James Gray continues his review of desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) applications with an introduction to the concepts needed to get started with the user-friendly, open-source Quantum GIS.

In California, Pennsylvania, Washington and elsewhere, water districts are often turning to GIS and other tech tools to better serve their communities and the increasing needs of firefighting.

As unpredictable and tragically dangerous as fighting fires remains, geographic information tools offer the kinds of global incident views and intelligence that were unimaginable less than a decade ...

Even a monochromatic Excel spreadsheet has a story to tell. Hidden within its rows and columns of data are narratives that might inform decision-making, illuminate trends or uncover injustice. The ...

BB&T’s CEO, Kelly King, wants to step up the pace of branch consolidations this year, even closing some branches that are profitable. The Winston-Salem, N.C., company will need fine levels of detail ...

From drones to data to discovery, geology is high-tech. OHIO’s online MS in Geological Sciences gives professionals and ...

AI and GIS transform insurance risk modeling; Jwalin Thaker’s wildfire and catastrophe models improve pricing, claims, and ...

The University of Guam will host a short-term training course in basic Geographic Information Systems from Oct. 13 to 17, ...