Category Archives: Spatial IT/GIS

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40 Under 40, 2017: Marc M. Delgado

GEOGRAPHY PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ASUNCION PARAGUAY A VISITING PROFESSOR in the Faculty of Engineering of the Nacional University of Asuncion, Paraguay, Marc M. Delgado teaches GIS applications in land use planning and urban studies, as well as geodatabase design. Marc completed his PhD (summa cum laude) and MS (magna cum laude) at the...

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40 Under 40, 2017: Stuart Warnock

OWNER AND PRESIDENT OF PIONEER MAPPING TEXAS, USA STUART WARNOCK is a registered professional land surveyor and a GIS professional who is making his mark on the surveying community, professional associations, and education outreach for the professions.The name of his firm, Pioneer Mapping, is a nod to a broader view of the types of services...

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40 Under 40, 2017: Even Rouault

OPEN-SOURCE DEVELOPER, GEO-BLOGGER, AND OWNER OF SPATIALYS FRANCE IF IT HASN’T ALREADY HAD AN IMPACT ON YOUR INDUSTRY OR PROFESSION, the open-source software movement likely will soon. For more than a decade in the geospatial realm, open-source software has proven to be a viable path; small firms, large corporations, cities, states, agencies, and even entire...

Custom, Portable Maps — Via App!

Software company Avenza has evolved its map products into an app that lets people upload their own map—or download a map of their choice—to their mobile devices, and customize it. Whether for fighting a wildland fire, delivering packages, or exploring tourist sites, using a map should be easy and quick. Well, especially when you’re fighting...

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Vertical Transformations and GIS

You know those moments where you are sitting in a pub, the office, or at a friend’s house and you say something, then suddenly wonder why you haven’t thought of it before? I had that very issue in the Brew Dog pub near Spitalfields in London, UK a couple of weeks ago. You see, I...

Map Making: “Can I have a map?”

“Can I have a map?” How often do you get someone ask, “Can I have a map”? I have nothing against making maps; in fact I like it so much that I have made a career out of it. Not just any map either, I’ve made maps for the nuclear, environmental, government, renewable energy, offshore...