Fairfax County, Va., shows how maps, dashboards and a layered data ecosystem are a critical part of responding to the ...

Note: This article is part of the Firehouse 2024 Station Design Supplement. To read the entire supplement, click here. Gaining community consensus around an idea rarely is easier than gaining ...

Students competing for the U-Spatial Prize use maps, data and more to tell highly engaging stories about their research.

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 ...

Parcel mapping, powered by GIS and advanced surveying tools, is transforming how land boundaries, ownership, and zoning compliance are managed. From real estate investment to municipal planning, ...

Innovations in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing are linking deep-time land reconstructions with advanced environmental monitoring. Recent examples include the Paleolatitude ...

A geographic information system, as organizer Ariann Nassel explained, “is both a technology and a science.” The technology “is designed to work with the complexities of location-based data, connect ...

An interactive map made using GIS showing the rise in fuel prices by percentage displayed where they occur by major highway networks. Maps like this enable us to visualize socioeconomic challenges in ...

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, ...

For 4,000 years mapping showed us the world from a new point of view. Modern AI enabled maps are now running the world.