Andrew G. Roe

One Canadian city's resolution to share GIS data with the public benefits residents, businesses, and Olympic visitors alike.

As new contenders enter the smartphone market, competition is spurring the release of new spatial and mapping applications.

Incorporating some key new features and a more seamless environment that provides CAD and GIS tools in the same setting, Map 3D 2010 is a tool that can help multidisciplinary firms maintain continuity from mapping and planning to final design. Point group and multiple format importation help users...more >>

Many educational institutions and private vendors now offer GIS curricula on line.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers enlists the ike 504 to collect geographic coordinates from a distance.

Pitney Bowes' MapInfo Professional 9.5 can reduce need for stand-alone computer-aided design software.

New software improves efficiency of data updating and provides an ongoing log of edits and updates.

Software lets users collect and upload field data into AutoCAD using handheld consumer GPS units.

New technology automatically records not only where a photo is taken but also the direction in which the camera is aimed.

Civil and geospatial software find a natural niche in working toward a sustainable environment, as evidenced at this year's Bentley Conference.