The pandemic, and the need to use digital mapping to respond to it, elevated the role of GIS leaders in state governments.

While the pandemic presented significant challenges for the Geo-Enabled Elections project, it also prompted leaders to think differently.

The organization’s first fully virtual conference will kick off next week and highlight the role of GIS in COVID-19 response across state governments.

On StateScoop's GIS Addressed podcast, two GIS leaders say they're hoping to attract broader participation in GIS, both in leadership positions and in organizations like NSGIC.

State GIS leaders need to work together with their federal counterparts in order to advance the national spatial data infrastructure, NSGIC’s president says.

GIS officials from Maryland and Montana say geospatial data has provided real-time support for disaster relief during their states' responses to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Three geospatial information systems experts say data science and data analytics will play a bigger role this year.

NSGIC President Karen Rogers says GIS is not only essential for user experience, but it pervades nearly all data government touches.