An Object-Based Approach to Statewide Land Cover Mapping, University of Vermont Authors: Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne, Sean MacFaden, Anna Royar, Maxwell Reis, Ralph Dubayah, and Anu Swatantran Despite the plethora of data-acquisition programs …

Planning Emergency Responses for Persons with Special Needs, Esri Users Group Conference Featured Paper by James Kuiper, William Metz, Edward Tanzman In 2006, a Department of Homeland Security report concluded, based on the …

Stereo Based Very High Resolution Satellite Image Classification Using RPCS, University of New Brunswick Authors: Shabnam Jabari and Yun Zhang Detection of urban objects in very high resolution (VHR) satellite imagery is challenging due to the …

GENERALIZATION OF DIGITAL TOPOGRAPHIC MAP USING HYBRID LINE SIMPLIFICATION, Seoul National University Featured Paper by Woojin Park and Kiyun Yu A cartographic line feature is a succession of segments with various geometric and visual properties. Thus, it is useful …

Capturx Improves NASA’s Facility Utilization Optimization, Adapx NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) is a technology and innovation leader in both aeronautics and space research, and in space utilization. In addition to …

SLOPE, REFLECTANCE, AND VIEWSHEDS ALGORITHMS FOR ARC-SECOND DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS, United States Naval Academy Featured Paper by Peter Guth Many common digital elevation models (DEMs) use geographic coordinates, including NED, DTED, SRTM, GDEM, and NEXTMAP, with …