Google Earth vs Google Maps: What’s the Difference?
Google Maps is for local navigation and routing. Whereas Google Earth has virtual trips and guided tours around the world.
US Map Collection
Administration
Administrative areas such as counties, parishes and boroughs.
Lakes and Rivers
Hydrographic features for lakes, rivers and oceans.
The Periodic Table for Spatial Analysis
The Periodic Table for Spatial Analysis lists 90 tools for quantifying, finding patterns, and predicting outcomes in a geographic context.
How To Permanently Reorder Fields in ArcGIS
If you want to permanently reorder fields in ArcGIS, you can export your data and use the “field map” method. Secondly, you can use X-Ray for Catalog.
3D Analysis Tools in GIS – Bend It in 3D
3D analysis is a growing trend because it better represents the real world. For some problems, 3D is sometimes the only way to solve it.
Augmented Reality Applications in GIS
Augmented reality (AR) in GIS allows you to interact with the outside world by enhancing or adding 3D features to your phone’s display.
GIS Editing Tools [Cheatsheet]
There are countless ways you can slice, dice and edit data in GIS. So that’s why we’ve created this handy visual guide with the essential GIS editing tools.
Merge Tool in GIS
The Merge Tool combines data from multiple sources and puts them into a new data set with the same shape type (points, lines, or polygons).
Best of GISGeography.com in 2021
At the end of every year, we countdown our top 10 pieces of content for what you like most. Here’s what tops the list with our “best of 2020”
What Exactly Is a GIS Specialist?
A GIS specialist is similar to a GIS analyst. In general, they are well-rounded in all areas of GIS including analysis, cartography and data management.
20 Great Gifts For Geographers and GIS Geeks
For Christmas, Black Friday, or any occasion, this is the ultimate shopping list and gift guide for geography lovers, map nerd or GIS geek.
Learn GIS – An Introduction to GIS
If you want to learn GIS, this is your guide to Geographic Information Systems. It covers analysis, cartography, remote sensing and software.
15 LiDAR Uses and Applications
We reveal 15 LiDAR uses and applications. LiDAR isn’t a new technology, but it’s been growing so much lately that even your smartphone has it
Is a GIS Master’s Degree Worth It?
Are you thinking about enrolling for a GIS Masters degree program? We weigh in the pros and cons of graduating with a GIS Masters degree.
The Living Atlas of the World by Esri
Esri’s Living Atlas of the World is the largest curation of maps, apps, and data layers from authoritative providers around the world.
What is COGO (COordinate GeOmetry)?
COGO (Coordinate Geometry) is a tool that maps the geometry from survey plans for land parcels, road allowances, and property easements.
3 Highways and Roads Datasets [Geometric Networks]
We list the top geometric networks as GIS data sources that you can use for routing, geocoding, map display or any type of network analysis.
Antarctica Data Sources: Mapping the South Pole
This post is dedicated to Antarctica data. If you’re trying to find data for the South Pole, then we have research stations, satellite imagery and much more.
25 Satellite Maps To See Earth in New Ways
These are the top 25 satellite maps in 2020. The best part? You’ll get to explore Earth in new ways that you’ve never thought possible. Let’s get started.
7 Free World Climate Data Sources
The expression goes: “You can’t manage what you can’t measure”. And for measuring climate, it’s world climate data that benchmarks the health of our planet.
Space-Time Cubes: Stack Time Like Lego
Space-time cubes show how phenomena change over time within geographic space. In a space-time cube, each cube represents a slice of time.
3 Advantages of Paper Maps Over Digital Maps
In the digital cartography age, it’s easy to overlook traditional paper maps. But they still serve their purpose in our day in age.
10 Topographic Maps From Around the World
Topographers face an uphill battle of a changing geography. These are the top 10 topographic maps built to meet the challenge of accuracy and completeness.
25 Map Types: Brilliant Ideas to Build Unbeatable Maps
From cartograms to contour maps, cartographers are like heroes. And every hero has a secret. If you want to build unbeatable maps, here are 25 map types.
Why Are Great Circles the Shortest Flight Path?
Airplanes travel along the true shortest route in a 3-dimensional space. This curved route is called a geodesic or great circle route.
Where is the Central Meridian?
The central meridian is the center line of longitude for projection systems. Projected coordinate systems often use it as a reference point for a x-origin.
Best Handheld GPS Receivers
Whether you’re hiking, geocaching, fishing, snowmobiling, or hunting, we are here to guide you through some of the best handheld GPS today.
Learn Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) by Example
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is an emerging technology in remote sensing with the advantage to see in any weather condition and even at night.
Hyperspectral Imaging from Space
Hyperspectral imaging takes a spectrum of light and divides the light into hundreds of narrow spectral bands. For example, Hyperion has 242 bands at 30m GSD.
What is Photogrammetry?
Photogrammetry uses photographs from at least two different vantage points. It obtains depth and perspective because of separate points of observation.
GOES vs POES (Geostationary and Polar Operational Environmental Satellites)
GOES and POES are both operational environmental satellites. But they actually share more in common such as their 40+ year legacy in space.
Worldview Satellite by DigitalGlobe
DigitalGlobe’s cutting-edge high resolution Worldview satellite carves out ridiculously crisp imagery at 31 cm in 8 spectral bands.
Google Earth vs Google Maps: What’s the Difference?
Google Maps is for local navigation and routing. Whereas Google Earth has virtual trips and guided tours around the world.
20 Non-Geospatial Tools for GIS Users
Here’s a list of non-geospatial tools we’ve all got secretly in our back pockets. It’s the functionality that GIS just isn’t cut out to do!
35 Differences Between ArcGIS Pro and QGIS 3
Buckle up. Because you’re going to witness a head-to-head battle between the juggernauts of GIS software. It’s a rematch. ArcGIS Pro vs QGIS 3
5 Best Free LiDAR Software Tools and Applications
From viewers to desktop applications, these are the best and free LiDAR software tools for visualization, analysis, and conversion.
5 Best Web Mapping Platforms – The Battle of Web GIS
Web mapping is in an arm’s race and the war is in the cloud. It’s a web GIS battle with ArcGIS Online, Carto, Mapbox, Mango Map, and GIS Cloud.
3D Maps: A Complete Guide To See Earth in 3D
Today you’re going to see the best 3D maps in action. You can interactively fly around buildings and landscapes in three dimensions.
World Atlas
A world atlas map with countries of the world sorted alphabetically. With 100+ country outlines, this is geography at its greatest.
