“Geographic Information System” (GIS) describes any computer system that incorporates data related to location. GIS can present several different data points in a single map, which allows users to ...

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 ...

It’s a busy day anywhere in the world. You roll out of bed and grab your smartphone. You check a news website or a weather app or look up directions to an appointment. Most people don’t think about it ...

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 ...

How aerial photography integrated with GIS systems can help make cities smarter Your email has been sent Smart-city initiatives depend on sensors, cameras and handheld devices that collect and ...

When someone talks about geographical information systems (GIS), the first thing that comes to mind is a map. Although this is a primary deliverable, a quick look around the country shows that fire ...

It's an image of Anoka County unlike any seen before. The County Board got a glimpse Tuesday of how the county's new Geographic Information System (GIS) will add new perspective to mapping out various ...

(Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) To develop a GIS, an organized approach should be taken to obtain a successful system, and includes the following phases: a) geographic ...

The county received a $7,000 micro grant from the Colorado State-Wide Internet Portal Authority to improve accessibility of ...

Two weeks before Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, Mississippi’s Department of Human Services was wrapping up training classes for an application that promised to detect food stamp fraud.