November

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is seeking comment on a candidate Abstract Specification Topic, ‘Topic 25 – Abstract Conceptual Model For Time’. The OGC points out that, “Historically, the coordinate systems used in geospatial communities are two- or three-dimensional with temporal aspects stored as attributes of the data rather than valid components of the coordinate ...

As Philadelphia plants thousands of trees to help cool heat-stricken sections of the city, residents can use a new online tool to see how the decade-long project might help their neighborhoods. You can slide between two overlapping maps of the city: one that reveals how bad the summer heat problem is on a detailed, block-by-block ...

Une nouvelle recherche publiée aujourd’hui par AccessNow, une entreprise de technologie de l’accessibilité, en collaboration avec l’Université de Calgary, Lésions médullaires Canada et BDO, révèle que près de 60 % des bâtiments cartographiés à Vancouver, Calgary et Ottawa ne sont pas entièrement accessibles et met en évidence les zones où les villes et les propriétaires ...

Four Clemson University researchers are part of a national team that has developed a Flood Evacuation Tool to help forecast floods, identify at-risk roads and verify safe evacuation routes. The tool partners artificial intelligence (AI) with human knowledge. Researchers are using this human-AI teaming (HAT) partnership to create an intelligent model for addressing flood evacuation ...

A Sino-Kenyan forum started in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, Wednesday to seek ways of promoting the use of geospatial technologies in agriculture, urban planning and natural resource management. The 2023 Supermap GIS software innovation conference that was jointly organized by Kenya’s Directorate of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing and Chinese firm Supermap gathered government officials, ...

The project will enable partnerships with global institutions and offer incentives, as an extension of the Space Economic Zones project. The Sirb programme will enable the commercialisation of satellites and the data they generate on both national and international fronts. This milestone project will include three synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites that use advanced imaging ...

China’s equivalent to the US’ Global Positioning System (GPS) has gained an international qualification that allows it to expand into global commercial aviation, with the “important milestone” a potential boost for the technology, analysts said. The home-grown BeiDou system has been recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation as one of its standards, becoming a ...

El inmenso trabajo fue encabezado por el Consejo Federal de Inversiones (CFI) junto con COVIAR y permite consultar cada perfil geológico y climático del país, mediante una plataforma de acceso libre ya disponible. Identificar todas las variables climatológicas y geológicas de cada rincón del país en donde crece una uva no solo es posible, sino ...

Los riesgos y peligros a los que estamos expuestos vuelven vulnerables a las poblaciones. Por ello, conocer qué territorios representan mayor peligro a fin de ayudar en la planificación y reducción de daños es el objetivo del Sistema de Información Sobre Peligros y Riesgos (SISPER), una plataforma web desarrollada por científicos de distintas especialidades de ...

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Survey of India (SoI), historically the custodian of India’s maps, has signed an agreement with a Mumbai-based private company, Genesys International, to prepare three-dimensional maps of several cities and towns. Called ‘Digital Twins,’ these maps are three-dimensional representations of cities and when coupled with high-resolution images, can be used in ...

From tracking disease in Ponderosa pines to managing mosquitoes, Geographic Information Systems are doing more and more to help utilities, government and scientists in the Flathead Valley. Flathead Electric Cooperative is using GIS to map vegetation along its powerlines, said Jake Harte, a data specialist with the Co-op during a talk last week that featured ...

Finding and removing land mines is an excruciatingly slow process. Human deminers scour contaminated ground inch by inch with handheld metal detectors, waiting for the telltale beep of a magnetic anomaly. Although trained dogs are sometimes used, metal detectors have remained the go-to clearance method since the end of World War II. “There’s a very ...

Industry leaders are relying on the interoperability of geographic information systems (GIS) and building information modeling (BIM) to reduce costs and boost efficiency across construction projects. In support of these organizations, Esri, and Autodesk have cultivated a strategic alliance to unify GIS and BIM, delivering real business value to architects, engineers, planners, and contractors. Deepening ...

Satellites, drones, security cameras, sensors, and more capture vast streams of imagery each day, much of it in the form of video. Yet, deriving meaningful insights from video data can be challenging and time-consuming. To help organizations that must analyze this invaluable source of information and harness the full potential of video content, Esri, the ...

Dark streets and risky intersections as well as well-lit parks and vibrant night-time destinations will be mapped in New South Wales for the first time in an effort to improve women’s safety. Women and gender diverse people are being asked to contribute to a digital crowd-mapping project by anonymously identifying places where they have felt ...

