Environmental sustainability refers to the conservation and management of natural resources to match the needs of present ...

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Arcadia Data, provider of the visual analytics software native to Apache™ Hadoop® and the cloud, today announced it has integrated the Mapbox GL vector mapping technology, enabling more granular ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine the advancement of large language ...

What do environmental management, urban planning, public health and civil engineering all have in common? They use geospatial information science and technology to make important decisions. Geospatial ...

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.

No audio available for this content. In my August 2025 GPS World newsletter column, I highlighted that a colleague reminded me that the National Geodetic Survey’s (NGS) new National Spatial Reference ...

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 ...

Startup inspiration can strike anywhere. But for Atlas.co*, a freemium browser-based, real-time mapping tool that’s being built by an Oslo, Norway-based team of (initially student) engineers, the ...

Location intelligence is helping cities grow smarter, businesses operate more efficiently, and communities access essential services. 2025 has been a year of both promise and challenge for Africa’s ...