LiDAR, acronym for Light Detection and Ranging is a remote sensing technique to capture precise elevation including any vegetation or buildings on the earth’s surface. Over from the Lidar News blog is a short video from the Department of Geosciences at Idaho State University, introducing the principle of LiDAR and its application in elevation modeling of Snake River, Swan Valley in Idaho.
With all the rave reviews that Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx has been getting over the past couple of months, I couldn’t help myself upgrading and checking out the exciting new features and the enhanced interface, which I think was a much needed overhaul for the best desktop Linux OS. A new version meant fresh installation [...]
This week marked the end of the 2010 ESRI Worldwide Business Partner Conference (BPC) and the 2010 ESRI Developer Summit at Palm Springs, California which was host to the largest gathering of GIS developers. The BPC set the tone for the Developer Summit by showcasing features of the upcoming release of the ArcGIS product suite [...]
The five most popular corporate open-source programs http://bit.ly/9H7atw # Great visualizations of global data http://show.mappingworlds.com/world/ # The Booth Map: Redesigning WMATA's #map http://bit.ly/9m8KaR # RT @bingmaps: Video of Blaise Aguera y Arcas from #Microsoft demoing augmented-reality maps http://bit.ly/c4a55C #bingmaps # Prof. Strobl: int'l perspective on how thinking spatially is for everyone, not only Geo-nerds! http://bit.ly/a5pPUc [...]
Google making amends RT @google: We've heard the feedback — Now more sharing controls in Buzz! http://bit.ly/cpJCbm # #Mashups go mainstream as agencies mix data with social media http://bit.ly/aFDHlb # #SpatiaLite 2.3.1 support #OSM format and Routing http://bit.ly/cePSds http://bit.ly/9AKC3J via @pascal_n # Washington's snow response #GIS mapping system gets a workout #DC http://bit.ly/aQYq2U # RT [...]
Smart Geocoding Example http://bit.ly/dvCvMj click on gmap and get more info in return compares to google /via @mapperz # #GIS and Augmented Reality in 2015 http://tinyurl.com/yhmj6nh # Reading interview with @adenas – first in the Profiles from the #Geospatial Community series http://bit.ly/cb7A0H # NSA to help Google tackle cyberattacks http://bit.ly/cDEsyi # Free your #KML Publish [...]
