Not so long ago, only a select group of users could take advantage of GIS tools and applications. The general public barely knew what GIS was, let alone knew how to use it. Today, the Web allows GIS ...

MapWindow GIS (www.mapwindow.org) is a free GIS that you can use without needing to have ArcView or ArcGIS. Once you've added the MMP Tools plug-in to MapWindow, you can follow the instructions below ...

Geographic information system (GIS) maps help researchers, policymakers, and community members see how environmental risks ...

Information, not money or ammunition, is now the holy grail of business organisations and governments across the world. Computer programming and computer graphics, apart from enabling us to visualise ...

In this class, students will learn how to use GIS (geographic information system) tools to calculate distances between two features, road and river lengths within administrative units, the percentage ...

Since 2006, New York City has required owners of office towers taller than 15 stories to file “emergency action plans.” Tens of thousands of floor plans have since been delivered to the city's fire ...

No audio available for this content. A few months ago, I wrote a little about ArcGIS Explorer (AE), a free GIS viewer from Esri. It’s a nice tool for non-GIS users who want to view GIS data. Looks ...

For years, it’s been only the most committed of journonerds who could invest both the time and money to put geography to use. To say that’s changing is an understatement. GIS (Geography and Geographic ...

Geographic information system (GIS) mainstay Esri is looking to expand its stake in digital twin technologies through significant updates in its product portfolio. As it announced at its recent user ...

For 10 years, Temple University’s Geographic Information Systems program has turned spatial analysis into careers in planning, public service, climate work and more.