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It is common within mining, transport and logistics, government, utilities and emergency services organisations to see extensive investments made into the use of enterprise GIS technologies. What businesses like about technology like Esri’s ArcGIS, QGIS or Skyline is their ability to scale and perform highly complex GIS tasks for major projects. What many people don’t…
The adage ‘time is money’ has never been more relevant as our world grows more connected, we grow more impatient, making only small allowances for inconveniences and downtime when it comes to almost anything. We can all think of a time when our smartphone or PC has needed an upgrade and we have to forego…
Geospatial software needs a lot of computing power to operate at its best. If you throw complex 2D or 3D data into the mix, a dedicated graphics processing unit is also required. These factors mean that it can be difficult for those in the geospatial industry to work remotely because in most cases, their work…
Nathan Eaton, Executive Director at NGIS, featured at CARTO’s Spatial Data Science in CPG & Retail Summit on May 19th this year. Together with Jeff Sternberg—Technical Director of Applied AI at Google—the pair discussed how NGIS and Google have partnered with CARTO to explore the CPG (consumer packaged goods) and retail industries with a focus on geospatial analytics…
At the Geo for Good Summit 2020, David Gibson, Software Engineer at Google, announced the App Creator which allows users to easily build an Earth Engine App interface. Earth Engine Apps are dynamic user interfaces for sharing your Earth Engine analyses and results online. The app can be viewed by anyone, even if they are not Earth Engine…
When I needed to change a part on my 4WD expedition truck, there was no spanner known to man that could get the job done. So, I welded one up out of scrap material I had laying around, and while it wasn’t pretty, it did the job. Now, whenever I need to undo that part…
Excellent design is a key measure of success for the public sector, especially when it comes to planning within environments that are already fully or partially developed. Examples of this might be a new shopping mall on a main street, installing traffic lights or roundabouts on a busy thoroughfare, or running a tramway down a…
Machine learning (ML) helps us find patterns in data through the use of algorithms. By using algorithms to build models that uncover connections, organisations can make better decisions faster and without human intervention. From a geospatial perspective, an example of using ML is via image analysis in remote sensing work. But how do you choose…
Have you ever been navigating somewhere with Google or Apple Maps when all of a sudden your base map stops updating? Then you look at your phone and realise you are out of mobile reception range? Living in the big state of Western Australia, I’ve had this issue many times. This is where offline capable…
Of the 3D Geospatial Information System (GIS) platforms currently available on the market, Skyline and Google Earth Enterprise (GEE) are usually found at the top of people’s lists. Skyline is a commercially licensed and supported GIS platform, whereas Google Earth Enterprise is an unsupported and open source GIS platform. When it comes to choosing a platform that works with…
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