Government has a data problem. Cities, states and counties treat their data as if it were an alien relic. They know there’s something powerful inside, but they don’t know how to get it out. And rather ...

Today though, DataStax is announcing that it has acquired open source software cloud provider DataScale, enabling it to offer its DataStax Enterprise (DSE) product as a managed service, to be called ...

UNESCO’s Regional Office for Eastern Africa supports its Member States in advancing knowledge-sharing and capacity development in water sciences, with a strong emphasis on spatial data, environmental ...

Despite opposition from an association representing county governments, a bill that would free up state GIS data is poised to advance in the Maryland legislature this week. By having a process by ...

In my last issue, I proclaimed the start of GPS/GIS month, with a focus on the subject in three of my newsletters. This is the second in that series. The first column can be read here. Also, I’m ...

HERE helps eliminate data prep headaches with high-quality foundational data ready to go and tailored for Esri users. San Diego, CA (Esri User Conference) – HERE Technologies, the leading location ...

I hereby proclaim June GPS/GIS month (at least for me). I’m dedicating the next three newsletter columns (early June, mid-June, and early July) and a webinar (June 30) to discussing using GPS ...

The Carbon Trust has launched the Unison Project, which will develop a standardised offshore wind data model to support safer ...