GPS
GPS and GIS Technologies Speed Assessment of Historic Sites in Post-Katrina New Orleans
In this case study, FEMA and NPS collaborated on field assessment methodology to meet National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requirements ...
Real-time GPS Mapping and GIS Solution Aids Efficient Disaster Management
Saturday, February 7, 2009 will forever be known as Black Saturday in the state of Victoria, Australia. In the midst ...
Mapping via Cell Phone in Brazil
A Brazilian non-profit by the name of Rede Jovem (meaning roughly “Youth Net”) is helping to map the slums or ...
American Red Cross Uses Trimble Technology and RDMS to Speed Hurricane Disaster Relief
Since 1881, the American Red Cross has been the United State’s premier emergency response organization. In addition to offering neutral ...
Methods for Creating Spatial Databases
There are several ways in which to bring spatial data into a GIS. This article provides a brief overview of some of the more common methods for creating vector GIS data.
Using GPS to Monitor the Earth’s Movement
A network of research stations located across Southern California and Baja California was created in 2011 in order to detect minute movements of the earth.
U.S. discontinues selective availability of GPS to public
On May 1, 2000, the U.S. government discontinued "selective availability", which was the intentional degradation of GPS signals.