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 ...

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 ...

I received a bit of email from my article last week on open source GIS. There are two letters from readers I’d like to share with you because I think they clearly represent two different perspectives ...

Boundless has released Boundless Suite 4.10, designed to streamline the creation of maps and applications using open GIS. The company also released a new Boundless software development kit (SDK) and ...

In the innovation age, Geographic Information Systems are central to many of society's most essential functions. Imagine what it can do for a generation of tech-literate learners. On a crisp day in ...

UNESCO’s Regional Office for Eastern Africa supports its Member States in advancing knowledge-sharing and capacity development in water sciences, with a strong emphasis on spatial data, environmental ...

Open source software has gained popularity in recent years, as exemplified by operating systems such as Linux, container software such as Docker, and automation tools such as Ansible. In the ...