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Ten Terms GIS People Should Know in 2013

Are there terms you come across in your day to day work whose definitions still seem fuzzy? Do you “sort of” know what they mean, but if pressed you couldn’t confidently provide a definition? Our editors share some terms that still make them uncomfortable and offer...Read more

Trebek Pledges $1M to Geobee and other Education GIS News

National Geographic Society’s 125th Anniversary Gala was June 13. Several folks who are well-known were honored for outstanding contributions: Felix Baumgartner, Howard G. Buffett, James Cameron, Sylvia A. Earle, Alex Trebek and Edward O. Wilson.   Also...Read more

DigitalGlobe to Expand, Stay in Colorado

DigitalGlobe, Colorado’s highest-flying tech company—literally—reportedly plans to add more than 500 jobs and is considering relocating its corporate headquarters within the Denver-Boulder area. - Xconomy

Battling Against Aerial Imagery for Code Enforcement and other Government GIS News

Homer Township [IL] officials this week voted to send a letter to the Will County Board in support of a resolution banning the use of aerial photos of private property for code enforcement. Those against the use of imagery, used and taken without the property...Read more

Adapting Military Approaches to Geospatial Analysis for Humanitarian Response

Harvard's Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research published a new report titled Sharing Space: Adapting Military Approaches to Geospatial Analysis for Humanitarian Response and the Documentation of Human Rights Abuses (pdf).   The...Read more