Date archive for September, 2008
| September 4, 2008Twitter Election Buzz and More Maps from Google’s Election 08 GalleryInternet MappingGoogle has a plethora of 2008 Presidential Election related maps in their Election 08 Gallery. There are many interesting maps showing electoral votes, locations of super delegates and the locations of Obama and McCain videos. More maps are sure to be added as we near the November election. The Fundrace map is interesting as it shows the the ... read more GIS Used to Help Find Lost HikerFeatures, GIS NewsGovernment Technology has an story about how GIS was used in the effort to find Dean Christy, a retired educator, who became disoriented due to fog while hiking in the San Bernardino Mountains, California. The search and rescue effort benefited from San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s (SBSD) Mobile Mapping Unit which helped prepare maps pinpointing ... read more September 3, 2008ArcGIS 9.3 Service Pack 1SoftwareAn early heads up from ESRI which announced the future availability of Service Pack 1 for the recently released ArcGIS 9.3. The release date is anticipated for November. Read the PDF of the announcement for four pages of detail on issues that will be addressed by this release. Stay tuned to ESRI’s RSS feed for ... read more September 2, 2008Quick Link – Gustav Maps and ModelsIndustry and Subjects in GISThe Washington Post has compiled a list of links relating to hurricane Gustav. The top link is the an interactive tropical tracking map showing the hurricane’s current location, wind speed and projected path. Additional resources listed are for NHC and NOAA models and other related maps. |
