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Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) on Landsat

Landsat’s Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) measures the Earth’s surface temperature by focusing on the infrared part of the light spectrum.

UAV mapping has changed how we do aerial surveying. With drones, we can now map areas quickly, accurately, and in a cost effective way.

BIM, or Building Information Modeling, is a smart way to design buildings. It creates virtual 3D models about the its materials and systems.

GNSS vs GPS: GNSS is an umbrella for multiple navigational satellites. Under this umbrella, GPS, along with other systems, finds its place.

While traditional images are taken from directly above, oblique imagery captures them at an angle. Learn more about oblique images.

GIS supports various ways to explore spatial relationships. Among these, fishnets stand out for their utility in spatial analysis.

XTools Pro is a special add-on for ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro. It’s mostly a tool for GIS analysis. But it has a fair share of productivity tools.

Some maps are timeless. While others, well, they have time in them. This list of 10 ways to show time in maps for temporal maps.

In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump made a historic comeback to the White House by securing around 50% of the popular vote.

Mapping overlays in GIS work like stacking different layers on top of each other. Each layer represents a different data type.