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.

A new guidance document from the Nation States Geographic Information Council reveals that while some states are succeeding at collecting and sharing address data, others could use some extra help.

Geospatial officers and elections administrators will meet in Washington to exchange ideas on making the democratic process more geographically precise.

Election directors want to use geographic information systems to improve voter registration and precinct mapping, but many lack access, a new survey shows.

A group of state GIS officials and other researchers are working to correct flaws in precinct maps that could potentially throw the results of elections.

Most states are missing large swathes of map data, and the data that's there is not completely accurate. A new project seeks to change that.

The MidAmerica GIS Consortium's April event will bring together map makers and geospatial data practitioners from nine states.

If passed, the legislation is thought to fill gaps in geospatial data governance left vacant for more than 20 years.

A new program attempts to bring structure to a widespread effort by states and municipalities to modernize their election systems using geospatial data.