Surveyors are short-term, project-based data generators. On the other hand, GIS professionals are long-term data managers. Therefore, for surveyors, their data doesn’t require accuracy, it requires ...

A GPS unit and a Geographic Information System (GIS) program are a great team. With a GPS receiver in hand, you can tap into the network of government satellites to calculate your position on Earth to ...

Thank you for making “GPS for GIS Data Collection – 101” one of the most well-attended webinars we’ve done. It’s the first that was co-hosted by GPS World magazine and Geospatial Solutions online. As ...

A survey of registrants for an ESRI user conference found their top concerns are GIS interoperability, data standards and policies for sharing geospatial information.

In some ways, the Google game Ingress is actually a massive GIS, with each checkpoint geolocated, each team represented in a different color, their movements mapped out for all to see.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. , April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Magellan, a pioneering GPS brand, today announced it's re-entering the GIS market with the eXplorist Pro 10, a rugged, lightweight and waterproof ...

Researchers from the GIS labs at Stephen F. Austin University are using highly accurate GPS data to better define the search for shuttle debris, often pinpointing locations to within three feet.

Equip Yourself With Fundamental GIS Skills. Geographic Information Science (GI Science) is the study of how we collect, use, and understand information about places on Earth. This interdisciplinary ...

GIS/GPS APPLICATIONS Although GIS and GPS are already in use in other countries, GIS has just recently become available in Bosnia, with a U.S. donation of 50 MapInfo Professional GIS units.

Classes in William & Mary’s new certificate program in geospatial sciences will begin in the fall. The program recently received final approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia ...

GPS-derived location data helped map the shuttle debris field in East Texas, aiding searchers and disaster investigators.

Nathaniel J. Dominy ¹, Brean Duncan ², GPS and GIS Methods in an African Rain Forest, Conservation Ecology, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Jan 2002) ...