Map symbols should be designed or chosen according to principles of logic and communication to serve as a graphic code for storing and retri...

In November 2007 " Participatory 3D Modelling (P3DM) for Resource Use, Development Planning and Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Herit...

A 3D model of the Mutton Hole Wetlands near Normanton has been developed as a starting point for community consultation and discussion about...

MELCA Mahiber, an Ethiopian NGO member of the African Biodiversity network (ABN), facilitated the construction of a large Participatory 3D M...

The PGIS/PPGIS Global Forum [ppgis] has steadily grown, reaching a total of 1346 members as of today. Approximately 560 messages have been p...

Starting on August 26, 2008 IPACC is holding a 3 day workshop outside of Windhoek Namibia for 40 indigenous African leaders to review case s...

Rebecca Moore, Head of Google Earth Outreach, demos 2 partner layers at the launch of Google Earth Outreach in Geneva: UNHCR's refugee l...

Since DGroups, the platform hosting [ppgis] offers limited opportunities for members to learn about each other and to e.g. get together on a...

When wildfires broke out in San Diego, broadcast station KPBS used the My Maps feature in Google Maps to easily create and share a map that ...

Aboriginal Communities in Google Earth is a virtual globe program that is made freely available from the Google Corporation. The program map...

The Leading Change conference (1-3 October 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA) is sponsored by the American Planning Association’s (APA) Alaska a...

Precise, accurate spatial information linked to social and behavioral data is revolutionizing social science by opening new questions for in...

The World Summit Award (WSA) Awarding Ceremony has been the highlight of the entire WSA process 2005-2007 and a unique ceremony to honour e...

The first question many nonprofits ask is: should we use Google Earth or Google Maps? The answer is both. Google "Earth" and ...

Hundreds of millions of people now use Google Earth and Google Maps to explore the world around them. Google Earth Outreach gives non-profi...

An Atlas of Radical Cartography published by The Journal of Aesthetics and Protest, makes an important contribution to a growing cultural mo...

The associated interests of woodcutters, cattle farmers and mineral enterprises have increased the rate of deforestation and contamination o...