Although there are many online platforms for using GIS and map making, Tessa focused her presentation on ArcGIS, the industry ...

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 ...

Over the past 50 years, geographers have embraced each new technological shift in geographic information systems (GIS)—the ...

Susan L. Cutter is a Carolina Distinguished professor of geography at the University of South Carolina where she directs the Hazards and Vulnerability Research ...

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MSU Geosystems Research Institute Assistant Extension Professor John Cartwright, front, along with GRI Research Associate Kate Grala and GRI GIS Coordinator Andrew Nagel view the new interactive ...

“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 ...

The west side of the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St. Douglas County’s Geographic Information Systems Department has launched a new “Geoportal,” a collection of GIS-related content ...

Over the past 50 years, geographers have embraced each new technological shift in geographic information systems (GIS) - the technology that turns ...