Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...

As data becomes central to decision making across sectors — from logistics and real estate to environmental monitoring and smart cities — geospatial content licensing has become a cornerstone of ...

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With record-breaking temperatures across the South, smoke from Canadian wildfires across the North, historic flooding in the Northeast and a powerful hurricane in the Southeast, the summer of 2023 has ...

The world is awash in a growing tsunami of data pouring from satellites, drones and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The ability to harness all that data, contextualize it in space and time and put ...

Location data is critical to nearly all state and local government work — whether it’s responding to a public safety call, supporting community planning and development, or maintaining critical ...

Explore five powerful alternatives to Maptitude for spatial analysis. Discover tools that enhance your data visualization and ...

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 ...

Geospatial data has the potential to revolutionize investment decision-making by providing investors with insights into the spatial dynamics of different markets and assets. Traditional data can be ...

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 ...