Top Geospatial Trends of 2020
By Dr. Qassim Abdullah, Chief Scientist, Woolpert Let’s talk trends again—geospatial technology trends, that is. In this year’s edition of my annual blog, I’ll review the trends I forecasted at this time last year, note how those predictions panned out, and project how these and other trends are expected to evolve throughout 2020 and beyond. […]
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When GIS Met STREAM:RASTER™
I am thrilled to announce the release of Woolpert’s new product, STREAM:RASTER™. STREAM:RASTER is a break-through platform for hosting geospatial imagery in the cloud. In 2011, Woolpert released SmartView Connect®, a web-based platform for viewing imagery and other data sets. While beloved by our clients for image quality and performance, SmartView Connect does have its […]
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A Proposal for National DOT Geospatial Data Standards
As a leading advocate of intelligent transportation system (ITS) and transportation technologies, the United States must take a hard look at the current state of the geospatial data standards and methodologies that support the nation’s land transportation network. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FWHA), in 2017 the U.S. reported a total of 4,146,000 miles […]
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Making Waves @ the JALBTCX Workshop
Woolpert attended the 20th annual Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) Workshop at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., from June 4 through June 6. Dr. Andrew Kennedy of Notre Dame, long-time researcher with JALBTCX and currently working on his third grant agreement with JALBTCX through WMR-532 and Woolpert, […]
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