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Contour Geographic

@contourgeograph

Contour Geographic is a geospatial consulting company that provides an array of GIS solutions for organizations that manage land

 Traverse City, MI
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Joined May 2016
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North Road@northroadgeo24 Aug 2020
We're proud to announce our latest #QGIS crowd funding campaign, and our first team-up with @lutraconsulting and @howardbutler -- Point Cloud data in QGIS! Read more at north-road.com/2020/08/24/an…
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Really interesting (and visually entertaining) article on a new way of collecting LiDAR techcrunch.com/2020/01/17/ba…

Baraja's unique and ingenious take on lidar shines in a crowded industry | TechCrunch

It seems like every company making lidar has a new and clever approach, but Baraja takes the cake. Its method is not only elegant and powerful, but fundamentally avoids many issues that nag other...

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Team releases high-precision map of Antarctic ice sheet bed topography phys.org/news/2019-12-team-h…

Team releases high-precision map of Antarctic ice sheet bed topography

A University of California, Irvine-led team of glaciologists has unveiled the most accurate portrait yet of the contours of the land beneath Antarctica's ice sheet—and, by doing so, has helped...

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@CNN23 Sep 2019
"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," climate activist Greta Thunberg tells the UN. "We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you." cnn.it/2mAXVQb
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Forest carbon as elevation. This visual depicts aboveground forest #carbon in Africa as 3D #topography. Taller mountains mean more carbon. The tall "mountains" in central Africa? That's the #CongoBasin. #Map by WHRC's @g_fiske. #GIS #InternationalDayofForests #IntlForestDay
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USGS 3DEP Lidar Point Cloud Repository Available as an Amazon Public Dataset gislounge.com/?p=28297 via @gislounge

USGS 3DEP Lidar Point Cloud Repository Available as an Amazon Public Dataset

Representing trillions of LiDAR points, USGS 3DEP Lidar Point data is now available as an Amazon Public Dataset.

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@DanRather25 Dec 2018
Just a thought: Which should be considered more “marginal” - believing in Santa at age 7 or not believing in climate change at age 72?
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This New NASA Mission Will Create an Unprecedented, 3D Map of Earth's Forests earther.gizmodo.com/this-new… via @EARTH3R
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Large scale #lidar based maps for forest planning reveal the effect of slope, elevation, and aspect on tree growth, while 1-foot contours provide insight into skid trail layout #forestry #topography
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MapScaping@MapScaping28 Mar 2018
The Ucayali river in Peru changing its course over a period of about 20 years. Video creator: Zoltan Sylvester #map #maps #cartography #geography #topography #mapping #mappe #carte #mapa #karta #satellite #river #peru #ucayali #flow #meander #rivers #stream #amazonriver
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Green Aero Tech@greenaerotech20 Mar 2018
Some of our new #portal enhancements showing the automatic #drainage profile. Also, did you know we can also bring Public #LiDAR data into our portal? #precisionag #uav
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QGIS@qgis25 Feb 2018
Windows installers are ready nitter.cf/underdarkGIS/status/96…
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2017 Among Warmest Years On Record n.pr/2FQIEj9
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@Mapbox8 Jan 2018
We must keep the #NAIP free & open. Here's why and how you can help buff.ly/2CEyEHW
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CARTO@CARTO7 Jan 2018
Thanks to #OpenData from @Edingburgh_CC and the work of @ScienceAndMaps @sing_louise and @MAPNav_Tom, We get a colorful look at all of the trees in Scotland's capital city. hubs.ly/H09BLfv0
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Starting #2018 with a look back at the 2nd ed. (1952) to gain perspective on the science of #photogrammetry
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Geomorphometry.org@GeomorphomOrg27 Nov 2017
Dear Geomorphometry members, we are happy to inform you that the long-awaited anticipated 1st call for the Geomorphometry.org/2018 is finally here! Please reserve these dates in your calendar: August 13–17, 2018 | Boulder CO, USA.
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Lauri Hartikainen@viljaventures6 Nov 2017
#Drone #photogrammetry and #machinelearning in one software? Read our recent post about the first results from @pix4d's latest #pix4dmapper release which is using #ML for #pointcloud #classification medium.com/the-pointscene-di…
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