December 2023/January 2024 Archives
Mariana Vilela
24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: GeoMax PositioningCurrent Position: Technical support for US, Canada & LATAMAge: 29Education: Associate degree in psychology; currently working on a bachelor’s degree in land surveying Born in Brazil and fluent in three languages, Vilela brings a global perspective to her work. She manages technical support, dealer, and […]
Alexander Hollberg
24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: Chalmers University of TechnologyCurrent Position: Associate professorAge: 38Education: PhD and MS in architectural engineering, BS in civil engineering Hollberg is an architectural engineer by training and since his first days of studies has been passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration. He joined Chalmers as assistant professor for computational […]
Mapping for a Good Cause
When humanitarian emergencies strike, these volunteers are ready to share their geospatial skills and help communities map their way out of crisis. You, too, can lend a hand. After Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique in the middle of March 2019, it left behind more than 1,000 casualties, miles of damaged roads, and ruined at […]
What GIS (knowledge) can do for AI?
Part 3 By Juan B. Plaza and Giulio Maffini Now that we have explored what AI can do for GIS in the first two parts of this series, let’s embark in the more complex task of exploring what a GIS-empowered AI will look like. First, let us clarify that it is our belief that it […]
Just Warming Up
Surveyor’s Corner It’s that time of the year when many of us are experience frigid temperatures, and we must be ready for difficult days in the field. I’m sure there are those who will say—as Alfred Wainwright once said, “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” To that, I would respond with […]
Evan Applegate
24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: The Map ConsultancyCurrent position: CartographerAge: 35Education: MS in cartography and GIS, University of Wisconsin-Madison For 12 years Applegate has made beautiful, data-rich maps for the news, Fortune 500 companies, charitable foundations, and commercial interiors. He created his first maps in 2011 as a graphics editor for […]