A deceptively simple question underlies many global environmental policies: where, exactly, are the world’s forests? A new study suggests the answer depends heavily on which map one consults—and that ...

Brazilian researchers have developed a methodology that uses remote sensing to map the impact of frost on corn crops. This reduces exposure to climate risks and uncertainty regarding agricultural ...

The big picture: Nonprofit research institute Epoch AI is building one of the most detailed public records of America's data center boom. Using open-source intelligence ranging from high-resolution ...

A divided Frederick County Council voted on Tuesday to adopt a 2,615-acre data center overlay map near Adamstown. The map will govern where data centers can be built. The map, known as a Critical ...

Google is adding a new feature for third-party developers building atop its Gemini AI models that rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and the growing array of Chinese open source options ...

In my August 2025 GPS World newsletter column, I highlighted that a colleague reminded me that the National Geodetic Survey’s (NGS) new National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) is more than a ...

Federal civilian agencies are operating at a critical inflection point. The public expects faster, smarter, and more transparent services, while agencies face pressure to deliver under tightening ...

In June, Business Insider published an investigation into the data center industry. We wanted to dig into the pace of growth in light of the artificial intelligence boom, as well as the resources the ...

Few things generate as much data as simply observing Earth from above. But Ryan Abernathey and Joe Hamman very quickly realized that all that data still wasn’t enough for their startup to thrive.

A growing digital economy and use of artificial intelligence has exponentially increased the need for physical facilities to store, manage and process data. According to datacentermap.com, Wisconsin ...

Microsoft Corp. today is expanding its Fabric data platform with the addition of native graph database and geospatial mapping capabilities, saying the enhancements enhance Fabric’s capacity to power ...