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There are a lot of Basemaps already available in ArcGIS Pro such as ESRI World Imagery, OpenStreetMap, Topographic Map and many others. These offers a unique way of blending our GIS data with the background basemaps which enhances the map visualization. But when working with these maps and satellite imageries, sometime there are few challenges with Less Datasets available with Maps as a base layer and when working with satellite image, Google Satellite Image is latest than the existing satellite in ArcGIS Living Atlas.  Therefore, we can add Google Satellite Image and Maps as base layer through tile service layer in ArcGIS Pro. Here's some of the Google url's the article mentions: Google Maps :  https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=r&x= {col}&y={row}&z={level} Google Satellite :  http://www.google.cn/maps/vt?lyrs=s@189&gl=cn&x= {col}&y={row}&z={level} Google Satellite Hybrid :  https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=y&x= {col}&y={row}&z={lev...

  Leaflet JS Tutorial For Beginners To Create A Stunning Mobile Friendly Web Map Leaflet JS is an open-source Javascript Library to create an amazing mobile-friendly and interactive web map. It allows that developer who doesn’t have a GIS background to create a Web Map. It can import feature data from GeoJSON files, style it, and provide interactive layers, such as markers that open popups when clicked. Web Map Service (WMS), GeoJSON, Vector, and Tile layers are all natively supported by Leaflet. Plugins can support a wide range of additional layer types. As with other online map frameworks, Leaflet's default display configuration consists of one base map, one or more transparent overlays, and one or more vector objects shown on top. This leaflet tutorial will guide you throughout the process of creating an amazing web map with a leaflet along with examples and code. Prerequisites Before going through the leaflet tutorials, you must know the basics of the following: JavaScript HTM ...

  Learn To Download O penStreetMap Using QGIS OpenStreetMap (OSM)  is a project which can be used to create a freely editable map. These freely available maps can be used for any purpose, maybe personal or commercial purposes. A huge data set has been created by volunteers from all around the world. These data can be downloaded and used as our requirements. This data can be used to make static maps using  GIS software  like  ArcGIS, QGIS,   etc. There are a lot of ways to download OSM data from different websites but in this case, we will use the  QuickOSM plugin  inside QGIS to download OSM data and then use that data to create a map. Follow the given process. 1. Go to the menu toolbar at the top of your new project. You can see the Plugins option. 2. Inside the Plugins go to Manage and Install Plugins Plugin > Manage and Install Plugins 3. Inside Manage and Install Plugins, you will see. 4. Now, In the search bar, search for QuickOSM, After t...

There is a trend ongoing on social media where people are writing their names using satellite imagery. The features on the satellite imagery, such as roads, rivers, etc., with the shape matching that of Alphabets are used, and people are creating their name out of the combinations of the satellite imagery. The imageries are provided by one of the NASA satellite missions called Landsat. One of the examples is shown below.  In this blog, we will be looking at two different ways through which you can create your name as well. The first website is from NASA Science and the website name is Your Name in Landsat. The website is given below, and the interface looks like this: https://science.nasa.gov/specials/your-name-in-landsat/ You simply go to the website, type your name and click on enter. Then it will automatically create images based on the alphabet you have entered there. You can download the image and share it as a QR code as well.  Well, there is a similar website which wa...

Finding reliable free LULC data is always a problem for those who work in the field of GIS and Remote Sensing, and it takes hours to find the best source where you can freely dowload LULC data for your project. As a GIS Researcher who work with LULC data regularly, I have narrowed down top 3 websites where you can freely download land use land cover maps data and use it for your project. For each one, you will see its resolution, coverage and update frequency and how to download it.  1. Esri Land Cover A 10‑meter global land cover map created every year from 2017 to 2025, using Sentinel‑2 satellite imagery and AI‑based classification. Resolution: 10m Coverage: Global Coverage - Derived from the entire Sentinel-2 scene collection Years Available: Annual maps from 2017-2025 File Format: Distributed as map layers and downloadable datasets under Creative Commons BY 4.0 license. Classes: Water, Crops, Snow/Ice, Trees, Built Area, Clouds, Flooded Vegetation, Bare Ground, Rangeland ...