Let’s say someone wanted a tool to identify the neediest natural disaster victims or the areas most affected by infectious diseases, or even to help military forces hunting for terrorists. That type ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A San Francisco woman, working with collaborators she found on Twitter, has set up a database and mapping application for coordinating Hurricane Harvey rescue and relief ...

When a hurricane strikes, authorities are increasingly turning to satellite images and computer-based maps to tell them everything from where the most vulnerable people live to where the closest ...

Miami students and GIS professionals around the Tri-State spent Friday mapping satellite images of the Bahamas to help relief efforts. Relief and recovery efforts in the Bahamas are hampered by the ...

Students and teachers from Lake Erie College recently contributed to search and rescue efforts that centered on the island of the Bahamas after the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.