Contents GIS—THE INTELLIGENT NERVOUS SYSTEM FOR GOVERNMENT Foreword | 7 Introduction | 9 See What Others Can't | 11 Reveal: How Global Positioning Changed the Way We Map, Move, and Live 12 Reveal: Understanding Earth’s Restless Magnetic Field 16 Reveal: Mapping and Tracking the Spread of Deadly Diseases 20 Reveal: Maps and Tech That Protect Wildlife Migration 24 Geospatial Infrastructure | 29 Mapping the Whole US-Mexico Border 30 As Greenland’s Glaciers Melt, Denmark Charts the Changing Waters 34 How Maps Help the Media See What Others Can’t 38 Great Britain's National Mapping Agency Embraces Automation 42 Sensors and Systems Keep Mississippi River Traffic Flowing 46 Commerce Flows through US Ports with the Help of Automated Data Sharing 50 Conservation and the Environment | 55 African Parks Group Uses Tracking to Combat Poaching and Protect Animals 56 E. O. Wilson: Micro Lens Reveals Macro Understanding 60 Small Island Developing States Use Location Intelligence to Guide Climate Action 64 Socioeconomics | 69 Sustainably Growing the Blue Economy through Shared Ocean Information 70 Maps Aid Affordable Housing Push in Chapel Hill, North Carolina 74 Kuwait Empowers Its Populace with a Multipurpose Mapping App 78 Maps Inform Policy, Help Turn Plans into Actions 82
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ContentsGIS—THE INTELLIGENT NERVOUS SYSTEM FOR GOVERNMENT
Foreword | 7
Introduction | 9
See What Others Can't | 11
Reveal: How Global Positioning Changed the Way We Map, Move, and Live 12
Reveal: Understanding Earth’s Restless Magnetic Field 16
Reveal: Mapping and Tracking the Spread of Deadly Diseases 20
Reveal: Maps and Tech That Protect Wildlife Migration 24
Geospatial Infrastructure | 29
Mapping the Whole US-Mexico Border 30
As Greenland’s Glaciers Melt, Denmark Charts the Changing Waters 34
How Maps Help the Media See What Others Can’t 38
Great Britain's National Mapping Agency Embraces Automation 42
Sensors and Systems Keep Mississippi River Traffic Flowing 46
Commerce Flows through US Ports with the Help of Automated Data Sharing 50
Conservation and the Environment | 55
African Parks Group Uses Tracking to Combat Poaching and Protect Animals 56
E. O. Wilson: Micro Lens Reveals Macro Understanding 60
Small Island Developing States Use Location Intelligence to Guide Climate Action 64
Socioeconomics | 69
Sustainably Growing the Blue Economy through Shared Ocean Information 70
Maps Aid Affordable Housing Push in Chapel Hill, North Carolina 74
Kuwait Empowers Its Populace with a Multipurpose Mapping App 78
Maps Inform Policy, Help Turn Plans into Actions 82
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Public Safety | 87
Himalayan Storm Watchers Save Lives 88
Lebanese Red Cross Uses Location Intelligence to Deliver Aid and Build Trust 92
Mapping the Needs of People Impacted by Deadly Tornadoes 96
Infectious Mosquitoes Pose Increasing Health Threat 100
Augmented Reality Aids Nighttime Swiftwater Rescue 104
Behind the Scenes at the Super Bowl: Real-Time Data, Maps 108
Defense and National Security | 113
US Border Patrol Finds New Ways to Rescue Stranded Migrants 114
Humans Team Up with Machines to Ensure National Security 118
US Navy Puts Tactical Tools to the Test 120
German Cybersecurity Experts Use GIS to Track the Pattern of Attacks 126
Introduction | 3
Digital Transformation 5
Storytelling 9
Storytelling with Maps Contest 10
Distributed GIS 13
Integrating Knowledge 19
Imagery Explosion 21
Artificial Intelligence 25
Data Science 29
Indoor Mapping, Positioning, and Navigation 33
xReality 37
Blockchains and Digital Ledger Technology 41
Conclusion 45
On the other side.WHAT'S NEXT FOR GIS IN GOVERNMENT
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