One of the latest application launched by Google is Google Earth Engine, an advanced cloud-based geospatial processing platform, designed mainly for planetary-scale environmental data analysis. It combines a multi-petabyte catalog of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets, which allow users to visualize, manipulate, edit and create spatial data in an easy and fast way. It incorporates [...]
QGIS SentinelHub plugin from Sinergise is a fantastic tool which allows us to connect to Sentinel data server, visualize, analyze and even download satellite images, all of these using only our Desktop QGIS graphic interface. In addition, it offers interesting capabilities, such as downloading images from a specific range of time, with a specific percentage [...]
Sentinel-2 satellite data proved to be a reliable source of information regarding the monitoring of Earth features and phenomena’s. With a 10 m geometric resolution is the best optical satellite data available free of charge. The temporal resolution is also performing well, the satellites in the Sentinel-2 constellation provide a revisit time of 5 days. [...]
HEC-GeoRAS is a tool, that allows processing geospatial data in ArcGIS using a graphical user interface (GUI). The interface capabilities include operations like preparation, import and export data from HEC-RAS into ArcGIS, as well as processing of the exported HEC-RAS data. While importing HEC-RAS data to ArcGIS (using GeoRAS), the appearance of errors is a [...]
ArcGIS Pro is a big step forward in the visualization, analytics, image processing, management and integration of spatial data. One of the greatest advantage of using ArcGIS Pro is the possibility of visualize your data in 2D and 3D separately or simultaneously. This can be made in a simple and easy way, through the function [...]
Location: London The position sits within the Global GIS Centre of Excellence at Wood Mackenzie who are also responsible for the management of the companies GIS Platform, a centrally managed content library and sandbox environment. This is an exciting role where the candidate will develop their GIS skills across all sectors of the business. Main [...]
The Sentinel-2 mission is a land monitoring constellation of two satellites that provide high resolution optical imagery and provide continuity for the current SPOT and Landsat missions. Sentinel-2 satellite data is provided in multiple levels and stages of processing, from raw data to already TOA, geometric and radiometric calibration (Level-0, Level-1A, Level-1B and Level-1C). SENTINEL-2 [...]
There is a lot of enthusiasm and excitement about the new QGIS 3.0 release. The project is under way and the GIS community is waiting for its release. The upgrade from version 2 to version 3 is anticipated to bring countless new features and capabilities. It is expected to improve the current QGIS functionality and [...]
Kier Strategic Highways are looking to recruit a Geographical Information Systems Technician to join the Highways Design Services business. Location: Exeter, United Kingdom. Description Job Purpose: - To contact statutory undertakers and service companies for data relating to Kier Highways Contracts, digitise data onto ArcGIS and load data into the Corporate Kier GIS systems. - [...]
Randstad Engineering Greensburg, PA, USA Salary: not available Minimum experience Type of job offer Description A diversified energy company is currently seeking a GIS Technician in the Greensburg, PA area. This is a 2-year CONTRACT assignment. No per diem available. Responsibilities for the GIS Technician. Assist with preparing and maintaining specialized electrical schematic drawings such [...]
