Standardized data modeling has become essential within the continually changing environment of geospatial information systems (GIS). Organizations extensively use GIS to plan infrastructure and manage ...

Back in the mid-1980s, when I established the U.S. Navy’s first GIS, we used mapping software from a company called National Planning Data Corporation (NPDC). In the process, I had several interesting ...

Geographic information systems (GIS) organize spatial data in multiple two-dimensional arrays called layers. In many applications, a response of interest is observed on a set of sites in the landscape ...

Journal of Vegetation Science, Vol. 5, No. 5, Applications of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems in Vegetation Science (Nov., 1994), pp. 615-626 (12 pages) GIS and remote sensing have ...

Esri President Jack Dangermond (left) speaks with Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost (middle) and HNTB Section Leader Adam Horn (right) at the Esri User Conference in San Diego July 18. Esri President Jack ...

The purpose of a geo-spatial system is to combine data with the questions that are asked administratively. GIS provides spatial information in response to the query -- what next should I look at?

Barrie Hydro Distribution Inc. (BHDI) was recently presented with an Award of Excellence at ESRI Canada's Regional User Conference in Toronto. John Houweling, Ontario Regional Manager, ESRI Canada, ...