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Modern land surveys rely on three core technologies — LiDAR, GIS, and GPS — that work together to collect precise location data, turn it into usable maps, and support everything from road design to property boundaries. LiDAR captures millions of elevation points using laser pulses, GPS pins those points to exact coordinates on Earth, and… Read More » LiDAR, GIS, and GPS: How Modern Survey Data Is…

Wending his way from the city to the countryside on public transport, Gabriel Stewart found an authentic slice of village life away from the crowds

In the heart of Nigeria’s Middle Belt, Kwara State holds vast stretches of land that could transform the country’s cassava industry—but only if farmers know where to plant. A new study published in the *Journal of Agriculture and Plant Sciences* by l

Ocmulgee Mounds may soon be redesignated by Congress as America’s 64th national park. But what does this actually mean, and why does it matter?

A number of theories try to explain how cultural differences come to be. A new study quantifies how such factors as resource abundance, population density and infectious disease risk can contribute.

Alulkar will lead the company’s operations, business execution and expansion, with a focus on scaling its AI-native mapping. Genesys International Corporation has appointed Nikhil Alulkar as chief executive officer, as the geospatial technology company enters its next phase of growth across enterprise, government and international markets. Alulkar will lead the company’s operations, business exec…

The names look like two versions of one state, but they belong to neighboring sovereign countries with separate colonial paths. The quickest way to untangle them is to match each official name with its capital: Kinshasa for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Brazzaville for the Republic of the Congo. Why the name belongs […] The post Why Are There Two Congos? appeared first on GeographyPin .

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 14 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02512-6 Global media gives less cross-border attention to climate-linked hazards (such as floods, storms and droughts) than to geophysical disasters. Attention rises with deaths and is stronger between socially connected countries.

Search results, addresses, and headlines often say only “Georgia,” even though the name can point to two unrelated political units far apart. The fastest clues are political status, capital, surrounding region, codes, and currency. The two Georgias in one answer Georgia the country and Georgia the U.S. state are completely separate places. Georgia is an […] The post Georgia Country vs Georgia Sta…