The initiatives described aim to strengthen the role of geospatial technologies within broader organizational strategies. Rather than operating as isolated systems, spatial tools are being designed to ...

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Despite advances in 3D GIS, lidar, and complex projections, latitude and longitude coordinates remain at the heart of almost every spatial dataset. They provide a universal, human-readable reference ...

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In the second half of the 20th century, the foundation of the U.S. Geological Survey’s national map series was the handcrafted 7.5-minute topographic map. Times change, budgets get squeezed and ...

From the perspective of a geographer, the central question of interest is how and why it was Indians, rather than citizens of another country, that became such important players in the U.S.high tech ...

This press release announces a new geospatial initiative aimed at improving how organizations integrate diverse spatial datasets and apply advanced mapping solutions. The effort responds to rising ...

Discussions at the event cover a range of topics relevant to the geospatial sector, including advances in GIS software, remote sensing applications, data standards, and spatial data infrastructure.

Since its inception in 2004, the growth and maturation of OpenStreetMap is evidenced through numerous metrics: in its data collection methodology, its editorial support infrastructure, its policies ...

Stay updated with the latest geospatial and GIS industry press releases. Explore announcements from leading companies, product launches, partnerships, technology updates, and industry insights at ...

GIS technology greatly enhances trade area analysis by enabling extraction, aggregation, and visualization of demographic and spatial data. Analysts can combine spatial layers with customer data to ...

The choropleth mapping technique, which uses "ranges" or "graduated color," is a type of thematic mapping that focuses usually on a single theme with data summarized by statistical or administrative ...