"I'm very positive about the future of GIS. It's the right technology at the right time. When I think of all the major problems that we face throughout the world today—overpopulation, food shortages, reduced agricultural production, adverse climate change, poverty—these are all quintessentially geographic problems. These problems are all concerned with the human relationship to the land, and this is where GIS can make its biggest contribution. GIS is the technology of our times and is uniquely suited to assist in solving the problems that we face."

-Dr. Roger F. Tomilson, Father of GIS

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Monday 19 September 2016

ESRI releases Ecological Marine Units (EMUs)

Esri Releases an Online App called Ecological Marine Units (EMUs ). It makes a deeper understanding  of marine ecosystems. It provides 3D, data-driven, physically distinct regions from the surface down to the ocean floor. By joining  the Ecological Marine Units ArcGIS Online Group, we can access extra resources, data, and tools of EMUs.


“It’s an exciting time when our abilities to measure ocean phenomena are met by new ways to analyze and model the oceans using GIS,” . “The work of marine researchers in mapping the vast areas of our oceans that remain uncharted is vital so that we can understand the future of our oceans.” said Esri program manager for ArcGIS content, Sean Breyer

County of Del Norte Interactive Mapping

Town of Florence General Plan

Wisconsin Lake Specific Fish Predictions

Saturday 10 September 2016

QGIS plugin for Mobile Mapping

Orbit GeoSpatial Technologies  launches a  Mobile Mapping plugin for QGIS. With the Orbit GT plugin for QGIS, Users can simply measure, copy any measurement into QGIS, and overlay QGIS features on the Mobile Mapping imagery. 


“We’re pleased to announce that from today, every QGIS user now has access to the vast volumes of Mobile Mapping data, By connecting to our Publisher, the QGIS user consumers spherical imagery and point cloud data of unlimited volume and size right onto the desktop.”says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT




IMMemphis Health data

Estimated Flood Inundation Area-Baton Rouge, LA

City of Dillingham Public Map

Map of the day

COVID-19 Population Vulnerability Dashboard