Geographic information systems

RFID Crazy: RFID-enabled infrastructure marking could become a cornerstone for a connected infrastructure management world.
March 19, 2019

Imagine if all public works engineers and utility company crew chiefs were equipped with a mobile device that could easily...


Street Views of the Water
November 6, 2018

Mapping rivers above and below the surface creates great opportunity for engineers and stewards. The way maps are produced...


mESRIsoft
November 6, 2018

More than partners, Esri and Microsoft collaborate and combine platforms to benefit their users and the public. From their...


Not Everything Requires High Accuracies
November 6, 2018

How feature inspection, assessment, and reporting are now available to non-experts (and experts alike). In the early 2000s,...


Where the Data Comes From
November 6, 2018

Members of Esri’s Living Atlas unit detail the company’s wide variety of data sources. For nearly 50 years, Esri has been...


Freeing the Data
November 6, 2018

A Canadian software company is making it easy for the geospatial community (and beyond) to work with, exchange, and extract...


Easing the 3D Workflow
February 19, 2018

For 30 years, an Alaska-based company has been producing digital mapping and photogrammetic software to help automate the complex...


Managing Canada’s Data
February 7, 2018

From mapping utility poles to mapping radio frequency signal leaks, this company collects and manages much of the country’s...


Open Source GEOSPATIAL SOFTWARE
October 4, 2017

Open source geospatial software—spatial data management, GIS, and related developer tools and end-user applications delivered...


Recording, Registration, and Cadastres
September 18, 2017

An accurate and up-to-date record of property boundaries is essential for administering property taxes, enforcing environmental...