Investigadores de la UNAM, bajo la dirección del maestro en Geografía Víctor Manuel Jiménez Escudero, han desarrollado un algoritmo innovador que puede detectar con precisión las emisiones de ceniza provenientes del volcán Popocatépetl, conocido por su constante actividad, uno de los más dinámicos y vigilados del mundo. El Laboratorio Nacional de Observación de la Tierra ...

Biodiversity continues to decline globally, but nowhere is the loss more pronounced than in Aotearoa New Zealand, which has the highest proportion of threatened indigenous species in the world. Planning large-scale biodiversity restoration projects – whether they’re run by NGOs, governments or Indigenous groups – requires high-quality data. Despite the rising demand, however, accessible biodiversity ...

En el Laboratorio Nacional de Observación de la Tierra de la Facultad de Geografía de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, han recibido más de 300 imágenes satelitales con las cuales han podido realizar al menos 12 productos cartográficos de valor agregado. Con los cuales, busca dar atención con mayor rapidez a las zonas ...

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and Democratic Republic of Congo National Remote Sensing Centre (DRC NRSC/CNT) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the 2023 GEO-Ministerial Summit in Cape Town to enhance collaborative efforts in implementing scientific and technological projects and programmes. The agreement underscores a shared commitment to promote mutual socio-economic ...

Oregon State University will receive $6.5 million in federal funding over a five-year period for research related to updating the National Spatial Reference System, a coordinate system that defines geographical elements ranging from longitude and latitude to height and orientation, the college said. OSU officials said common uses for the NSRS include surveying and mapping ...

After a summer that broke all sorts of dismal records in terms of cataclysmic wildfires across North America, there is now an even greater awareness of poor air quality—its myriad health impacts and the overwhelming need for sustainable solutions. To that end, Yu Yang, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering in Lehigh University’s ...

A new scientific technique could significantly improve the reference frames that millions of people rely upon each day when using GPS navigation services, according to a recently published article in Radio Science. For the first time, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Applied Research Laboratories and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have formed ...

UP42, a leading geospatial developer platform and marketplace, and GLOBHE, the world’s premier on-demand drone data marketplace, announced their partnership to make high-quality drone data available through UP42. The agreement expands UP42’s current offer of satellite, aerial, elevation, weather, AIS and RF data. “The addition of GLOBHE’s drone data to our marketplace underscores our commitment ...

RiskChanges is an open-source cloud-based spatial decision support tool using a dynamic and comprehensive approach to multi-hazard risk assessment. It is designed to support orgaizations in assessing and managing risks associated with multiple hazards at the local level to select optimal risk reduction alternatives. RiskChanges was developed by the University of Twente in collaboration with ...

Advances in imagery collection and photogrammetry techniques have increased demand for digital representations of the physical world, or geospatial digital twins. To meet this demand, Esri will integrate 3D Tiles into its ArcGIS software. With the ability to work with a variety of data types, including open 3D data standards, customers can develop innovative solutions ...

In a groundbreaking development, researchers from the University of Leeds have unveiled a neural network that can swiftly and accurately chart the expanse of large Antarctic icebergs in satellite images, accomplishing the task in a mere 0.01 seconds. This novel approach is in stark contrast to the laborious and time-consuming manual efforts needed previously. Anne ...

Dr Emmanuel Nkurunziza, the Director-General of the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), and Dr El-Hadi Gashut, the Director General of the Regional Center for Remote Sensing of North Africa States (CRTEAN), have signed a memorandum of understanding today to promote collaboration on geospatial projects and training. This partnership aims to avail ...

European Space Imaging (EUSI) and Pixxel have announced a strategic partnership that will give customers access to the “world’s most detailed hyperspectral imagery” from Pixxel directly through EUSI. Together with EUSI’s capability to build insights and products, the partnership has the potential to set a new benchmark in remote sensing applications in the region. Furthermore, ...

Die Stadt Bochum ist gesetzlich verpflichtet, alle fünf Jahre Umgebungslärm, der von Hauptlärmquellen wie zum Beispiel Straßen- und Schienenverkehr ausgeht, zu kartieren und den Lärmaktionsplan zu aktualisieren. Dabei sind auch die Bürgerinnen und Bürger gefragt. Wo sind besonders laute oder auch, um diese zu schützen, besonders leise Orte? Was hat sich seit dem letzten Lärmaktionsplan ...

Quanti sono gli alberi mancanti nelle strade di Roma? Non è semplice rispondere a questa domanda. A Roma manca un censimento aggiornato degli alberi e per farsi un’idea di quale sia l’effettiva carenza, si dovrebbero incrociare i dati dei tagli e delle nuove piantumazioni. Ma sono informazioni che saranno disponibili solo con il prossimo bilancio ...