Lossless Compression vs Lossy Compression
Lossless compression (like JPEG) retains values and lowers file size. However, lossy compression (like LZ77) reduces file size by eliminating redundancy.
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Huff Gravity Model: Store Customer Predictions
Huff Gravity Model uses store size and distance along with census tract population to understand the probability that consumers will patron retail stores.
How To Create a Topographic Profile in ArcGIS
Topographic profiles are cross-sectional views showing elevation along a line with applications in engineering, hydrology, land use planning and more.
Maptitude From Caliper (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.
Light Reflection, Absorption and Transmission in Remote Sensing
The EM radiation that makes it to Earth is called incident light. From here, Earth’s features reflect, absorb and transmit different amounts of energy.
Choropleth Maps – A Guide to Data Classification
Equal intervals, quantile, natural breaks, pretty breaks- data classification methods generate different choropleth maps. We explain the types of maps here.
GeoMedia by Hexagon Geospatial (Review)
Companies, government, and the military embrace GeoMedia because of its solution-driven approach and its ability to extract actionable information.
ERDAS Imagine – Earth Resources Data Analysis System
From passive to active remote sensing – photogrammetry to LiDAR, ERDAS Imagine loads you with all the necessary tools for more robust image analysis.
Surfer by Golden Software (Review)
Golden Software MapViewer emphasizes scientific data mapping, modeling, and analysis. But it can also work with various thematic maps.
GIS Agriculture Technology: How To Win the Farm
Today’s farmers use sophisticated agriculture technology because they can save time and money. Location-based GIS helps farmers solve the answer ‘where’.