Date archive for June, 2008
| June 25, 2008ESRI ReleasesSoftwareTwo press releases of note issued by ESRI today announced both a new version of ArcGIS Explorer for download and the long awaited shipping of ArcGIS 9.3. New Version of ArcGIS Explorer Offers More Data Support and Better Map Displays June 24, 2008Community Geography à la GoogleInternet MappingGoogle stepped into the community geography ring by announcing Google Map Maker, a new tool from Google that allows users to contribute and edit geographic data used by the popular Google Maps and Earth applications. This is a step beyond the My Maps tools (that allowed users to create and share geographic data) in that ... read more June 23, 2008Virtual Earth and Government AerialsGIS NewsInformation about Microsoft’s GoVE imagery acquisition program has been posted on Virtual Earth, An Evangelist’s Blog. The program is looking for governments to submit their aerial imagery to Microsoft for publication onto Virtual Earth. We’re just starting a new program called “GoVE” which enables municipalities, state and local governments, aerial photographers, carrier pigeons, whoever, to share ... read more June 22, 2008Making SenseFeatures, Location Based ServicesThe NY Times (registration required) has a profile on Sense Networks, a company that mines millions of location data points using a tool called Macrosense. This tool mines data using complex statistical algorithms in order to predict human movement. The article quotes Tony Jebara, one of the co-founds of Sense who says: “We can predict ... read more  PolicyMapInternet MappingPolicyMap offers over 4,000 different indicators covering demographics, economics, housing and mortgage information, crime and other neighborhood level datasets. There is a free registration option that gets you access to a great deal of the functionality offered on the site. If you need access to current year or 5-year projected data then the site offers ... read more June 21, 2008Happy GeographyGeographyJoy over on the Happy to be at Home has posted some useful links to sites that help kids and adults learn more about geography. Painless Geography read more...June 19, 2008COGO/Parcel Maintenance SurveySoftwareIf you maintain land records and use ArcGIS software then ESRI wants to hear from you: ESRI is committed to providing you with the best software tools possible, and you can help us achieve that goal. Please take a few minutes to tell us about your use of GIS land record and parcel maintenance tools. Your ... read more June 17, 2008Test Your Geography for a Good CauseGeographyYour can test your knowledge of geography and help a good cause at the same time. Freepoverty.org hosts a geography game that donates 10 cups of water for every correct answer. With progressively harder questions, the game shoots out the names of various locations around the world. Click on the point on ... read more  Congestion CitiesGeographyINRIX, a traffic-information provider released their list of the top 100 most congested cities in the United States. Not surprisingly, some of the most populated metropolitan areas rank at the very top of the list. According to the press release, “The INRIX Scorecard takes a micro look at traffic problems all across the country ... read more June 16, 2008The Re-birth of Pen and Paper in Mobile GISFeaturesBy Ken Schneider, CEO and President of Adapx Field data collection is vital to the work of many enterprises and government agencies driving important decisions that ultimately affect the bottom line. Many of the current methods and technologies are inconvenient, error-prone, and time-consuming. Whether in engineering, construction, utilities, military, security, law enforcement, or in any industry ... read more |
