With the Track Fire in northeast New Mexico and southeast Colorado spreading everyday, a command center has been established to create vital maps for the spreading of the fire. With all the locational data taken from ground crews to helicopters using infared night trips, fire maps are created daily to show the next plan of action.

Esri has created a detailed map of the world's oceans and coastlines.  This map greatly expands the amount of information currently available with regard to our oceans.

Confused about what iCloud is and what it will do? Let this article help straighten you out.

GIS is viewed as a great tool with regard to flood and fire management, according to a recently held conference that brought together government officials.  GIS can bring many different issues together in order to analyze and better understand the relationship between natural and man made environments.

Article highlights some of the many noted shortcomings in the National Broadband Map.  It also includes a reply from an NTIA spokesperson indicating the NTIA's confidence in the Map. 

Taiwan isn't only the largest bike manufacturer, but is gaining popularity as it strives to become a "cycling island." By incorporating public transportation, bike repair shops, and of course bike routes, this governmental GIS program is hoping to inspire other countries to create similar programs. This alternative biking lifestyle promotes healthier populations in the global trend of inactive and overweight individuals.

Some commercial passenger jets will begin flying on biofuels within months, as the airline industry attempts to shed its image as a major source of global pollution.