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
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
Poverty Mapping Tool for Better Resource Allocation
The Zambian government has launched a poverty mapping tool which reveals data about highly impoverished areas in the country. Poverty mapping tool will help the southern African nation to know the
Indonesia Geospatial Information Agency to Survey 3,000 Islands
In recent news by ANTARA News, Geospatial Information Agency of Jakarta will be verifying about 3,000 unnamed islands in Indonesia and put their coordinate on the map. Indonesia is an
Get Geared Up! Dynamically Render Your Map Using New JavaScript APIs
Supergeo has been improving JavaScript APIs since the first release of SuperGIS Server 3.2 to let developers customize their web applications more flexibly. For example, they can customize info window
Download Free Landsat 8 Imagery from the Amazon Web Services Cloud
Amazon has announced the availability of Landsat on Amazon Web Services. Under this program, Amazon will host 1 petabyte of Landsat imagery from USGS on the Amazon Web Services Cloud. You
Citizen-Monitoring, Crowdsourcing New-Age Alert Tools (Tech Feature)
Crowdsourcing information can aid in early warning, says an American researcher who is working to scale up a satellite-based map of hydropower projects in the Himalayas into a mobile-phone based
Haryana Government Sanctioned Rs 1.93 Crore Innovation Fund
In recent news, the Haryana government has sanctioned innovation funds of over Rs 1.93 crore to four districts namely Faridabad, Gurgaon, Karnal and Kurukshetra. Sumita Misra, principal secretary, science and
MAPAZONIA – A Crowdsourced Project to Map the Amazon
The Amazon rainforest also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America. This region includes territory belonging to nine countries: Brazil, Bolivia, peru, Ecuadoe, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and
2015 USGIF Scholarship Program
USGIF’s purpose is to promote the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and to develop a stronger community of interest between government, industry, academia, professional organizations and individuals who share a mission focused
