Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have revolutionized spatial data collection in recent years by offering flexible, low-cost platforms for aerial imagery and remote sensing.

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 ...

Master the power of mapping and data to shape smarter, more ethical decisions in government, business, and the environment. Whether you're advancing your career or pivoting into a new one, you’ll gain ...

Susan L. Cutter is a Carolina Distinguished professor of geography at the University of South Carolina where she directs the Hazards and Vulnerability Research ...

GIS is used in the mapping of dead trees in Utah woodlands as identified by the Utah Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands using technology. In Houston, Texas, GIS ...

The authors find that contemporary GIS research increasingly integrates spatial statistics, modeling, and simulation to move ...

Over the past 50 years, geographers have embraced each new technological shift in geographic information systems (GIS)—the technology that turns location data into maps and insights about how places ...

Part of an ongoing series of on open-source geographic information system (GIS) programs, this article offers an introduction to uDig GIS. uDig is for GIS users of all levels, from beginners to ...

SPRINGFIELD -- The city has unveiled its new, mobile-device-friendly, GIS online mapping tool which can provide detailed information on every property and building in the city. The new site can be ...

Garrett Andrews is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Portland Community College where he teaches State and Local Government. Veronica Beagle is the managing editor ...