Smith, who helped get the federal Geospatial Data Act passed, will serve in a newly created role at the National States Geographic Information Council.

County officials said a recent pilot project with the National States Geographic Information Council gave them a boost in confidence and staff support.

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.

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

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

The National Spatial Data Infrastructure is celebrating its 25th anniversary — but it remains an unrealized vision of geospatial data sharing.

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

Election officials can make sure "our democracy functions as it should" by using geospatial technology, experts say on the GIS Addressed podcast.