A geographic information system, as organizer Ariann Nassel explained, “is both a technology and a science.” The technology “is designed to work with the complexities of location-based data, connect ...

Geographic Information System, or GIS, has an impact on you every day. Tune in at 5 a.m., as WMBF News reporter Jenna DeAngelis shows you how local leaders are bringing GIS into the real world and ...

With its rugged IPX-7 waterproof casing, the lightweight eXplorist Pro 10 is the ideal GIS data collection handheld device for GIS professionals seeking to collect GPS/GIS data.

GIS location software does not eliminate tabular data; rather, it translates tabular data into spatial data, giving companies faster and more intuitive access to troves of information. “The key thing ...

At Bucknell, geography students learn GIS skills as undergrads, using real-world data to create maps that convey information in a new way and uncover storylines others might have missed.

Scott Snider, GIS manager at Lancaster GIS, gave a to-the-point answer when asked what GIS does. "The easiest way to describe it is we make maps," said Snider.