Problem/situation: Years of copper mining and smelting activities in Montana caused residue to leak into ground waters, requiring intensive clean-up procedures. Solution: A GIS database was created so ...

Two catch phrases that quickly are becoming mainstream in the fire service are data-driven and data-assisted. Although private industry and nearly every other aspect of modern life adopted data ...

No audio available for this content. Image: ComNav Technology ComNav Technology has introduced its new handheld P6H solution. The device is designed for GIS data collection and outdoor operations.

(Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) Map graphic features or elements can be classified as points, lines, areas, or "raster." In GIS, these features are grouped together to form ...

Oracle has announced a new world-record TPC-H 10 Terabyte (TB) benchmark for Oracle Database 10g Release 2. With this achievement, Oracle now holds world records for the three largest scale factors in ...

CHEYENNE – Every map tells a story, and GIS Day at Laramie County Community College invites the community to explore how maps, data and technology reveal the stories shaping our world today. GIS Day ...

As unpredictable and tragically dangerous as fighting fires remains, geographic information tools offer the kinds of global incident views and intelligence that were unimaginable less than a decade ...

The California Supreme Court ruled this week that an electronic database, maintained in a geographic information system (GIS) file format, is a public record subject to disclosure in that format under ...