This article introduces a sample project with Quantum GIS (QGIS), one of the most advanced and powerful open-source GIS packages for the desktop. Although QGIS has some excellent documentation, new ...

Open source GIS data sources like OpenStreetMap, OpenSeaMap, etc. have a bright future. As I’ve written before, and as the U.N. correctly identifies, the proliferation of high-precision GNSS receivers ...

Esri Press announced they have published The GIS Guide to Public Domain Data that provides GIS users with detailed information about the sources and quality of spatial data available in the public ...

Global GIS data market The data segment is the second largest segment in the market in 2015 and is expected to reach USD 4.373 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of over 11%.

Mapzen, a mapping platform company lauded among developers and civic hackers for its open-source approach, is shutting down. For fans of the company, there’s a bright spot: because its data and ...

An open source GIS lets farmers scale their technology as needed and to integrate location-based data into their existing farm IT environment. When not locked into a single GIS vendor, the farm staff ...

The objective in developing OR-SAGE was to use industry-accepted approaches and/or develop appropriate criteria for screening sites and employ an array of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data ...

Is it feasible to develop a geographic information system (GIS) for basic infrastructure planning and management of HIV/AIDS information at the local level using open source software?

The HERE GIS Data Suite features high-detail attribution, including advanced truck-specific information like height and weight restrictions, tolls and preferred routes.