The Atmospheric Window in Remote Sensing
The atmospheric window allows specific bands of electromagnetic (EM) radiation to reach the Earth. On the other hand, absorption bands prevent EM radiation.
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Erase Tool in GIS
The Erase Tool removes the area that is overlapping with the erasing features. Everything outside the erasing layer ends up in the output.
What Is Esri Tapestry Segmentation?
Esri’s tapestry segmentation data provides insights on lifestyle choices made by customers helping you make more informative business decisions.
GPS Accuracy: HDOP, PDOP, GDOP & Multipath
Have you ever wondered about your GPS accuracy? A well-designed GPS receiver can achieve a horizontal accuracy of 3 meters or better. But factors affect it.
What is Tobler’s First Law of Geography?
Tobler’s First Law of Geography states that everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.
What is Conflation, Edge Matching and Rubbersheeting?
When you have two conflicting data sets, conflation resolves conflicts by preserving the most accurate one. Edgematching and rubbersheeting helps fix errors
The State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS)
The State Plane Coordinate System divides the United States into 124 zones to locate any point with a high level of accuracy (one part in 10,000).
Kriging Interpolation – The Prediction Is Strong in this One
The prediction is strong in kriging. In this guide to geostatistics we embark on a journey to sculpt a legendary prediction model with kriging interpolation
What Are Contour Lines on Topographic Maps?
Contour lines have constant values on them such as elevation. But it’s also used in meteorology (isopleth), magnetism (isogon) & even drive-time (isochrones)
Map Distortion with Tissot’s Indicatrix
Map distortion is best understood looking at Tissot’s indicatrix. It contains circles and shows how map projections distort shape, size and distances.