Geography Matters

According to the calendars, we are a week into spring. But for avid skiers who enjoy tackling ungroomed, out-of-the way slopes, the "backcountry" skiing season is not yet over. Avalanche season is also not finished. In fact, the risk for wet snow avalanches Read More...

In a recent issue of ArcNews, ESRI President Jack Dangermond explains the new and expanding role of GIS professionals and outlines some of the underlying technologies that will support this vision. He also talks about the future of GIS on the Web and Read More...

GIS and business intelligence (BI) have traditionally addressed differing issues in organizations and have resided in mutually exclusive operational silos. Both technologies have matured into viable enterprise solutions that fit well in today's IT environments Read More...

The use of GIS in retailing is about to undergo some major changes, says Simon Thompson, Commercial Industry Sector Manager at ESRI, in an article for Extended Retail Solutions . Thompson points out that geography is becoming a unifying factor for visualizing Read More...

Libraries and museums are centers of knowledge and learning. Librarians and curators collect and organize information about our world so that it can be made available to everyone. Maps in print and digital form are an important part of any collection. Read More...