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 ...

GIS- and AI-powered tools are increasingly resolving longstanding issues in state and local government permitting, giving jurisdictions the firepower to do better at automating processes, improving ...

GIS software can help identify optimal farm sites by integrating factors such as tides, currents, habitat sensitivity, and ...

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 ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1710 established minimum time standards for the first-due engine out of a career department for a residential fire. Some departments, however, ...

Twenty years ago, the map room in Great Smoky Mountains National Park might have been dedicated to heavy, flat-file drawer cabinets — each one filled with stacks of intricately detailed maps of the ...