Geoff McGhee is a journalist and data visualizer at Stanford University's Bill Lane Center for the American West. Data Points is a new series that explores the world of data visualization, information ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a senior tech contributor who writes about science and technology Creating maps using geographic information systems (GIS) ...

This program trains the next generation of geographic data and quantitative social scientists who are interested in understanding how to use data science and other quantitative methods to tackle ...

Researchers have long recognized that representing large and diverse data sets visually and spatially offers the potential for improving both comprehension and ease of use. With the confluence of work ...

Data visualization is the graphical representation of information and data via visual elements like charts, graphs, and maps. It allows decision-makers to understand and communicate complex ideas to ...

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Geographic Information System tools provide an important way to catalog, visualize and analyze data collected by Yellowstone Volcano Observatory scientists.

(Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) Computer database containing boundaries for areas such as census areas, postal areas and political or administrative areas, area centroids ...