James Gray continues his review of desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) applications with an introduction to the concepts needed to get started with the user-friendly, open-source Quantum GIS.

As unpredictable and tragically dangerous as fighting fires remains, geographic information tools offer the kinds of global incident views and intelligence that were unimaginable less than a decade ...

Even a monochromatic Excel spreadsheet has a story to tell. Hidden within its rows and columns of data are narratives that might inform decision-making, illuminate trends or uncover injustice. The ...

BB&T’s CEO, Kelly King, wants to step up the pace of branch consolidations this year, even closing some branches that are profitable. The Winston-Salem, N.C., company will need fine levels of detail ...

From drones to data to discovery, geology is high-tech. OHIO’s online MS in Geological Sciences gives professionals and ...

AI and GIS transform insurance risk modeling; Jwalin Thaker’s wildfire and catastrophe models improve pricing, claims, and ...

Within the fields of history and journalism, the use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) has greatly changed the way we visualize, understand, and analyze racial bias within the United States and ...

Lee County residents can now track local development through a new interactive map. The map was developed as a joint project between the Lee County GIS Department and t-Lee County Planning Department, ...