GIS News
Covering current news, issues, and items of interest in the GIS and geospatial community.
GIS User Groups
GIS user groups are a great way to network with other GIS professionals on a local level. GIS user groups commonly are organized at the regional level.
GIS Capability Maturity Model Open for Comments
URISA has opened up its draft document, “GIS Capability Maturity Model” for public review from April 23 to May 31, 2013.
GIS and Map Contests Roundup
There are a few map contests open for those interested in submitting both paper and digital maps as well as contests designed to showcase the potential of different types of spatial data. GIS and Map Contests Here are current map and GIS related competitions listed in order of the competition deadline. To submit a map [...]
Smartphone Maps Illegal While Driving but Paper Maps are Okay in California
In recent years, some states have been putting harsher laws in place to curb drivers talking on their cellphones or text messaging while operating their vehicles. Most of us agree that those practices are dangerous but what about using your smartphone for a map? A recent court case in California has raised questions about how [...]
Free eBook About Online GIS
A free eBook is available for downloading that reviews some of the online GIS and web mapping options. Online gis and web map publication platforms are reviewed in this fifty page PDF publication: ArcGIS Online, CartoDB, GeoCommons, GISCloud, MangoMap and MapBox. The intent of the PDF is to provide readers with an overview of each of those [...]
