Time-lapse of the November 14 atmospheric river event, acquired by the GOES-17 satellite On November 14, southern British Columbia experienced the devastating effects of an “atmospheric river” – a narrow band of enhanced water vapour transport that flooded the Fraser River basin. This atmospheric river event broke 20 rainfall records across British Columbia. The city …
We’ve been thinking a lot about risk at Sparkgeo and how geospatial technology can support risk assessment. Context is everything when planning out investments, and geography is very good at understanding context. In an earlier post, we described COP26 and how geography can support ESGs. The floods in Abbotsford demonstrate that while enacting policies covers …
COP26 and ESG goals require the same geographic data. Understanding the context is essential to selecting the right data.
Harnessing big data to inform big investments in climate change Climate change is leading the global agenda this month as leaders come together in Glasgow for COP26, the UN Conference for Climate Change. One of the many leading topics is finance – how are countries mobilizing billions of dollars to support climate action, and how …
This is a continuation of the accessible web maps blog post that I wrote in May of 2019. In that post I outlined some general accessibility techniques and how to apply them to web maps. I didn’t consult with anyone with a disability for that blog post, it was mostly a digest of my experience …
Variables tied to the distribution of resources and economic productivity in a market are known as economic indicators and colloquially known by names such as the Unemployment Rate and Housing Market Index. The numbers that support these indicators exist on many Excel™ spreadsheets and are used to support policy decisions around the world. It’s a …
When we think about open innovation, it is easy to think we mean sharing everything. That is not quite the idea. For me, open innovation is sharing the common load. Let’s dig into that idea a little as we investigate open source technology, geospatial and the power of open innovation. Some things are hard. Hard …
3D terrain was introduced in Mapbox GL JS in v2 (announcement), providing a seamless digital elevation basemap. I’ve seen some questions about how to: a.) display custom terrain in Mapbox, and b.) how to augment the existing Mapbox terrain with your own elevation data. I outline methods for approximating both below. Choose an area of …
We are very excited to announce that Sparkgeo’s first international expansion is to the UK. We see a great deal of opportunity on the far side of the Atlantic and feel that having a more robust presence in that geographic region will be hugely beneficial to our clients and our business.
Do you know what the geospatial product trap is? It’s when we fall in love with the technology, not the problem.
