, commonly referred to as Ball State or BSU,

GIS

Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), Ghana Launches Centre for Geospatial Intelligence Services

The Institute of Local Government Studies, which aims at building capacity for local governance, has launched the Centre for Geospatial Intelligence Services (CGIS) and the Local Governance Observatory (LGO). Centre for

GIS

New Delhi to Go 3D Mapping for Smart City

According to recent news, New Delhi Municipal Council will soon start 3D mapping of city as a part of smart city project.Smart city optimally utilize information technology to habilitate the

GIS

Ordnance Survey Reaches Open Data Milestone

The number of times Ordnance Survey Open Data has been downloaded since its April 2010 launch has now exceeded the one million mark. Ordnance Survey also believe that millions of people come

Global Positioning System

India’s Own Satellite Navigation System – IRNSS

Submitted by: A satellite navigation system is a system of satellites that provide location (longitude, latitude, and altitude) to high precision (within a few metres) with small electronic receivers. The electronic receivers calculate the current local time to high

Global Positioning System

Two New Satellites Join The Galileo Constellation

28 March 2015 – The EU’s Galileo satellite navigation system now has eight satellites in orbit following the launch of the latest pair. Galileo 7 & 8 lifted off at

GIS

3D Mapping of Groundwater Resources of India

In recent news by Deccan Chronicle, National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) is planning to take up a massive a groundwater mapping programme across the entire landmass of India using advanced