What does the data reveal? — Python is the most popular language in the world. In the Geospatial world, more new geo-python packages are created yearly. I have covered a few of them in my blog posts. The informative infographic by Matt Forest uses the Python Package Index dataset and has summarised geospatial package downloads and…

To keep up, get tips and learn valuable skills in Geospatial. — Keeping up with technologies and skills can take time and effort. One approach for staying up-to-date on the latest news and developments in the world of geospatial technology is to subscribe to Newsletters. I have followed some excellent geospatial newsletters for a long period. And as I have been drafting…

Can ChatGPT help you get geodata and do GIS Analysis? — ChatGPT has been the most talked about AI tool since its release. It has been tested for different use cases and applications. In mapping and GIS, people have tried to use it for composing GIS poems, generating GIS humour or even writing basic GIS code. This article will test the…

Recent Books in Geospatial Data Science — To learn the concepts and techniques for using Geospatial Data Science, it’s essential to have a solid foundation in spatial concepts and algorithms, data science, and programming languages. The best way to grasp this material is by reading books on the subject. There are many books out there on Geospatial…

Hvplot's Automatic EDA and Panel on the browser without a server — Over the past two weeks, there were two new releases with two Holoviz data visualization tools: Hvplot and Panel. You should check if you have not used either of these beautiful Holoviz-maintained libraries. HoloViz provides a set of Python packages that make viz easier, more accurate, and more powerful: Panel…

Felt Maps: An Innovative Tool to Create Web Maps — I recently came across Felt Maps, a new collaborative tool that allows you to create beautiful, interactive maps on the web without programming knowledge. I’m excited about felt maps and the functionality it offers. It is a new opportunity for map makers to create beautiful maps easily on the web. …

What can go wrong with preprocessing geospatial data, and how to solve them? — In many applications and domains, geospatial data is an essential component. However, if your geospatial data is not clean, it can lead to problems. And often the case, geospatial data can be inaccurate. It can happen for various reasons — during data collection, coordinate systems, topological, or attribute errors. Data…

Make Jupyter Notebooks Fit for Earth Observation Data Education — A review paper. — Notebooks — specifically Jupyter Notebooks — are the lingua franca tool for data scientists and geospatial and earth observation practitioners. With growing EO data volumes and educating Geospatial and EO data scientists, education content — whether university classes, MOOCs, online courses or tutorials — use notebooks.

New Adoptions in the Geospatial Data formats. — In the Geospatial World, new data formats are emerging and gaining popularity. Zarr is one of these relatively newly adopted data formats specifically for N-Dimensional arrays. It is an effective way to store large N-dimensional data in the cloud and access chunks. This article will cover What Zarr data is…