Over the past 50 years, geographers have embraced each new technological shift in geographic information systems (GIS)—the technology that turns location data into maps and insights about how places ...

Using GIS mapping to show data provides relevance when it’s converted to a map layer with other points of reference. Two catch phrases that quickly are becoming mainstream in the fire service are data ...

Choosing the best GIS software can define how efficiently you handle mapping, spatial analysis, and geospatial data. In this guide, we summarize how each geographic information system software ...

Chris Kobos and Dennis Ross explain how geographic information systems can determine whether emergency response facilities are located where they are most needed. Ten years of emergency response call ...