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How National Distributors Decide Where to Build Next
Where a distribution center goes matters. See how nationwide building, land cover, and parking data help distributors identify the right sites faster.
API for EarthDefine Building Footprints 3D
EarthDefine's Building Footprints 3D API: on-demand access to 200M+ US building footprints with height, stories, roof slope, area, and ground elevation, returned by address in und…
Precision Meets Speed: EarthDefine Launches Building Footprints 3D API
Get instant access to 200M+ high-precision 3D building footprints across the US. Query by address or coordinate and get heights, roof slopes, and elevations in under 100ms. No bot…
What is GIS?
GIS turns location into insight: layers of elevation, buildings, and land cover that answer questions a flat address list never could.
What Precision Means in the Private Sector
A flood policy priced on the wrong side of a property line isn't a rounding error. It's the difference between a fair premium and a claim nobody budgeted for.
Built Environment vs. Canopy Cover: A Reality Check on Urban Wildfire
Cal Poly data shows building density, rather than tree canopy, drives urban fire loss . This suggests that clearing trees may not be the most effective policy for reducing fire da…
Have you mapped it? Grant Writing Edition
Stop describing problems in paragraphs. Win your next academic grant by mapping them! Combine free USDA, Census, and historical data to show reviewers the why, where, and how in o…
Have you mapped it? Methods Section edition
Stop fighting your methods section. Map your data first to isolate variables, dodge peer-reviewer traps, and build bulletproof research models.
Have you mapped it? Healthcare edition
Use spatial mapping to bridge the gap between overdose hotspots and life-saving naloxone distribution to guide effective public health interventions.
Have You Mapped It? Entrepreneur Edition
See how spatial data transforms public safety gaps into an impactful startup framework, protecting children and building community trust where school buses are getting axed.
DepaveLA: Mapping Excess Pavement to Unlock Urban Resilience
LA County’s pavement is 44% unnecessary, finds a new report. High-res land cover data maps urban heat/flood hotspots, unlocking greener, resilient cities.
We wish everyone knew GIS could help with that
A LinkedIn series launch using a US tree canopy map to argue GIS is for everyone, not just mapmakers. Each post follows a why/what/how structure across six audiences, from academi…
EarthDefine Maps U.S. Built-Up Surfaces and Parking Lots with AI
EarthDefine used AI to map all U.S. built-up surfaces and parking lots at 1-meter resolution, giving communities 95% accurate data to model flood risks, heat islands, and urbaniza…
GIS for Positive Change
Two restoration stories, Oak Island's tree canopy and Washington's Dam removal, share one lesson: map what's actually there before you act. You can't manage what you can't see. I…
