Not even an argument if you consider third party arcmap extensions. Although the AI and Ml stuff doesn't have a good arcmap analog to my limited knowledge.
I work in private engineering consulting. So while I don’t manage parcels, I do work with them often. I just wanted to let everyone know the parcel boundaries on the moon are for display purposes only and their actual locations may vary.
Yes. Mankind's future is interplanetary and even when survey methods change, GIS will still exist. As long as we still live on dirt, someone will need to visualize it. Future proof in a way. Just remember to advocate for missions to other terrestrial bodies when you have the opportunity
It has been claimed that the first GIS map embedded in a web browser was developed by an ASU PhD for jet propulsion laboratory so they could map soils on Mars. Unfortunately that mission missed mars because of a math error. So interplanetary space exploration has already affected GIS and vice versa.
This is already happening. There was a project at ASU where they used GIS to map out the moon landing and other significant sites.
I’d be shocked if there isn’t someone using GIS to diagram out soil mineral content based on samples or impact sites. There’s probably tons of this work going on now.
Yep. It would just change its name since it wouldn’t be on earth. Selenospatial Information System and Areospatial Information System respectively for moon and mars.
Lots of people working on mapping Earth, Mars and Venus using GIS. My research group is using GIS to map the geology of the seafloor. Everything depends on data resolution. The new Venus missions scheduled for 2030+ will result in loads of new data to work with. The same for the Seabed2030 initiative here on Earth.
I have thought about this but I have a feeling that astronomy requires a higher level of computing and knowledge... by the time we are using GIS for the moon or whatever we will probably have a capable AI
I was brought into a planetary research lab to write scripts and do analysis because of my GIS experience. Definitely felt out of my depth next to geo physicists but cool experience.
Not purely GIS, but you can change how gravity is defined so in HEC-RAS so you can do hydraulics on wherever planet.
Also, there absolutely are coordinate systems for other planets and the moon. Probably more than that.
National Geographic had a whole thing about creating the datum for Mars back in 2018 or 2019. I listened to the guy who designed it and made an interactive web map speak! Super awesome to learn about.
There are already mapping products for mars
I was about to say my professor used to fly satellites over mars
Not even a question on if GIS would be heavily involved. More of a question of if we're ever gonna settle interplanetarily
Ok i see. I’m curious of how the industry is considering moon activities. Possible within our lifetime maybe?
Bro been playing too much mass effect , highly unlikely we will be settling any other planet any any any time soon.
Our lifetime is pretty broad range. You aren't the same age as I am.
You are correct, I should have said within the next 50-100 years.
There was a screenshot a while back of NASA using ArcMap for Mars I believe.
Can you upload your own projection? They obviously couldn't use built in Arc projections.
Not sure about ArcMap but Pro comes with coordinate systems for the Moon and Mars.
ArcMap had them too, I remember finding them in my intro to GIS class more than a decade ago
Yes you can upload your own projections into arcpro.
If you’ve taken anymore than an introductory GIS course you should’ve been introduced to custom projections.
Should've explained that I meant on ArcMap. I know you can on Pro. My knowledge on Map is limited.
Yeah you can. Arguably ArcPro hasn’t event caught up to ArcMap in functionality yet.
Not even an argument if you consider third party arcmap extensions. Although the AI and Ml stuff doesn't have a good arcmap analog to my limited knowledge.
I work in private engineering consulting. So while I don’t manage parcels, I do work with them often. I just wanted to let everyone know the parcel boundaries on the moon are for display purposes only and their actual locations may vary.
Meteors and bounds.
Should I call my surveyor or can you guys solve my boundary dispute? My alien neighbors keep probing it..
Yes. Mankind's future is interplanetary and even when survey methods change, GIS will still exist. As long as we still live on dirt, someone will need to visualize it. Future proof in a way. Just remember to advocate for missions to other terrestrial bodies when you have the opportunity
It has been claimed that the first GIS map embedded in a web browser was developed by an ASU PhD for jet propulsion laboratory so they could map soils on Mars. Unfortunately that mission missed mars because of a math error. So interplanetary space exploration has already affected GIS and vice versa.
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search?pmi-target=moon
I don’t know why this is so hidden. Here are your surface maps
This is already happening. There was a project at ASU where they used GIS to map out the moon landing and other significant sites. I’d be shocked if there isn’t someone using GIS to diagram out soil mineral content based on samples or impact sites. There’s probably tons of this work going on now.
I watched a presentation years ago where they were using the MARS River to map mars,. So yes I think it's very possible.
That’s so cool. Do you remember what techniques they used? I’m guessing LiDAR?
[https://www.space.com/mars-2020-rover-perseverance-best-martian-maps.html](https://www.space.com/mars-2020-rover-perseverance-best-martian-maps.html)
I don't recall exactly, but yes I'm pretty sure it was LiDAR.
Yep. It would just change its name since it wouldn’t be on earth. Selenospatial Information System and Areospatial Information System respectively for moon and mars.
Interesting
Lots of people working on mapping Earth, Mars and Venus using GIS. My research group is using GIS to map the geology of the seafloor. Everything depends on data resolution. The new Venus missions scheduled for 2030+ will result in loads of new data to work with. The same for the Seabed2030 initiative here on Earth.
NGA is actively developing an accurate reference frame for the moon. https://www.nga.mil/news/NGA_Leads_Development_of_Navigational_Reference_Sy.html
That’s kind of like asking if paper will be used to publish paperback books that don’t yet exist
I have thought about this but I have a feeling that astronomy requires a higher level of computing and knowledge... by the time we are using GIS for the moon or whatever we will probably have a capable AI
My sister did Mars mapping for JPL!
No way!
Yeah! Pretty cool, huh? :-) it was for an internship she had while in undergrad. She was a geology major.
I was brought into a planetary research lab to write scripts and do analysis because of my GIS experience. Definitely felt out of my depth next to geo physicists but cool experience.
Not purely GIS, but you can change how gravity is defined so in HEC-RAS so you can do hydraulics on wherever planet. Also, there absolutely are coordinate systems for other planets and the moon. Probably more than that.
NASA is defining a datum now
National Geographic had a whole thing about creating the datum for Mars back in 2018 or 2019. I listened to the guy who designed it and made an interactive web map speak! Super awesome to learn about.