Standardized data modeling has become essential within the continually changing environment of geospatial information systems (GIS). Organizations extensively use GIS to plan infrastructure and manage ...

Back in the mid-1980s, when I established the U.S. Navy’s first GIS, we used mapping software from a company called National Planning Data Corporation (NPDC). In the process, I had several interesting ...

AbstractUrban growth is a spatial dynamic phenomenon that indicates population growth, economic expansion, city importance level, and so on. The use of current and historical data in urbanization ...

The Geographic Information System team for the City of Lawrence was given a a Special Achievement award for its GIS work by the ESRI organization in San Diego in July. The employees were presented ...

The purpose of a geo-spatial system is to combine data with the questions that are asked administratively. GIS provides spatial information in response to the query -- what next should I look at?

Barrie Hydro Distribution Inc. (BHDI) was recently presented with an Award of Excellence at ESRI Canada's Regional User Conference in Toronto. John Houweling, Ontario Regional Manager, ESRI Canada, ...