Data Preservation as a Legacy, discusses the preservation of digital geospatial data. It describes how data preservation is not a given, why geospatial data is particularly vulnerable to degradation and loss, and describes how geospatial data teams can put into place strategies and procedures that will help to preserve geospatial data for the long term. […]
NSGIC 3DEP FTN Interest Group In this 3DEP For the Nation Interest Group meeting we heard from Keri Brennan and Dan Craigie from GeoComm about how they are integrating 3DEP data into their products to improve vertical accuracy and inform emergency first response to save lives. This was an awesome presentation showing a direct line […]
NSGIC 3DEP FTN Interest Group In this first 3DEP For the Nation Interest Group meeting of 2025 we heard from Kurt Schellhase and Ben Clark, Meta Engineers behind the derivation of Overture Map Foundation’s building heights from 3DEP data. They discussed how the Meta team leveraged 3DEP data to derive building heights as well as […]
The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) is one of those things that means something different to many of us. In this NSGIC GIS 101 webinar, Frank Winters, former New York State GIO, will help explain the NSDI from the NSGIC perspective. This webinar should create a common base of understanding for those new to the […]
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We’ll hold a 3DHP FTN Interest Group Meeting this month in lieu of the regular 3DHP FTN Info Forum. Interest Group meetings are held to catch up on project activities and engage participant discussions. With the current 3DHP FTN project to end on Dec 31 of this year, we’ll use our usual 3DHP FTN Info […]
Multi-state collaborative efforts are always difficult for many reasons but are sometimes necessary when developing data that does not respect political boundaries (like water). The New England consortium of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont for this year’s 3DHP DCA was groundbreaking and important, but not without its challenges. The representatives from the State […]