GEO-Jobe GIS Joins The W.D. Schock Company Team

In April of 2009, W.D. Schock Company, Inc.(WDSCO) acquired GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting (GEO-Jobe GIS).  GEO-Jobe GIS now operates as a division of WDSCO.

lensflare3Bringing airports and communities together since 1986, W.D. Schock Company, Inc. (WDSCO) is an aviation management consulting firm that specializes in providing airports with turn-key services for land acquisition, relocation assistance, and sound insulation.  The firm is headquartered in Nashville Tennessee and has offices and projects nationwide.  In the coming months, WDSCO will utilize the expertise of GEO-Jobe GIS to expand the firm’s services to include Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and GPS digital mapping application and developments for airports.

Working at more than 30 airports across the country, WDSCO is recognized nationally by the FAA and well known throughout the airport industry for its experience in managing airport Part 150 Implementation programs. The consultants at WDSCO bring a wide variety of experience applicable to the unique management needs of airports.

TNGIC Day 2

Southern Belle River CruiseLast night the TNGIC attendees were treated to a cruise on the Southern Belle, which was preceded by a great dinner on board Pier 2, a floating restaurant. Today is the final official day of TNGIC. Lots of meetings and booth time. Don’t forget to check out GEO-Jobe’s new training schedule.

TNGIC Day 1

TNGIC Day 1Booth is setup. Keynote address is going on now.  Tom Patterson with National Park Service is discussing Remapping Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska.  We are doing a series of scheduled demos throughout the day.  They include our Field to Finish Solution which simplifies data collection, postprocessing, and importing into ArcGIS.  We’ll also demo our new Building and Codes extension to ArcGIS called B&C Analyst.  Permitting has never been easier.  At 2pm today, I’ll be presenting in the vendor track.  The topic is Enterprise GIS, which highlights “Connecting Communities with GIS”, this year’s TNGIC theme.  If you can’t make it to TNGIC this year, we’ve learned that next year the event will be in Gatlinburg.

GEO-Jobe GIS 2009 Training Schedule Posted

Authorized ArcGIS TrainingOur 2009 training schedule is now posted HERE.  Better late than never, I guess.  There are a few changes to the ESRI ArcGIS Training Curriculum.  That was one of the reasons why it took a while to get this posted.  The entire cirriculum has been revamped after a lot of feedback and significant changes to the ArcGIS software.  GEO-Jobe instructors were required to be recertified by ESRI before being able to provide the training.

The most obvious change is in the naming of the courses.  No more Intro I or Intro II.  Now it is called ArcGIS Desktop I, II, and III.  To learn more about the differences in the courses, ESRI has a neat little page where you can learn all about it.  There is even a wizard to determine which class you should take.

TNGIC is next week

TNGIC 2009 ConferenceThe annual TNGIC conference is upon us.  GEO-Jobe GIS will be exhibiting again and presenting on several occasions, as well as assisting with the GeoCache event on Monday.

Throughout the conference, during breaks, we’ll have live demos of the latest internet mapping apps, ArcGIS demos, and Trimble gear.

This year we feature our Field to Finish solution which makes collecting and managing utility infrastructure a breeze.

Also, ask us about our Enterprise GIS solutions using full data replication.

For more info on the conference, click HERE.  We’ll see you there.

City of Jackson TN goes live with Geopowered

Jackson TNThe City of Jackson, TN is the latest GEO-Jobe GIS Geopowered site to go live.  This new site is part of a bigger project GEO-Jobe is involved in with Jackson to develop an Enterprise GIS.  Utilizing ESRI ArcGIS server technology, several city agencies, including planning and police, will begin sharing data between eachother and with Madison County agencies, like the Assessor’s office.  One of the big goals of this project is to reduce costs by eliminating data duplication. Many times cities and counties have data that could be shared, but are limited by connectivity or technology.  GEO-Jobe is helping Jackson and Madison County remain current while making the best use of tax-payer dollars.  With budgets being reduced in nearly every community in the US, using tax dollars wisely is at the forefront many city leaders minds.

Please visit the City of Jackson Geopowered site and take it for a spin.

Follow up from the Trimble Roadshow

GEO-Jobe PartnersWe ended our weeklong trip across Tennessee in Jackson last Friday.  It seemed like as the week progressed, our demo got a little better.  We’ll be doing them again down the road so keep you eyes on the lookout.

Here are some pictures from the week.  I think I need a new camera phone.  These pictures are not great.

Chattanooga

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Jackson

GEO-Jobe Trimble Roadshow visits Knoxville today

GEO-Jobe GIS Trimble Knoxville SeminarGEO-Jobe GIS visits the Knoxville area today for our Trimble Roadshow. Great turnout and lots of good questions. Tomorrow we visit Chattanooga and Friday its off to Jackson. Still room at both locations. Visit www.geo-jobe.com for more info or to register.

GEO-Jobe Trimble Roadshow visits Johnson City

GEO-Jobe GIS johnson city trimble seminarGEO-Jobe is in Johnson City today. We have a great turnout to our 2nd Trimble Roadshow. Tomorrow is Knoxville. Wednesday we visit Chattanooga. The final show is on Friday in Jackson. If you haven’t signed up yet, go to our website at www.geo-jobe.com for more info.

Happy New Year from GEO-Jobe

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