If you've ever wondered what the elevation of your location is, you can find out with Google Maps on both desktop and mobile.

Many runners, especially marathoners, have OCD tendencies. Few, however, feel compelled to know the exact elevation of every hill or the precise angle of each turn on the course. For elite marathoners ...

The International Water Institute will launch a $5 million project today designed to develop a high-resolution digital elevation map of the entire U.S. portion of the Red River Basin. A ceremony for ...

How do you define precision agriculture? Precision agriculture includes all such modern technological advances as precise GNSS, robotics (autonomous vehicles, UAVs), sensors, and GIS that enable ...

The Columbia River, left, merges with the Willamette River with Kelley Point Park in June 2010 in Vancouver. A new survey reveals the West Coast has lost about 85 percent of its historical estuary ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C., Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Military tactical teams’ ability to quickly produce accurate maps of areas targeted for military operations can mean the difference between mission ...

A contract to map ground levels along the full length of the Otago coast and a large part of Central Otago has been signed after the Otago Regional Council (ORC) secured funding support from the ...

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory early Tuesday, projecting up to one inch of snow accumulation in the Portland area and up to three inches in some outer suburbs or hills ...