Open source software has gained popularity in recent years, as exemplified by operating systems such as Linux, container software such as Docker, and automation tools such as Ansible. In the ...

If you've ever zoomed around the globe with Google Earth, you know how much fun it can be to work with geospatial data. When I need a diversion, I often fire up Google Earth and float above the ...

For years, it’s been only the most committed of journonerds who could invest both the time and money to put geography to use. To say that’s changing is an understatement. GIS (Geography and Geographic ...

The agriculture giant is using open source geospatial software to help visualize crop performance and yield information, thereby lowering costs and boosting IT's options to tailor applications for ...

James Gray continues his review of desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) applications with an introduction to the concepts needed to get started with the user-friendly, open-source Quantum GIS.

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software is a fundamental tool for gathering, preserving, examining, and presenting geographical information. It plays a significant role in multiple fields ...

No audio available for this content. I received a bit of email from my article last week on open source GIS. There are two letters from readers I’d like to share with you because I think they clearly ...