By Conor White Cesium is the foundational open platform for software applications designed to unleash the power of 3D location data. Location data collected by satellites, aircrafts and drones in today’s world is 3D in nature and Cesium unlocks the...
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By Nicole Oveisi As PostgreSQL becomes one of the most popular and widely used database management systems, large companies have been looking for people who know how to work with the system. The widely adaptable platform is free and 100%...
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By Arden Benner Founded in 2015, Royce Geospatial Consultants (Royce Geo) is a fast-growing small-business government contractor specializing in the realm of Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT). Not to be placed in one box, the Royce Geo team has a wide-ranging skill...
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By Conor White The Benchmark Initiative was launched in 2019 by Ordnance Survey’s location data and property tech accelerator Geovation, based in London, United Kingdom, with support from Omidyar Network. The initiative is – in parallel – a funded entrepreneur...
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By Jessica Devous Gather is a non-profit organization in London, United Kingdom that collects and organizes geographical data on sanitation infrastructure in emerging cities. Launched in 2016, Gather is working to close the sanitation gap by standardizing geospatial data for...
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By Juli Miller GIS, or Geographic Information System, is a system that allows for the mapping, analysis, and manipulation of geographical and spatial data. It serves as a method to solve physical issues via virtual development, enabling the visualization of...
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By Katelyn Neff “Navteca is a woman and minority-owned technology services company focusing on emerging technologies and IT innovation, like cloud and virtual reality.” https://www.navteca.com/about The American Geographical Society recently spoke with Shayna Skolnik, co-founder, and CEO of Navteca about...
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By Nathaly Garzon Physical changes to roads, terrain, buildings and more can occur at any moment and affect a vast array of things. More important than fresh maps, are fresh maps that know what’s changed so that’s why it’s important...
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By Dane Gambrell The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) is a data collection, analysis, and mapping project. The project provides a free database of “conflict events”, such as military action, riots, protests, terrorist attacks, and other acts...
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By Juli Miller Methane is a powerful and dangerous greenhouse gas. Responsible for one fourth of global warming, this gas is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide, marking it as a major contributor to our warming crisis. As the...
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