Location data is critical to nearly all state and local government work — whether it’s responding to a public safety call, supporting community planning and development, or maintaining critical ...

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 ...

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 ...

Developers, always seeking new techniques to enhance their applications and provide meaningful insights to users, might want to consider the power of geographically visualizing data. As businesses ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...

No one can predict when an emergency will occur or what shape it will take. It could look like a hurricane causing widespread power outages and downed trees, or it could be a chemical fire that takes ...

Everything in the world is connected, but you are most connected to the things that are closest to you. This is proven and revealed through the use of geospatial mapping technology. You may not have ...

A warming climate and the increasing threat of urban wildfires have water districts assuming new responsibilities as part of their role to provide fire protection — and they're supporting that work ...

Skills in geographic information science and geospatial data analysis offer students market-ready tools for turning data into informed decision-making. The GIS Certificate (in-person) and Geospatial ...

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, ...