Officials conduct a preliminary damage assessment in Suffolk, Va., following a tornado in May 2008. Photo courtesy of Liz Roll/FEMA. It’s easy to quantify success more than two years after the ...

Philly’s cops are still using old school pushpins and paper maps to track crime patterns, but a new crime mapping system aims to change that. A screenshot of the heat map feature on the Police ...

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 ...

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have revolutionized how we collect, analyze, and visualize spatial data. By integrating location-based information with various datasets, GIS provides powerful ...

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) represent a revolution in the way spatial data can be captured, processed, analyzed, displayed, and stored for future retrieval. Maps have always been an essential ...

A geographic information system that locates and monitors the status of the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County’s infrastructure was recognized with a national award. “There is so much more we ...

Bartholomew County officials said its Geographic Information System (GIS) known as Elevate on the county website will soon become Beacon with new features and processes. Elevate, used by the county to ...

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.

A pilot flying over the edge of a wildfire in Southern California concentrates on keeping the helicopter over the advancing line of flames 50 feet below. In the passenger seat, an observer watches for ...

We have developed our CU GIS Portal using ESRI products, where we can share campus maps and information with more people reducing the need for licenses for most users. The CU GIS Portal is a great way ...

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 ...