Local governments have made considerable use of GIS technology in recent years to improve their voting and election management experience — and some jurisdictions are implementing new features for ...

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 ...

GIS is used in the mapping of dead trees in Utah woodlands as identified by the Utah Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands using technology. In Houston, Texas, GIS ...

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 ...

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz first learned about geographic information systems, or GIS, as a high ...

Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...

The Yale GIS Accelerator program — which aims to teach University affiliates how to utilize geographic information systems, or GIS, in projects — began on Jan. 6, 2025. It is a five-day intensive GIS ...

DECATUR - The maps that city staff use to plot out everything from land parcels to storm sewer lines have all been computerized, and the result hopefully will be a faster resource available to anybody ...