GIS, maps teach Los Angeles high school students about not just STEM, but the meaning of what makes a community. For history teacher Mariana Ramirez and English teacher Alice Im, education is viewed ...

The web-based tool combines Geographic Information System mapping with links to project websites and other data about all waterfront projects. The Greater Cleveland Partnership says it will monitor ...

Technology and the data it collects can play a big role in the beginning stages of fire station design when it comes to selecting the best site location for the community’s emergency responders. The ...

In 1999, WWF helped set up a project that represented a unique marriage between Aboriginal traditional ecological and cultural knowledge and the latest in western technology. Kowanyama is a community ...

Applying GIS, remote sensing, and data science to advance conservation outcomes The IIC Conservation GIS Lab provides an opportunity for W&M students to apply their GIS, remote sensing, and data ...

Forget cartography: Maps also serve humanistic inquiry. When I can't coax students to participate, I'll pull up a map and marvel at their volubility. In fact, I often use Saul Steinberg's famous New ...

Community mapping programs offered through 4-H introduce young people to geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial thinking while connecting them to real community challenges. These initiatives ...

Geographical information systems (GIS) are computer-based systems for geographical data presentation and analysis. They allow rapid development of high-quality maps, and enable sophisticated ...

It is a Monday morning in early December, and the 20 students in professor Jack Loveless’ Mapping Our World: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems course are clustered in small groups around ...

CHICKASHA, Okla. (KFOR) – Leaders with the City of Chickasha disclosed on Wednesday the launching a Geographic Information System / GIS Remediation Project that will improve accuracy in emergencies.

Washington state’s geospatial office has racked up a couple of impressive wins in recent weeks, demonstrating how a collaborative, interagency approach to GIS can yield big dividends across government ...

To keep up with the growing rate of EV adoption in Ontario, agencies must map how and where to build new charging stations. GIS is providing them with location intelligence to plan with data-driven ...