Furthermore, GIS software was stand-alone and ran on large, high-end systems that could process the thousands of data points and layers needed to produce, say, a map of a suburban housing tract being ...

The White House's Data.gov website that features multiple datasets for download now has a new capability to show the data geospatially. The White House’s Data.gov website has added a geospatial ...

With the world recently experiencing the four hottest days in recorded history, tools to help the transition to net zero and mitigate the effects of the climate crisis are more needed than ever.

Purdue’s geographic information system community has grown with the support of the School of Information Studies and the Institute for Digital Forestry through new programs in geospatial mapping.

Called Geospatial Opportunity Mapping (GOMap), the new tool considers high-resolution information from both the local authorities and local utility companies. It is reportedly able to determine the ...

What can a map tell us about the world? In a growing number of civil rights cases, it can illustrate how critical infrastructure is selectively parceled out from neighborhood to neighborhood. The ...

An increasing number of publicly accessible environmental justice (EJ)-related mapping or screening tools have been created by federal agencies, states, regional planning agencies, and municipalities, ...

Community mapping programs offered through 4-H introduce young people to geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial thinking while connecting them to real community challenges. These initiatives ...