Data constitute the raw material of scientific understanding. They are distinguished in analytical data (i.e. numbers with units) and meta-information (i.e. context describing analytical data). Data management is the control of data handling operations...

Data management comprises all the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource. The official definition provided by DAMA is that "Data Resource Management is the development and execution of architectures, policies, practices and...

Data - it's a vital part of business, but how to effectively manage it is still a challenge faced by many in the industry. In attending DaratechPLANT (Houston, TX; Jan. 19-21), Frank Udo, global asset management architect for Shell and one of the keynote...

Technology Advances Offer Effective Options for Geospatial Image Data Producers and Consumers As the geospatial industry evolves and expands, the production and consumption of geoimaging data (digital imagery, photogrammetric data, georeferencing information, elevation data, etc.) continues to grow. As a result, data...

talk since last year's midterm elections about loosening the ties between lobbyists and members of Congress. But what happens when the lobbyist and elected official in question happen to be mother and daughter? Here's an email from former Council member Una Clarke, now a registered...

IBM Corp., one of the world's leading providers of encryption and other data-management technologies, is in the uncomfortable position of trying to solve its own mystery involving missing computer tapes with sensitive information about employees and records of customer transactions.An outside vendor was transporting the...