* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass says uDig is a good open source GIS package * Help Desk columnist Ron Nutter discusses using server virtualization to reduce the costs of running a test network * ...

We need to build a set of maps that show overlays of several geographic information systems’ (GIS) data sets. Have you seen any good open source GIS packages that we can start with before investing in ...

In this special guest feature, Anthony Calamito, Chief Geospatial Officer at Boundless, an open GIS provider, discusses hybrid architectures (proprietary + open source software) for geographic ...

The aim of this research was to investigate the possibilities of using GIS in a local under-resourced context to establish if communities can be empowered to collect and analyse their own data sets.

Area-wide insect pest control programmes rely on updated geospatial data for efficiently conducting and evaluating baseline data surveys and progress monitoring. Soft- and hardware available as ...

A geographic information system (GIS) combines software and digital geographic data to generate maps, tables, and interactive analyses of spatial information. Princeton uses GIS to manage resources, ...