One year in the making, these are some of your favorite GIS applications you haven’t heard of yet: GIS student project ideas, GIS case studies, GIS projects, GIS uses – From over 50 industries, this jam-packed guide of 1000 GIS applications will open your mind to our amazing planet an...
When travelling by car from one location to another, our route is constrained by the road network. The network distance between the two locations is generally longer than the geodetic distance as the crow flies. We report a systematic relation between th
What is a Parallel?A parallel is a named line connecting all points along the same line of latitude. For example, the 49th parallel marked part of the border between Canada and the U.S. that was negotiated by the United States and Britain as part of the Treaty of 1818:...
In the business world, natural resource companies were the first to embrace GIS.Forestry firmsadopted the software to track and manage their land—much as Tomlinson used the first GIS for the Canadian government. Maps were an elegant way of organizing data like property boundaries, ownership record...
There is growing support and interest in postsecondary interdisciplinary environmental education, which integrates concepts and disciplines in addition to providing varied perspectives. There is a need to assess student learning in these programs as well
Likewise, the Canadian Land Inventory was the first GIS data set produced. Its purpose was to classify the varying potential for agricultural production in Canada. Modeling and Mashing data sets Researchers are mashing together various inputs to better model and understand crop production. ...
“[This] not only helps us with regular maintenance, but it also is critical to helping us respond to real-time events that impact the safety of our communities,” said Dave Lewis, PG&E’s senior manager for GIS products and solutions. ...
For example, spending a lot of money on the military or nuclear weapons is considered a big negative to your country’s Global Peace Index score – whereas I personally don’t see those factors as having all that much to do with if I feel safe. There are many neighborhoods in Canada tha...
For example, an address lookup system standardizes an address according to the Canada Post format for Canada, Royal Mail for the UK, and the USPS format for the US.3. Address verification confirms the accuracy of a standardized mailing address. At this stage, an address lookup system looks ...
This is the best way to use your phone while you’re traveling because it’s much cheaper than using an international roaming plan. Plus, it’ll give you a local number that people can reach you at. And it’s easy to do; in many countries you can buy a SIM card at the airpo...