Local governments have made considerable use of GIS technology in recent years to improve their voting and election management experience — and some jurisdictions are implementing new features for ...

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 ...

Gov. Tim Walz doing a walk through at the United Center on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Credit: REUTERS/Kevin Wurm When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz first learned about ...

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 ...

Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...

The Yale GIS Accelerator program — which aims to teach University affiliates how to utilize geographic information systems, or GIS, in projects — began on Jan. 6, 2025. It is a five-day intensive GIS ...

DECATUR - The maps that city staff use to plot out everything from land parcels to storm sewer lines have all been computerized, and the result hopefully will be a faster resource available to anybody ...

Burns & McDonnell India celebrated GIS Day 2025, highlighting how geospatial technology is evolving from mapping tools to core intelligence engines for decision-making in utilities and infrastructure, ...

Miami-Dade County, Fla., is counting on new GIS services to enhance its new next-generation 911 (NG911) routing system and provide more accurate, comprehensive emergency routing data to help ...