It’s like Google Maps on steroids. That’s the short, easy definition of geographic information systems (GIS) that Melinda Shimizu, SUNY Cortland assistant professor of geography, usually gives to ...

Perhaps the greatest challenge confronting today’s “big data” era lies not the acquisition of data, but rather how companies can uncover insights from the chaos of petabytes. Today’s companies have ...

So, you’ve been following along through this multipart series (part 1, part 2, and part 3) and have fully embraced the Esri platform as the solution to your utility geospatial requirements for mapping ...

For more than 25 years, Nancy Tosta has directed government and private-sector efforts to use geospatial technologies in environmental and natural-resource-related projects. She has served as ...

If you are just joining us in this series, you might want to start by reading part 1 (In a Relationship) and part 2 (Systems Integration) as they set the stage for this final installment where we will ...

No audio available for this content. Tenacity of spirit is one of the great virtues. Supporters of geospatial technology have often had to endure steadfast resolve convincing others of the ...

Edward Gitre is an assistant professor of history at Virginia Tech. I can still recall the exhilaration I felt in the reading room of the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. It was mid-April ...