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Nexar releases CityStream Live, a real-time mapping platform for mobility

November 28, 2022

The new platform is designed to provide fresh data on nearly every road across the U.S. at a […]

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This article is tagged with CityStream Live, crowdsourcing, mobility services, Nexar, real-time data, real-time mapping, road data and posted in Latest News

An MD map of a California intersection showing road features — including control attributes — placed with zonal accuracy. (Image: Carmera)

How medium-definition maps help navigate dynamic roads

June 1, 2021

By Ethan Sorrelgreen Chief Product Officer, Carmera Since the early days of autonomous vehicles (AVs), maps — specifically, […]

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This article is tagged with autonomous vehicles, Carmera, change-as-a-service, consumer-grade GNSS, crowdsourcing, Ethan Sorrelgreen, medium-definition map, remote sensing, road network and posted in From the Magazine, Transportation

An aerial view of Laacher See, a volcanic caldera lake with a diameter of 2 km in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Created by volcanic activity, maars like this are also found in other parts of Europe and on other continents, but Eifel-Maars are the classic example worldwide. (Photo: bbsferrari/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

Research Roundup: GPS reveals volcanic activity under Europe

July 27, 2020

Scientists have discovered new evidence for active volcanism next door to some of the most densely populated areas […]

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This article is tagged with Corné Kreemer, crowdsourcing, Eifel region, Germany, GPS monitoring data, ground movement, Laacher See, Los Angeles, Reno, University of California, University of Nevada, volcanism, volcanoes and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, GNSS

At-home crowdsourcing and citizen science for mapping enthusiasts

May 13, 2020

The world so close has never seemed so far away. Locked up and adrift, somewhere between the comfort […]

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This article is tagged with coronavirus, COVID-19, crowdsourcing, Geospatial Human Imagery Verification Effort, Geospatial Solutions, GIS Corps, NASA, U.S. Geographic Survey, U.S. government, U.S. Government Open Innovation Summit, William Tewelow, X Prize Foundation and posted in COVID-19, Featured Stories, GeoIntelligence Insider, Opinions

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EU contracting for GNSS interference detection network

October 17, 2019

Request for proposals to be issued The Official Journal of the European Union (EU) will publish a funding […]

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This article is tagged with crowdsourcing, EU, European Union, GNSS interference, interference detection, interference detection network, Microsemi, Orolia and posted in GNSS, Latest News

A European region in 2015. (Image: OpenStreetMap/GPS World)

Diving into digital mapping history with OpenStreetMap

May 12, 2019

A tool developed by Mapbox explores “10 years of OpenStreetMap.” During that decade, hundreds of thousands of people […]

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This article is tagged with crowdsourcing, history, Mapbox, OpenStreetMap, Steve Coast and posted in From the Magazine, Mapping

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Fugro bathymetric maps support global initiative Seabed 2030

February 26, 2018

Fugro is supporting NF-GEBCO Seabed 2030, a global initiative to produce a definitive, high-resolution bathymetric map of the entire world’s […]

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This article is tagged with bathymetry, bathymetry data collection, crowdsourcing, Fugro, Geospatial Solutions, marine survey, Seabed 2030 and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Mapping, Technology

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How GIS — and you — can aid in disaster response

January 10, 2018

Whether you are on the helping end of a disaster aiding in rescue and recovery, or on the receiving end being aided, GIS is supercharging the rescue efforts.

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This article is tagged with crowdsourcing, disaster response, emergency responders, FEMA, hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, Texas and posted in GeoIntelligence Insider, Opinions