Back in the mid-1980s, when I established the U.S. Navy’s first GIS, we used mapping software from a company called National Planning Data Corporation (NPDC). In the process, I had several interesting ...

Beijing Zhongke Journal Publising Co. Ltd. The lead author Cheng-Zhi Qin, a professor of geographical information science (GIS) at Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, ...

"A Practitioner's Guide to GIS Terminology" The following terms are condensed and reproduced with permission from "A Practitioner's Guide to GIS Terminology" by Stearns J. Wood, which contains more ...

The Covid-19 pandemic reminded us that everyday life is full of interdependencies. The data models and logic for tracking the progress of the pandemic, understanding its spread in the population, ...

At its heart, data modeling is about understanding how data flows through a system. Just as a map can help us understand a city’s layout, data modeling can help us understand the complexities of a ...

Data modeling refers to the architecture that allows data analysis to use data in decision-making processes. A combined approach is needed to maximize data insights. While the terms data analysis and ...