June 2016 - GIS Geography

Software

uDig – User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS

The focus of uDig (User-friendly Internet GIS) is placed on database viewing and editing as well as a rich collection of GIS functionality.

Maptitude From Caliper – GIS Software Review

Maptitude prides itself as an affordable one-stop shop GIS on the market, with a low learning curve. It shines in business and transportation analyses.

WhiteBox GAT – Geospatial Analysis Toolbox

Whitebox GAT (Geospatial Analysis Toolbox) specializes in terrain analysis. But you can do all sorts of neat stuff with it like LiDAR and hydrology analysis.

1000 GIS Applications & Uses – How GIS Is Changing the World

From over 50 industries, here are 1000 GIS applications to open your mind of our amazing planet, its interconnectivity with location intelligence in mind.

GIS Jobs in the United States

The key to finding GIS jobs is knowing where to search. Tech-saavy GIS practitioners can go beyond other graduates because of their talented skill-sets.

Azimuthal Projection: Orthographic, Stereographic and Gnomonic

The azimuthal projection plots the surface of Earth using a flat plane. For example, common azimuthal projections are gnomonic, stereographic & orthographic

Aspect Maps: How Do You Find Out the Aspect of a Slope?

In the mountains, the terrain slopes are in all directions – east, west, north and south-facing. The compass direction that the slope faces is slope aspect.

Month: June 2016