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 ...

Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...

Firm, with support from portfolio company DATAMARK Technologies, to deliver NENA, SDSFIE and USPS-compliant GIS and addressing data to enhance emergency response capabilities across CONUS locations ...

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 ...

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 ...

Equip Yourself With Fundamental GIS Skills. Geographic Information Science (GI Science) is the study of how we collect, use, and understand information about places on Earth. This interdisciplinary ...

Add Python to Your Modern GIS Toolkit. Python, that high-level, interpreted programming language known for its simplicity, readability, versatility, and library support, is changing the face of ...

Two catch phrases that quickly are becoming mainstream in the fire service are data-driven and data-assisted. Although private industry and nearly every other aspect of modern life adopted data ...

Note: This article is part of the Firehouse 2024 Station Design Supplement. To read the entire supplement, click here. Gaining community consensus around an idea rarely is easier than gaining ...

A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a key piece of technology that allows us to manage and analyze spatial data. These systems are what make location tracking, digital maps and spatial data ...

Garrett Andrews is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Portland Community College where he teaches State and Local Government. Veronica Beagle is the managing editor ...