I've been putting together lectures on remote sensing for the fourth Coursera GIS course this week, a
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July 1 · Issue #3 · View online
Email digest of all things spatial, remote sensing, and GIS
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I’ve been putting together lectures on remote sensing for the fourth Coursera GIS course this week, and apparently it means this newsletter is a little focused on remote sensing and satellite imagery. Did you know that the European Space Agency can detect millimeters of subsidence in land, from space, using radar? That’s pretty amazing to think about, not just from an accuracy standpoint, but the idea of space-based radar, which isn’t new, is super interesting. Still, we have a few other things this week, so hopefully you won’t be bored. If you’re in the United States, have a great holiday weekend and be safe! See you next week.
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Esri Training | Python for Everyone
A short, free course in using Python in ArcGIS. From the course “Python is the scripting language of choice for the ArcGIS platform. This course introduces fundamental Python concepts and the Python scripting environment in ArcGIS. Tips and techniques to help you master proper Python syntax, script flow, and error handling are presented.”
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Developing Shiny Applications: Using Leaflet in R - YouTube
by Samantha Sifleet R is an open source statistical programming language. The R Shiny package provides a web application framework for R using the Twitter Bo…
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Instructional Guide for The ArcGIS Book
Esri’s “The ArcGIS Book” was a great example of how GIS has expanded far beyond the desktop. Now they have released a full companion book with exercises and additional content meant for students as well as for teachers who want to guide students through the exercises in the book.
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The ArcGIS Imagery Book: New View. New Vision.
The next installment in what looks to be a series - I haven’t seen it yet, but I have to admit, I’m intrigued. “The ArcGIS Imagery Book: New View. New Vision. Explore how imagery and remote sensing power modern GIS. With The ArcGIS Imagery Book, you will roll up your sleeves and quickly begin putting imagery to smarter, more skillful use with your GIS.”
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Penn State EMS Open Educational Resources
A great listing of free online courses from Penn State (which has a well-regarded GIS program). They have some free GIS courses listed in the “Department of Geography” heading.
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GIS Specialization | Coursera
Finally, a shameless plug for the courses I teach on GIS! You can take them for free by searching the titles of the individual courses on the page on the site and going to the individual course pages!
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Sentinel-1 satellites combine radar vision / Sentinel-1 / Copernicus / Observing the Earth / Our Activities / ESA
The twin Sentinel-1 satellites have – for the first time – combined to show their capability for revealing even small deformations in Earth’s surface.
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Mapping that sinking feeling / Sentinel-1 / Copernicus / Observing the Earth / Our Activities / ESA
For a low-lying, densely populated country like the Netherlands, monitoring subsidence is critical. Until recently, tiny displacements in the ground beneath our feet couldn’t be mapped nationally but, thanks to the Sentinel-1 mission, this is now possible.
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GitHub - sat-utils/sat-download: A python library for downloading Satellite Imagery. Currently supports Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2A.
“sat-download - A python library for downloading Satellite Imagery. Currently supports Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2A.” This looks to be a really handy way to save some time when downloading Landsat data!
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Accessing Landsat and Sentinel 2 on Amazon Web Services
For those of you who host your websites or data processing at AWS, this is for you - or maybe you just find it faster to access the AWS repositories for this data than the USGS copies (for Landsat).
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Open Data Stack Exchange
There’s a StackExchange site for everything! This one is all about finding and using publicly available datasets.
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The PocketLab | Wireless sensor for STEM education and makers.
This product looks pretty cool - I don’t currently have a use for it, but it’s something to keep on the radar. From the site “the wireless sensing and analytics platform for science experiments. A portable, inexpensive, and easy-to-use science laboratory for students, educators, and citizen scientists.”
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Google Maps Gets a New, 700-Trillion-Pixel Cloudless Satellite Map - The Atlantic
Google made some major updates to their satellite images recently, and the map looks quite a bit better for it!
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