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Datacubes in GIS

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 4:31pm

Datacubes (or data cubes) are a form of data structure, where data are stored in multidimensional arrays (n-D arrays); the data contain one or more spatial or temporal dimensions. Datacubes provide an effective way to apply analysis on spatiotemporal data, where data incorporate both raster and vector data along with potentially other information.

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GIS in real estate

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 4:30pm

Estate agents can apply GIS to their online systems to show potential buyers important information, including flooding risks and land quality. With this information at hand, investors can anticipate potential issues that would ruin their investment. To keep an edge over the online competition, estate agents need to evolve. Below, we guide you through ways estate agents utilize GIS to improve their services to the end-user.

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Mapping Our World Saving Lives with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 4:29pm

Depicting the world and its attributes via mapping has been one of the greatest tools in solving human and environmental problems. The “Mapping our World: Saving Lives” episode of the AfricaGeoConvo Podcast, examines the world of  mapping and volunteering, with Geoffrey Kateregga. Geoffrey works with the Humanitarian OSM Team as the community Manager, East Africa Hub. He enjoys impacting the world through volunteering and mapping and encourages more local participation.

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The Geography Behind Being a GIS Professional

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 4:28pm

In a recent GIS podcast, Sarah Taigel discusses how being a professional geographer can provide key advantages to using GIS analysis.

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Carbon Mapper

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 4:27pm

The race to better map and understand our greenhouse gases is intensifying, as lofty climate goals means we are going to need to better identify and keep account of our planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. A new, non-profit organization, Carbon Mapper, is attempting to create better ways to pinpoint methane and CO2 emissions. These efforts reflect an increasing trend of closer collaboration between government, scientists, and technology experts that are trying to better address the climate crisis.

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