Data is often referred to as the new oil of the digital economy, representing a highly valuable and untapped asset. To fully realize the potential of spatial data, various spatial data marketplace ...

Discrete Global Grid Systems (DGGS) have emerged as a robust framework for organising and analysing geospatial data across the entire Earth. By partitioning the globe into a hierarchy of optimally ...

Today platforms including Open Source solutions for Big Data (like Hadoop) and GIS Mapping solutions (like ESRI), SAP HANA, and BigTable, a highly scalable distributed storage system that is used in ...

Open the Planetary Computer data catalog and you will find all kinds of useful data: from decades’ worth of satellite imagery to biomass maps, from the US Census to fire data. All together, there are ...

This workshop explored how advances in geospatial technologies could inform “precision environmental health”—targeted public health interventions that reach the right populations at the right time.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The choices for how to structure geospatial data governance roles and responsibilities can seem daunting. One thing for certain, however, is that leaving key roles unfilled or unrealized will ensure ...

Imagine the scene: You’re driving in an unfamiliar city and use Google Maps on your iPhone to get directions to your next meeting. But you don’t just want to know how to get from point A to point B.

Federal civilian agencies are operating at a critical inflection point. The public expects faster, smarter, and more transparent services, while agencies face pressure to deliver under tightening ...