The geospatial industry touches so many different parts of our lives and is so wide-ranging that it can be a challenge to keep up with all of the various subsections. That is why, every other week, we sweep the internet to find some stories that can highlight where things are in the industry today, ideally in a way that touches all different aspects of the sector. Today, we are highlighting the industry by looking at stories about how lidar was used to map the world’s largest earthen enclosure, a history of development around lidar, and Esri’s favorite ArcGIS StoryMaps of the year.
Find links to the full articles below.
Lidar project maps world’s largest earthen enclosure
William Oster | William & Mary
We start out with an article highlighting work done by a team of researchers from William & Mary, looking at Sungbo’s Eredo in Southwest Nigeria. This is considered the largest earthen enclosure in the world, and these researchers used lidar to measure and map the structure in what this article calls the “largest collection of lidar data in history.” The article looks at the historical significance of the area, some of the processes undertaken to collect all of this data, and what having this data can mean.
A decade of developments in Lidar technology
Lars Langhorst | GIM-International
While lidar feels like a futuristic technology, and it is helping to fuel some of the most cutting-edge tools across industries today, it has been around for years at this point. This article looks at the last decade for the technology specifically, outlining some of the stages of development of lidar, the different options available to different projects and firms, and what the future could look like.
Get inspired by our favorite stories of 2024
Ashley Du | Esri
A half-decade ago, Esri introduced their new ArcGIS StoryMaps platform, giving GIS professionals a platform on which they can tell interesting stories using maps. The platform is now used across many different sectors, giving a fascinating new way to tell important and interesting stories. Here, Du from Esri outlines some of their favorite stories from the past year, highlighting stories from nature, news, history, and more.
