ArcGIS Pro, a powerful geographic information system (GIS) software developed by Esri, provides a variety of tools for data conversion. Some of the key conversion tools available in ArcGIS Pro include Table to Table, Feature Class to Feature Class, Raster…

Plugins in QGIS add useful features to the software. Plugins are written by QGIS developers and other independent developers who want to extend the core functionality of the software. These plugins are then uploaded to the QGIS Plugin Repository, reviewed…

A subset is a section of a larger downloaded image. Since satellite data downloads usually cover more area than you are interested in and near 1 GB in size, you can select a portion of the larger image to work with. for example, A typical Landsat scene covers…

QGIS (Quantum GIS) is a free and open-source geographic information system (GIS) software that allows users to create, edit, visualize, analyze, and publish geospatial information. It is widely used for various applications such as mapping, spatial analysis…

Spectral indices are combinations of the pixel values from two or more spectral bands in a multispectral image. Spectral indices are designed to highlight pixels showing the relative abundance or lack of a land-cover type of interest in an image. Vegetation…

Contour generation typically refers to the process of creating contour lines or contour maps, which are used in cartography and geographic information systems (GIS) to represent the topography of an area. Contour lines are lines that connect points of equal…

Sentinel-2 is an Earth observation mission from the Copernicus Programme that acquires optical imagery at high spatial resolution (10 m to 60 m) over land and coastal waters. The mission's Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B satellites are to be joined in orbit in…

Cadmapper is a website that provides a service for converting geographic data (such as GIS and satellite imagery) into CAD files. It allows users to download CAD files of cities, regions, and countries, which can be useful for architectural and urban planning…

An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. The USGS monitors and reports on earthquakes assesses earthquake impacts and hazards, and conducts targeted…