To simplify Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications and needs assessments -- and reconnect citizens with government on the local level -- the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development ...

Since 2006, New York City has required owners of office towers taller than 15 stories to file “emergency action plans.” Tens of thousands of floor plans have since been delivered to the city's fire ...

In 2005, an era when begetting quality yet cost-effective innovations in Open Source GIS was beyond the boundaries of consideration or even possibilities, a group of passionate engineering final year ...

The dominant maker of geographic information system software is making it easier for governments to share their own detailed mapping information. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

In 2005, Canadian-born GIS specialist, Mel VanderWal was contracted by Immersive Media to create software that would run on its 360 degree video cameras. Within a couple of weeks, he had built a ...

Most CHA professionals indicated they use statistical software in conjunction with GIS. The statistical software appears to drive the analysis, while GIS is used primarily for simple spatial display ...