A Comprehensive Framework For Evaluating The Quality Of Street View Imagery
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2022.103094 <-- shared paper
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“HIGHLIGHTS
• [They] propose the first comprehensive quality framework for street view imagery.
• Framework comprises 48 quality elements and may be applied to other image datasets.
• [They] implement partial evaluation for data in 9 cities, exposing varying quality.
• The implementation is released open-source and can be applied to other locations.
• [They] provide an overdue definition of street view imagery..."
#GIS #spatial #mapping #streetlevelimagery #Crowdsourcing #QualityAssessmentFramework #Heterogeneity #imagery #dataquality #metrics #QA #urban #cities #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #StreetView #Google #Mapillary #KartaView #commercial #crowsourced #opendata #consistency #standards #specifications #metadata #accuracy #precision #spatiotemporal #terrestrial #assessment

Few seats left for our LiDAR Data Analysis in R course with @micheletorresani
June 9–11
Online | Hands-on with the lidR package
Perfect for ecologists, foresters & conservationists
https://physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/lidar-r/

Call For Manuscript Submissions - Real-Time GIS For Disaster Management
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https://www.nature.com/collections/bjdhbfiadi/guest-editors <-- shared link to submission details
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[note that I have NO affiliation with this journal, the guest editors, etc]
[I wonder if anybody from FEMA has compiled use case / effectiveness / robustness on/of the #WaffleHouseIndex in the southern USA, especially related to hurricanes?]
#GIS #paper #mapping #spatial #manuscripts #callforpapers #callformanuscripts #submissions #callforsubmissions #realtime #disaster #management #mitigation #prevention #preparedness #response #recovery #risk #hazard #naturalhazard #naturalhazard #emergency #remotesensing #earthobservation #satellite #drone #sensor #socialmedia #WaffleHouseIndex #datasets #AI #InternetOfThings #research #monitoring #evacuation #planning #resourceallocation #hazardmapping #realworld #global

mapping L-band jamming with NASA SMAP: https://open.substack.com/pub/radioandnukes/p/how-dare-you-transmit-at-14-ghz #remotesensing

New national drought platform: The Federal Government has launched a new National #Drought Platform providing standardized, up-to-date information and forecasts on drought risks across Switzerland. The platform integrates #remotesensing data for #vegetation health and data on...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/05-09-new-national-drought-platform/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

New post in Geodata Ramblings: Exploratory data analysis using Wyvern's hyperspectral imagery Open Data Program. Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) detection is attempted using selected band wavelengths and raster analysis techniques. Part 1 of 2!

#GIS #GDAL #hyperspectral #wyvern #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #earthobservation #datascience #geospatialanalytics #opendata #rasteranalyis #geospatial

https://ricegeo.dev/hab-detection-wyvern-hsi

#BIOMASS is up!!!! (I said this before in a reply, but feeling quite excited 'bout it!)
#BIOMASS
is a feat of both science and engineering. It's taken a massive technical capability (deploy a big, fuck-off antenna in orbit), followed by lobbying to allow P band to be used for science, and tons of science research (complicated artefacts from long wavelength and ionosphere, orbital maneuvers to obtain pretty cool imaging modes like tomography, field campaigns to understand what it the hell this thing is measuring, ...), and about 25 years since it was first discussed to get to this. And continued funding from #ESA as well as member countries. A common good. -> https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Biomass/Biomass_launched_to_count_forest_carbon #EarthObservation #EO #RemoteSensing

The Affordable DIY Mandeye Lidar System For Surveying Caves, And How To Convert 3D Clouds Into Traditional Cave Ground Plans And Extended Profiles
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https://doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.53.3.2535 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #LiDAR #cave #cavediving #cavemapping #speleology #workflow #survey #remotesensing #pointcloud #mobilemapping #3Dmapping #profile #model #modeling #3dmodel #opensource #openhardware #reproducible #affordable #DIY #Mandeye

I am looking forward to Isaac Oluoch‘s PhD defence today. Feel free to join us online. It has been a pleasure to serve as his supervisor for his #PSTS MSc thesis and as his Daily Supervisor (w/ Monika Kuffer). #PhilTech #STS #RemoteSensing #GeoAI https://www.itc.nl/events/2025/4/255007/phd-defence-isaac-oluoch-frame-pro-framework-for-the-responsible-and-accountable-mapping-of-deprived-urban-areas

EO-Tools 2025.4.0 is out!

