1. Some common applications of geospatial technologies Your Phone: real-time traffic, Uber, ‘nearest Starbucks’, 911, most apps Archeology: lidar, site map, GPS artifacts City Planning: utilities, wastewater, green space, traffic, roads, zoning Environmental Monitoring: LU change, pollution, air / water quality, weather, climate, flooding, SNOTEL, COCORAHS Forestry: fires, tree health, habitat Health / Human Services: epidemiology, mapping health issues Homeland Security: evacuation plans, smoke plume monitoring Law Enforcement: crime mapping, dispatch, IR cameras Military / Intelligence: satellite imagery for reconnaissance, intelligence, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), field of Geospatial Intelligence Real Estate: appraisals, comps, FEMA flood plain, insurance, schools, commute time, interiors? Weather: real-time weather alert services The ‘core’ five: Cartography, GPS, GIS, RS, & Geovisualization

2. The Digital Earth Idea Al Gore, 1998: ”I believe we need a Digital Earth. A multi-resolution, 3D representation of the planet, into which we can embed vast quantities of geo-referenced data.” A Digital Earth is: > A virtual, digital geographic representation of our world > Everything is [collaboratively] linked > Idealistic but we are moving toward this goal

4. indeed.com juju.com simplyhired.com usajobs.gov Geospatial / GIS job websites