Experts say the Geospatial Data Act will address longstanding shortcomings in national standards and policies.

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.

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.

The National States Geographic Information Council is making the case for the creation of a centralized record of every address in the country.

In Minnesota alone, officials created more than 1,700 maps during the outbreak earlier this year, but local laws prevented them from sharing their data across state lines.

GIS data sharing could be a lot more efficient in the federal government, and NASCIO thinks better sharing at the federal level will trickle to states.