Perhaps the greatest challenge confronting today’s “big data” era lies not the acquisition of data, but rather how companies can uncover insights from the chaos of petabytes. Today’s companies have ...

When Google first came out, there was one GIS outfit who enthusiastically embraced KML as a way to share their GIS data with their community – the City of Portland, Oregon. This was in 2005 and they ...

Jimmy is a writer and editor who publishes a weekly newsletter. You can find him on Twitter. Google offers way more than cloud email. The company’s extensive mapping efforts have helped create a ...

A new blog called GeoChalkboard has been started by Geospatial Training Services to provide “how-to” guides for GIS professionals focused on using Web 2.0 geospatial applications (like Google ...

I ran across an opinion piece entitle “The creative Destruction of GIS” by Ed Parsons, a Geospatial Technologist at Google, published online by GIS Development. I have to admit that when I first ...

It's been quite awhile since we last saw a GIS unit from Magellan, but the company is once again dipping its toes in the cold, clear waters of GPS data collection. Running Windows Mobile 6.5 (so it'll ...

In 2005, Canadian-born GIS specialist, Mel VanderWal was contracted by Immersive Media to create software that would run on its 360 degree video cameras. Within a couple of weeks, he had built a ...

Do mapping apps exacerbate prejudice? GIS navigation tools have come to dictate our mobility – but their suggested routes are not free from bias. By Clara Aberneithie The days of getting lost on ...

GIS has always suffered from a crisis of identity. Indeed, some still argue over the acronym itself. Perhaps it is our need to distinguish ourselves from other technologists. After all, our knowledge ...