Date archive for March, 2008
| March 25, 2008 ESRI Developer Summit RoundupSoftwareThe 2008 ESRI Developer Summit brought together GIS developers and ESRI staff in Palm Springs, California (March 17-20, 2008). One such attendee was Ryan Resella (Senior Analyst at the City of Santa Clarita) who provided pictures and commentary of the event. Plenary Session The morning session kick off with demonstrations covering ArcGIS Server, mobile SDK, ... read more March 24, 2008GeoSearch NewsInternet MappingThe beta version of MetaCarta’s GeoSearch News was recently launched. According to MetaCarta’s web site, the mapping service pulls from more thatn 1,400 international, national and local news organizations to present a 30-day window of news events around the world. Users can search for news items by place and/or subject matter. News items are displayed ... read more Tellings Stories GeographicallyGeographyPenguin Books has launched a new feature entitled “We Tell Stories.“ With the tagline “Six Authors. Six Stories. Six Weeks”, the site uses Google Maps to take the reader through the geography of each short stories. The first week’s offering is a short story called “21 Steps” by Charles Cumming (inspired by the book “39 ... read more March 19, 2008Geography JobsCareerA relatively new employment resources for jobs in geography, GIS and other related disciplines is the GeographyJobs.com web site. The home page of the site contains a growing list of countries that link to an employment gateway specific to the selected country. The site is free to browse for open positions but registration (also free) ... read more March 17, 2008Find out what's coming in ArcGIS 9.3SoftwareIf you’re curious about the enchancements to be found in the upcoming release of ArcGIS 9.3, check out ESRI’s ”What’s Coming in ArcGIS 9.3” page. The update is expected to be released sometime in the third quarter of 2008. If you still have questions, you can ask them through ESRI’s questions page. read more...Find out what’s coming in ArcGIS 9.3SoftwareIf you’re curious about the enchancements to be found in the upcoming release of ArcGIS 9.3, check out ESRI’s ”What’s Coming in ArcGIS 9.3” page. The update is expected to be released sometime in the third quarter of 2008. If you still have questions, you can ask them through ESRI’s questions page. read more...March 11, 2008Google Developer EventInternet MappingGoogle has announced the dates for Google I/O which will take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco over two days (May 28th and 29th). Of particular interest to geospatial developers is the track focusing on: ”Maps & Geo: Since the introduction of the Google Maps(tm) API in 2005, geo and map applications have been ... read more March 3, 2008Argentina GIS ResourcesGIS NewsFind resources relating to GIS including case studies, articles and access to data relating to Argentina. Case Studies In the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, GIS Aids Crime Mapping Article from the Spring 2004 ArcNews edition on the use of GIS by the Buenos Aires Province Police Department (BAPPD) to use crime mapping and analysis. Back to World GIS ... read more |
