Back in the mid-1980s, when I established the U.S. Navy’s first GIS, we used mapping software from a company called National Planning Data Corporation (NPDC). In the process, I had several interesting ...

Beijing Zhongke Journal Publising Co. Ltd. The lead author Cheng-Zhi Qin, a professor of geographical information science (GIS) at Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, ...

Editor's Note: We are thrilled to add Eva Reid to our editorial staff as a regular columnist. In this first article, she explores modeling health data and how that impacts the geospatial community in ...

Raster-based GIS routing models prevent pipelines from becoming an economic burden on the companies and countries involved in their construction and operation by minimizing not just the economic costs ...

"A Practitioner's Guide to GIS Terminology" The following terms are condensed and reproduced with permission from "A Practitioner's Guide to GIS Terminology" by Stearns J. Wood, which contains more ...

The United Kingdom Department for Transport has embarked on a world-leading infrastructure project. By the 2030s, London will connect to Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester via a new rail line with 18 ...

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology allows users to engage with large, relational datasets in a map format. GIS adds another dimension of understanding to traditional databases through its ...

For 10 years, Temple University’s Geographic Information Systems program has turned spatial analysis into careers in planning, public service, climate work and more.