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As 2020 comes to a close, GITA would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of the newsbrief a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Wednesday, Jan. 6.
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Mapping the Spread of COVID-19
GISuser
From March 11: Well, here we are in the middle of what appears to be a looming, global pandemic. So, where are you getting your information from? Perhaps more important, what maps, webmaps and web data (WMS) portals are you consulting for information and updates? Here are six online maps to use to explore the spread of the coronavirus and where outbreaks are popping up.
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California Releases Interactive, Public Geoportal Database
Smart Cities Dive
From Feb. 5: California has adopted a massive, interactive online database of location-based government data that includes over 1,200 publicly available data sets from 25 state entities. The California State Geoportal collects geospatial data from government agencies including housing, water, transportation and health information. The data is compatible with geolocation software and is designed to be shared, layered onto maps and analyzed.
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The Future of Digital Mapping Is a Tale of Two Halves
Geographical
From Jan. 1: In 1569, the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator made a decision that changed the way we view the world. In flattening the planet onto a two dimensional surface he chose to preserve the local angular relationships of land masses with a view to making ocean navigation easier. But in doing so he had to distort the size of the land, making it bigger as it creeps closer to the poles.
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Clean Energy Technologies Threaten to Overwhelm the Grid
Vox
From Jan. 17: The U.S. power grid is, by some estimates, the largest machine in the world, a continent-spanning wonder of the modern age. And despite its occasional well-publicized failures, it is remarkably reliable, delivering energy to almost every American, almost every second of every day. Still, as you may have heard, the grid is stressed out. Unless old systems are reconceived and redesigned, they could end up slowing down, and increasing the cost of, the transition to clean electricity (and hampering the fight against climate change).
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StreetLight Data Ranks 100 Metros in First Climate Impact Index
Smart Cities Dive
From Jan. 22: StreetLight Data, which specializes in mobility analytics, developed the index due to the transportation sector's contribution to the growing issue of climate change, according to Vice President of Marketing Martin Morzynski. As cities look to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, StreetLight believes data-driven metrics are most impactful in understanding where to place investments.
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What You Need to Know About 5G in 2020
The New York Times
From Jan. 17: At CES, the big consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, telecom companies are insisting that 2020 will be a turning point for 5G. AT&T and Verizon say they expect their 5G networks to be accessible nationwide. In addition, the carriers say at least 15 smartphones will be 5G compatible in 2020, more than triple the number from 2019. But, 5G capabilites have impacts far beyond personal mobile devices.
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Inaccurate Maps Cost Logistics Companies $6B
Supply Chain Dive
From Feb. 19: Some of the problems identified in the survey — parking around a corner, having to reroute to avoid construction or finding a building door — may seem small, but those tiny problems mean major losses for logistics companies, especially with a boom in e-commerce putting more delivery trucks on the road, according to Mapillary co-founder and CEO Jan Erik Solem.
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Case Study: Boosting GIS Quality with High-Accuracy GPS
Utility Magazine
From Aug. 26: As part of U.S. energy services holding company Southern Company Gas’ goal to maintain quality asset records, the company invested in a three-year project to map over 2,100 miles of its existing transmission pipeline system in four states with high-accuracy GPS.
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Tracking COVID-19 With Big Data, GIS and Social Media
SDSU Newscenter
From May 20: A new hub of research information to assist in monitoring and visualizing outbreak patterns of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in San Diego County is now housed in one location: the Research HUB for COVID-19.
Ming-Hsiang Tsou, director of The Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age at San Diego State University, and his team developed the hub to serve as a single source of information given the large amount of COVID-19-related data available.
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Joint Statement on the Value of GIS in the Pandemic
Sensors & Systems
From April 22: As governments are responding to COVID-19, more leaders are recognizing the value of “knowing the where.” The importance of knowing where the outbreak is growing, where high risk populations are, where the hospital beds and important medical resources are, and where to deploy resources is essential. “Knowing the where” informs better decision-making.
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GITA Quick Notes:
Check out GITA President Drew Fioranelli's December letter!
Read here: https://bit.ly/3mkGMmK
How GITA Supports the Geospatial Community
In cooperation with our partners at Gulf Interstate Engineering and Lux Modus learn more about the history of GITA and its involvement serving the pipeline and infrastructure industry in this brief and informative video.
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