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.

Some say existing language in the legislation designed to support the geospatial technologies industry would unfairly exclude many firms from bidding on federal contracts.

New legislation designed to strengthen America's geospatial data infrastructure is under fire from stakeholders in the surveying and mapping industry who say new rules would give unfair preference to certain vendors.

The new group, founded at the National States Geographic Information Council’s midyear conference, will encourage more women to work in a technology field traditionally dominated by men.

As cognitive computing and other big-data-driven technologies begin to surface in government, state geographic information officers have a lot to gain by updating their skill sets.