GPS World

Open-source GIS for agriculture focus of webinar

A webinar next week will focus on the benefits of open-source geographic information systems (GIS) for the agriculture industry, led by Boundless and featuring Monsanto Company. “Using Open Source to ...
JSTOR Daily

Sustainable agricultural development: a micro-level GIS-based study on women’s perceptions of environmental protection and entrepreneurship in Japan and Bangladesh

Tofael Ahamed, Ryozo Noguchi, Nazia Muhsin, Riska Ayu Purnamasari, Md. Ariful Islam, Farhat Tasnim, Md. Zamirul Islam, Md. Fakrul Islam, Wardatul Akmam https://www ...
Zawya

The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Data in Emergencies Information System (DIEM) receives global special achievement award

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Data in Emergencies Information System (DIEM) has been awarded a global prize for special achievement in using geographic information ...
World IP Review

From coffee to wine: How GIs shape Africa’s agricultural legacy

There are more than 200 products with geographical indication across Africa, but more can be done to protect the continent’s rich cultural heritage, writes Isabella Becaro Pinho of Inventa. From north ...
webtv.un.org

Geographic Information Systems and Geoinformation Techniques

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) represent a revolution in the way spatial data can be captured, processed, analyzed, displayed, and stored for future retrieval. Maps have always been an essential ...