For more than 25 years, Nancy Tosta has directed government and private-sector efforts to use geospatial technologies in environmental and natural-resource-related projects. She has served as ...

A warming climate and the increasing threat of urban wildfires have water districts assuming new responsibilities as part of their role to provide fire protection — and they're supporting that work ...

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.

NexTraq (formerly Discrete Wireless, Inc.), the value leader of GPS fleet tracking and vehicle management solutions, today announces fleet tracking capabilities for the oil and gas industry. Through ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1710 established minimum time standards for the first-due engine out of a career department for a residential fire. Some departments, however, ...

The type of data the exists in the organization; Where that data is stored; Who the responsible party is for that data; and When the data is eligible for archival or deletion. A data map is usually ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Maps, ownership and orientation are increasingly important in today’s complex world. The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington has announced a new, publicly ...