Australia's Dynamic Dunes

Australia's Dynamic Dunes

In northwest Australia, the Great Sandy Desert holds great geological interest as a zone of active sand dune movement and noticeable fire scars.

URISA Introduces Model GIS Job Descriptions e-Publication

Des Plaines, Ill., Sept. 12, 2013—URISA is pleased to announce the Second Edition of its publication, “Model GIS Job Descriptions” as an electronic publication. The publication provides valuable information for individuals who hire GIS staff. The publication,...

InterDrone Forms Industry Advisory Board

NEW YORK  — Emerald Expositions, owner and organizer of InterDrone, the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to commercial drone use, announced it has created a new Industry Advisory Board. The board consists of 19 members from industry-leading...

The ArcGIS Book: 10 Big Ideas About Applying Geography to Your World

Redlands, California, July 16, 2015 — People around the world are discovering that online maps do more than direct consumers to stores or help travelers navigate from point A to point B. Web maps communicate important information that helps everyone make decisions....

NASA Showcases Eastern Hemisphere Blue Marble

NASA Showcases Eastern Hemisphere Blue Marble

Of all the planets NASA has explored, none have matched the dynamic complexity of our own. Earth is constantly changing, and NASA scientists and engineers work daily to explore and understand the planet on scales from local to global. A new Blue Marble image was captured on March 30, 2014, by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite.