A new government technology partnership aims to give emergency responders wider access not only to digital map data, but experts who can help public safety professionals maintain and decipher all that ...

Liu distinguished between GIS mapping software and GIS-formatted databases. GIS software, the court ruled, is covered by a public records exemption, so governments can charge a licensing fee for it.

James Gray continues his review of desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) applications with an introduction to the concepts needed to get started with the user-friendly, open-source Quantum GIS.

In the innovation age, Geographic Information Systems are central to many of society's most essential functions. Imagine what it can do for a generation of tech-literate learners. On a crisp day in ...

As unpredictable and tragically dangerous as fighting fires remains, geographic information tools offer the kinds of global incident views and intelligence that were unimaginable less than a decade ...

If you are just joining us in this series, you might want to start by reading part 1 (In a Relationship) and part 2 (Systems Integration) as they set the stage for this final installment where we will ...

Forward-thinking executives are finding new ways to look at the data they’ve long received from architects, engineers, and contractors before, during, and after construction. They’re anchoring that ...

At Muskogee Public Schools, we recently had to redraw our school attendance boundaries. Using geographic information system (GIS) software gave us a wealth of data to inform our decisions; but after ...

Map out a future career in GIS. An emerging issue in the field of geospatial data science is the imbalance between the abundance of freely available big datasets and the limited number of ...

SAM will undertake pilot project to demonstrate the value of standards-based data integration for utility grid modernizationAUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xtensible, a SAM company, announced today ...

R has some excellent mapping options. There is the leaflet R package, which I use when I want to do a lot of customization. There is tmap, which I like for its nice balance between power and ease of ...