From oyster reef patterns to geointelligence and national security, students and faculty at William & Mary are applying the tools of GIS to map and communicate their research results. “GIS” as an ...

Decades of research have shown that the most disadvantaged communities exist at the intersection of high levels of hazard exposure, racial and ethnic marginalization, and poverty. Mapping and ...

A new purchase award through the GSA’s SmartBUY program will give federal, state and local government agencies access to a suite of geospatial software tools. A new purchase award through the General ...

The Federal Geographic Data Committee launched the Geospatial Platform, located at geoplatform.gov, that helps users view federal data collections on common geographic maps. This first iteration is a ...

The world is awash in a growing tsunami of data pouring from satellites, drones and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The ability to harness all that data, contextualize it in space and time and put ...

Wherobots and Felt have entered a strategic partnership aimed at modernizing the geospatial data stack. The integration combines Wherobots’ spatial intelligence lakehouse and compute engine with ...

Geospatial engineering combines principles of engineering, geography, and surveying to collect, analyze, and manage spatial data. Geospatial engineering involves surveying. Over time, the field of ...

USAID Administrator Samantha Power speaks during the Summit for Democracy on March 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) USAID on Wednesday released its first ...

Geospatial tools can help map damage like these homes along St. Ferdinand Avenue, captured days after a tornado ripped through St. Louis. As thousands from the geospatial community descend on St.

Suggested Citation: "7 Importance of and Methods for Tool Validation." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Constructing Valid Geospatial Tools for Environmental Justice.