Architects, engineers, and construction (AEC) professionals are continually tasked with designing and constructing new, smarter buildings. Geospatial technology is especially useful as Building Information Modeling (BIM) visualizes the complete [...]
The annual Esri User Conference brings together thousands of GIS professionals from around the world to learn new technology, network, and understand what the future holds for digital mapping.
The theme for the 2019 conference — “GIS: The [...]
Google Maps is increasingly going the way of Waze, Google’s 2013 navigation application acquisition. Google Maps recently phased in some Waze-inspired speed-related driver safety enhancements, allowing users in 40 countries to see speed limits, [...]
Many providers of emergency medical services struggle with procuring reliable, detailed map data for their computer aided dispatch (CAD) systems. Approximately 35% of all ambulance providers in the United States are run by a [...]
The search for ideal building sites and available land within those areas is an ongoing pursuit for large property developers, and it doesn’t happen by chance. Developers rely heavily upon map data to perform this critical task so they can invest [...]
Mapping, tracking, and routing are common in today’s digitally connected world. The accuracy of location information is essential, and geocoding plays a pivotal role in making that happen.
The Esri User Conference is back and 2019’s theme, “GIS — The Intelligent Nervous System” has industry thought leaders and GIS experts exploring a number of cutting-edge topics. You won’t want to miss a minute of keynotes, user presentation [...]
The HERE APIs/SDKs are rich with data that can enhance your map-based application. When your mapping application is enabled by HERE Location Services it can do much more than track a GPS signal or provide routing information. Additional data can [...]
Location technology has conditioned people to rely on digital maps and smartphone apps to guide them to and from destinations both familiar and foreign. The behavior has become so second nature that planners of large shopping centers and related [...]
In 2018, natural disasters accounted for approximately $160 billion in losses — the fourth costliest year since 1980.1 Droughts, floods, extreme weather and temperatures, earthquakes, wildfires, tornadoes, landslides, and volcanic activity all [...]
