The Open Geospatial Consortium has approved two new specifications aimed at standardizing the architecture of geospatial applications to ensure greater interoperability.
The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation has launched a certification program for universities and colleges.
Technique | After Katrina, a Louisiana health bureau employs GIS to chart and improve medical coverage in rural areas.
Despite uncertain funding, Boeing officials remain bullish about potentially groundbreaking technology the aerospace firm is developing to enhance the functionality of conventional Global Positioning System services.
GCN Interview: Michael Jones, Google Earth's chief technologist who also oversses Google Maps and the company's local search service, talks about what goes into applications such as StreetView and the democratization of geospatial data.
An enhancement to the Google Earth Enterprise mapping system allows users to view geospatial data in two-dimensional format from the product on a Web browser.
With Web-based geomapping tools getting better almost by the day, agencies find new ways to organize their data and make it available.
In addition to offering slick and powerful new applications, the geoWeb brings new challenges to privacy.
The moving map computers to be installed in Navy jets and helicopters will give a graphical presentation of the aircraft's position and the relative positions of targets, threats and terrain.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency University Research Initiative grants are aimed at spurring research at universities in geospatial science and related areas.
With the GeoPDF plug-in, the Army Corps of Engineers gives soldiers in the field access to geospatial information.
What to do about an aging weather satellite has roiled the National Hurricane Center.
Program's instant messenger functionality lets users publish, access data on the Web.
The city of Chicago has awarded the development project of a comprehensive geographic information system for its water system to a team of contractors.