Within U.S. Army Public Health Command's G-6 Directorate of Information Management/Information Technology is a small team of geographers who use maps to tell some very detailed stories. The team takes ...

Carmelle Terborgh gets a little tired of explaining to people why geography excites her. “Sometimes you tell people, ‘I’m a geographer,’ ” Terborgh said, “and people say, ‘So, you know where all the ...

Google runs one of the most impressive 3D mapping tools available. It's a reliable go-to for planet zooming, location finding, and basic geo-analysis. But, unlike Google Maps, Google doesn't market it ...

The Canary Islands Spatial Data Infrastructure (IDE in Spanish) has released Google Earth access to some of its geographic data. Right now you can get multiple zoom levels of detail for Topographic ...

When we first compared these two mapping services in 2012, Google trumped Apple in every category, but Apple Maps has vastly improved since then and matches its rival in most areas. We now feel ...

During the last week I’ve been reviewing an excellent real estate listing application developed by a realtor in the fast growing market of Boise, Idaho. Bill Clark has worked long and hard and has ...

If you’ve ever stood waiting for Boston’s MBTA, wondering whether it would have been faster to walk, starting today you can satisfy your curiosity. If you’ve ever stood waiting for ...

Students, faculty and staff of UNG's Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis will host 'GIS Day: Mapping History' to highlight historical maps of UNG and the surrounding area ...

A Swiss map at the printing office of the Federal Office of Topography in Wabern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. GAETAN BALLY/Keystone/Corbis Efforts to explain what GIS actually is almost invariably ...