Subject: ‘wiki’
July 29, 2010New Update on wiki.GIS.comCommunityHave you shared your GIS knowledge lately? Check out the article in Esri’s ArcWatch about the wiki that explains the who, what, where, and how of the site. Collin, the administrator for wiki.GIS.com has an update on changes that have made the wiki more user friendly: As with any resource, ease of usability is a ... read more February 11, 2010Update on wiki.GIS.comCommunityI received an update from Collin Welbon of ESRI who is the administrator for wiki.GIS.com, the recently launched wiki. Upon the inception of wiki.GIS.com, we did not know how many people would get onboard or if people would choose to get onboard with the wiki. Our intention is to provide a central location for all GIS-related ... read more November 17, 2009ESRI Launches a GIS WikiCommunityESRI has launched a wiki today at http://wiki.gis.com. The effort is fairly new and the wiki hasn’t been promoted much yet by ESRI, I found out about the wiki from a Tweet by @mikehogan who works at ESRI. A visit to the GIS.com home page doesn’t reveal the existence of this wiki. I would assume that’s ... read more October 19, 2009OpenStreetMap's Atlanta Mapping MarathonDataUPDATE: Fox News in Atlanta has a segment on the OpenStreetMap mapathon. OpenStreetMap is gearing up for a three-day mapping marathon to map with a goal of making the city of Atlanta one of the best mapped in the United States. Over 200 volunteers are expected at the event and will be given GPS units ... read more OpenStreetMap’s Atlanta Mapping MarathonDataUPDATE: Fox News in Atlanta has a segment on the OpenStreetMap mapathon. OpenStreetMap is gearing up for a three-day mapping marathon to map with a goal of making the city of Atlanta one of the best mapped in the United States. Over 200 volunteers are expected at the event and will be given GPS units ... read more February 21, 2007GIS Wiki WorldFeaturesWhile Wikipedia is a widely popular site with additions and contributions to the all encompassing encyclopedia occurring around the clock, not everyone in the geospatial field has been impressed with the entries relating to GIS and spatial technologies. James Fee dedicated a blog entry about his view on wikipedia’s GIS article, saying ” The GIS ... read more |

