Spatial data generalisation is a critical process in cartography and geographic information science, enabling the simplification of complex geospatial datasets while retaining essential structural and ...

Don Murray is cofounder of Safe Software and has spent his career helping organizations bring life to data to make better decisions. The world we live in is spatial. Think about how many times you use ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. We all know how locked down and controlled 2020 has been.

As data becomes central to decision making across sectors — from logistics and real estate to environmental monitoring and smart cities — geospatial content licensing has become a cornerstone of ...

Urban planning has always been an art of delicate balance where extensive data synthesis is required for design and development decisions related to the cities. Lately, geospatial data visualization ...

No audio available for this content. This subject scares me. I’m not a trained geodesist. I’m not a mathematician. Yet, I’d be derelict in my duty if I didn’t write about this subject. I know enough ...

Strong uptake and growing demand for harmonized cross-border geospatial data underline the impact of Open Maps For Europe 2.

Open the Planetary Computer data catalog and you will find all kinds of useful data: from decades’ worth of satellite imagery to biomass maps, from the US Census to fire data. All together, there are ...

You can't use an old map to explore a new world. So says Thalia Baldwin, Director of the UK's Geospatial Commission. The need is for new maps that pinpoint rich data at specific natural or manmade ...