This press release announces a new geospatial initiative aimed at improving how organizations integrate diverse spatial datasets and apply advanced mapping solutions. The effort responds to rising ...

Spatial data now underpin a wide array of critical applications from environmental monitoring and urban planning to public health management and resource allocation. Advances in geospatial ...

Given the current state of practice and visions for the future (including AI), certain practices should be reevaluated. This article draws on several (of many) resources which cover policy and ...

Jeremy Goecks (left) is the Assistant Center Director for Research Informatics at the Moffitt Cancer Center (FL, USA), where he is also an Associate Faculty Member in the Department of Machine ...

Don Murray is cofounder of Safe Software and has spent his career helping organizations bring life to data to make better decisions. The world we live in is spatial. Think about how many times you use ...

Geospatial engineering combines principles of engineering, geography, and surveying to collect, analyze, and manage spatial data. Geospatial engineering involves surveying. Over time, the field of ...

UNG is launching its master's degree in spatial data and information sciences this fall, aiming to help students become leaders in integrative data analysis. Spatial data scientists analyze the ...

In my August 2025 GPS World newsletter column, I highlighted that a colleague reminded me that the National Geodetic Survey’s (NGS) new National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) is more than a ...

Don Murray is cofounder of Safe Software and has spent his career helping organizations bring life to data to make better decisions. How many times a day do you think about the word "where"? It likely ...

The initiatives described aim to strengthen the role of geospatial technologies within broader organizational strategies. Rather than operating as isolated systems, spatial tools are being designed to ...

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 ...