GIS mapping

SEEING DOUBLE

How Land Surveyors, GIS Data Help Create Digital Twins

Digital twins drive decision-making by enabling builders to ‘see the future’ through data. As stewards of GIS data, land surveyors and geospatial professionals are a crucial connection between what’s real and what’s twin.

Emell Derra Adolphus Jonathan Barnes

February 2, 2021

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By testing simulated changes in the virtual world, digital twins help developers avoid costly real-world mistakes.

EDUCATION

High Schoolers To Receive Credit for AYBAA and USGIF’s Collaborative Training

Students in Missouri high school districts can get credit for passing the the training.

December 13, 2020

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Missouri high school districts can choose, independently, to give high school credits to students who take and pass AYBAA and USGIF’s collaborative training.

GIS

Trimble OBIA Tech Helps Create Regional Vegetation Map in Brittany, France

Mary Jo Wagner

June 15, 2020

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Planners, authorities and biodiversity specialists in Brittany have been pressured to balance this urban sprawl with environmental protection policies, but existing vegetation maps of the region have made that difficult.

GIS

New Geographic Information System Degree at University of Maine at Machias

POB Editorial Staff

June 10, 2020

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The curriculum will point students toward more specific career paths within the field of environmental GIS.

GEODATAPOINT

Esri CEO Jack Dangermond: 'We Are Ready For A Shared Geospatial Infrastructure'

The founder and president of Esri shares how the coronavirus is reshaping the use of geographic information systems.

Emell Derra Adolphus

June 7, 2020

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The founder and president of Esri shares how the coronavirus is reshaping the use of geographic information systems.

EVENTS

Esri Conference: What We Know So Far

The complete schedule for the upcoming digital Esri User Conference on July 13-15, 2020, has been released.

June 7, 2020

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The complete schedule for the upcoming digital Esri Conference on July 13-15, 2020, has been released.

NEW HIRES

Berntsen International Inc. grows team with Emily Pierce and Kevin Lettow

April 21, 2020

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The Wisconsin-based infrastructure marking company adds two new members to its growing team.

COVID-19

To Battle Global Coronavirus Pandemic, Esri Is Providing Free Mapping Software

Emell Derra Adolphus

March 25, 2020

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Global communities in need of resources can access location intelligence technology at no cost.

Bluesky Awarded LiDAR Contract to Map Wales from the Air

POB Editorial Staff

March 11, 2020

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Working alongside Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Government, Bluesky will capture the data at a resolution of 2 points per meter before processing and delivering LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data for more than 20,000 square kilometers of rural and urban landscapes.