It’s like Google Maps on steroids. That’s the short, easy definition of geographic information systems (GIS) that Melinda Shimizu, SUNY Cortland assistant professor of geography, usually gives to ...

No audio available for this content. For most GIS professionals, Esri’s new ArcGIS Earth will replace the soon-to-be-discontinued Google Earth Enterprise. I take a tour through the new software, which ...

When it comes to maps—a technology that is 4,000 years old—two completely contradictory things are true: Nothing has changed. And everything has changed. What hasn’t changed is maps are a language.

Before 2025 came to a close, the city of Aspen rolled out an update to its GIS-powered MapAspen webpage, which allows anyone ...

Esri has released ArcGIS IPS, an indoor positioning system. ArcGIS IPS adds a blue dot to indoor maps, enabling users to locate their current position inside a building in the same way GPS enables ...

New integration gives Esri users access to BlackSky’s dynamic satellite service for hourly dawn-to-dusk monitoring of the most important locations on earth HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackSky ...

As the delta variant continues to spread throughout the country, local health departments are turning to geographic information system mapping to track the spread of COVID-19 and manage the ...

How Ontario infrastructure planners use mapping and analytics to build new broadband, EV charging stations, and more.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Today, maps are a critical part of nearly all place-based conservation efforts. Maps enable scientists and conservation practitioners to identify ...

Chinese state hackers remained undetected in a target environment for more than a year by turning a component in the ArcGIS geo-mapping tool into a web shell. The ArcGIS geographic information system ...