Long the domain of geeked-out urban planners and environmental scientists, geographic information systems have evolved to be within the reach of even moderately adept journalists, according to Matt Wynn at the Poynter Institute. "Interactive maps and location-based services have unleashed a torrent of spatial tools throughout the past few years, making everything from analysis to sophisticated Web applications accessible," Wynn writes, then discusses the best of them.
September 29, 2011