In the world of GIS, there is no doubt that there is a lot of information and data which become available to the professional of today. Much of this resides in powerful databases (such as that of SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, etc.). Combing through all of these massive...
UAV aircraft, also known as “drones," are used extensively to explore and map out terrains where it is too dangerous for people to travel. However, the definition of UAVs can also be extended to outer space as well, where satellites can take even better and higher...
There is no doubt that mental health illness today is a serious, debilitating disease. It can be difficult to cure because trying to ascertain the root causes of it can take a long time. The only known tools to fight mental illness which has seemed to work thus far...
At the end of last year, then President Obama slapped on sanctions to the Russian government for the claims that it interfered with the elections in November, by manipulating the Internet infrastructure upon which the e-Voting mechanisms reside. In fact, a lot of the...
There is no doubt that the United States is the agricultural superpower of the world. We probably have one of the best food production and distribution systems in the entire world; in fact, it is the envy of many governments around the world. The use of GIS...
In the world of GIS, there is one fact that is going to remain for the next few decades: the datasets which are being collected for both commercial and academic purposes are only going to get larger. In fact, it will become so large that it will now be termed as “Big...
In one of our previous blog postings, we visited the topic of the rural farmlands as a huge boon to the telecom vendors here in the United States. As we embark on 2017, there is yet another new market that this industry should be looking at Business services. Of...
In our previous postings, we have covered many interesting and very imaginative applications that are unique to the GIS world. Today, we explore an even more innovative idea: the Atomic Clock. But, what exactly is it? According to Wikipedia, it can be defined as “ ....
When we think of GIS apps (especially those mobile ones), the thoughts of seeing maps with many highways and roads immediately comes to mind. Even “talking” maps are available, where the app will literally talk you through how to get from Point A to Point B. In a...