New in this release:
- Support for Sentinel-1C products!
- H-Alpha dual-pol decomposition from SLCs

Dive in: https://eo-tools.readthedocs.io
Code: https://github.com/odhondt/eo_tools

Here's a polarimetric color composite of a Sentinel-1C image processed with EO-Tools — shown both without and with terrain flattening. It's fascinating how much information is hidden by topography.

I'm thinking of adding compositing functions directly into the software. What do you think — would that be useful?

#ESA commissioned an impact assessment for our Night Watch project, check it out: https://space-economy.esa.int/documents/CCBE0DaUI85rBweWdm0OJKhQpLUMv4SdqfKx8Ovz.pdf

Updated the GitHub repo with a list of Geospatial Conferences 2025

Covers events on GIS, remote sensing, and more.

Browse the list and improve it here: https://github.com/Nowosad/conferences_2025

Trump regime guts critical NOAA operations.

Cuts are:
- research: 75%
- fisheries: 33%
- satellites: 44%

Overall, 25%

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/11/nx-s1-5361366/major-budget-cuts-proposed-for-the-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration

That’s a wrap! The 2nd EnMAP User Workshop brought 3 packed days of talks, posters & hands-on tutorials —exploring how EnMAP data supports research on vegetation, water, soil & atmosphere.

Highlights included hands-on tutorials, lively garden chats, and an exclusive look behind the scenes at @DLR & #ohb

Thanks to all who joined, shared, and inspired! #EnMAP #RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #Geography #Hyperspectral #DLR #LMU #CHIME #EnvironmentalScience #research #science #news

Open SAR data: Synthetic Aperture Radar (#SAR) is an interesting #remotesensing technology that captures high-resolution data of the Earth’s surface, regardless of weather or lighting conditions. This curated collection of open SAR data sources provides an...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/04-01-open-sar-data/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Kinematic Evolution Of A Large Paraglacial Landslide In The Barry Arm Fjord Of Alaska
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JF007119 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EUCGJQ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalogMaps/mapping/ows/5fff561ed34e592d8671ee85?service=wms&request=getcapabilities&version=1.3.0 <-- shared web mapping service
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #massmovement #landslide #engineeringgeology #remotesensing #sitespecific #LiDAR #iFSAR #paraglacial #kinematics #mapping #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #fedscience #risk #hazard #glacier #retreat #climatechange #Alaska #BarryArm #fjord #hazardassessment #tsunami #wave #BarryGlacier #change #sensors #fieldwork #surveillance #melting #permafrost #Whittier #geophysics #geology #Alaska #geomorphometry #deglaciating
@USGS

The Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 Project Releases Vegetation Indices
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https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/harmonized-landsat-sentinel-2-project-releases-vegetation-indices <-- shared technical article
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https://hls.gsfc.nasa.gov/ <-- shared NASA Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 Project page
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https://youtu.be/63ljR84c85M?si=3Q0PDOuFgKG8nIrA <-- shared NASA overview video
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #OPERA #remotesensing #earthobservation #satellite #opendata #global #vegetation #indices #HLS #Landsat #Sentinel #HLSL30VI #HLSSS30VI #greenness #moisturecontent #burned #change #OLI #MultiSpectral #NDVI
@nasa | @ESA

European Geological Open Data (Map And Data) From The European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI)
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https://www.europe-geology.eu/data-tools/map-viewer/ <-- shared link to map viewer
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#geology #geosciences #earthsciences #data #spatialdata #criticalminerals #mining #geothermal #netzero #groundwater #carboncapture #ccs #GIS #spatial #mapping #opendata #webmapping #mapportal #Europe #EGDI #framework #GSEU #resources #naturalresources #opendata #water #naturalresources #geomorphology #bathymetry #geophysics #topobathy #remotesensing #earthobservation #waterresources

𝗘𝗻𝗦𝗨𝗣 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Greetings from #Potsdam!

Amid all the #EnMAP workshop prep, Stefanie Steinhauser & Prof. Tobias Hank wrapped up a productive #EnSUP meeting—exchanging insights on EnMAP’s mission & next steps.

Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nexus-research-group-lmu_potsdam-enmap-ensup-activity-7311310638608220163-sHZo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAEPjJKMB5r9FniQlLH-hJ-aYR-DjjCBl830