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Mobile ArcGIS Training Classroom Travels to Owensboro, KY
Texas Gas is an interstate pipeline that moves natural gas from Gulf Coast and Fayetteville Shale supply areas to more distant on-system markets in the Midwest and to off-system markets in the Northeast via interconnections with third-party pipelines. It originates in the Louisiana Gulf Coast area and in East Texas and runs north and east through Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and into Ohio, with smaller diameter lines extending into Illinois. 
Geo-Jobe GIS Consulting is currently teaching two private training classes for Texas Gas Transmission, ArcGIS Desktop I & ArcGIS Desktop II.
Because of GEO-Jobe’s new mobile classroom, we can bring up to 10 of our own new Dell Laptops with the latest ArcGIS software to make training even more convenient for you! Contact us for more information!
Satellite Information and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)
Trimble was kind enough to create a document with links to follow the status of GNSS. We updated a few that redirected us.
Trimble Boot Camp
Several people from the office recently attended Trimble’s Boot Camp in Denver, Colorado and here’s what they had to say.
Day 1: Consisted of major product reviews and field testing of mapping grade equipment from other manufacturers (not Trimble). Generally, the equipment looked good on spec sheets but could not meet stated specs in real-world environments, especially under canopy and in urban areas. It was also noted that the software was often cumbersome and dealer support was poor.
Day 2: Consisted of additional product testing and review, dealer case studies, support options and advice for dealers, and Trimble product updates. It was noted that many of the other manufacturers were expanding their product line. For instance, manufacturers who only created mapping grade equipment in the past, are now also developing survey grade equipment.
Day 3: Consisted of Trimble hardware and software training for dealers.
Congratulations John Isbell – 2010 President of the TAAO
John Isbell, Sumner County Assessor of Property, was named the 2010 President of the Tennessee Association of Assessing Officers. Isbell has worked with Geo-Jobe in recent years to upgrade the county’s GIS system, a Geopowered.com property database. In 2007, the Sumner County GIS was recognized as one of the top 100 GIS worldwide out of 100,000 submissions. Sumner Counties enterprise system has come together under Isbell, enabling the countys’ cities and utilities to share data. 
Google Earth Buildings just got Smarter!
You can now find information about buildings in Google Earth’s 3-D view. Simply click on the building and you will find links, text, and pictures about the building.
ArcGIS 10 – Top 10 New Features
Shared from the All Points Blog.
ArcGIS 10 – Top 10 New Features #feduc
Here are the top 10 features of ArcGIS 10 as described by ESRI
- Tables and windows can hide; the user can pin a window open; as windows appear or hide the map does not redraw; and some common operations have been tagged to a single pull down menu
- List layers by visibility: zooming into map allows different features to appear and the legend updates accordingly; the SELECT BY LASSO tool will add layer views to the table of contents.
- Tables: the user can dock tables anywhere on the map view; collapsing the table will display a tab at the bottom of map view
- Enhanced reporting allowing users to use selected features only and creating a report
- New search tool box (looks similar to search column on Microsoft products) in a right column area; search results may be from projects or files on your computer or on the web
- Symbology search: search through 20,000 symbols that are available or use the search box for symbols such as a “red push pin”
- Inclusion of catalog window into ArcMap
- Tool Tips for Geoprocessing and ModelBuilder: tool tips have been enabled so the user can see input and output features without accessing the ModelBulder tool individually; Also new is an “undo” or “redo” button; and, the user can include tools and models in the toolbar and dock these tools on the toolbar;
- Layers can be “time enabled” to isolate a field that has a time stamp so that the user can step though a layer of features by time; a slider bar is used to incrementally step though the time layer
- License check out is now available so the user does not need to be connected to the serverWednesday, February 17. 2010 Posted by Joe Francica
2010 Winter Olympics Luge Aerial Images
We thought you might be interested in a few different views of the luge track at Whistler Creekside. Check out more luge photos and the latest info at http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-luge/
Article on the History of GPS
We thought this was an interesting and all encompassing (well encompassing up to the turn of the century) article about the history of GPS. Check it out!…
Sign Management Program – Minimum Reflectivity Standards
Agencies must have a sign management program in place to insure that signs along roadways meet certain minimum retro-reflectivity standards. In 2008, the FHWA required that state and local agencies must assess and develop a sign replacement plan by January 2012. Non-compliant warning and regulatory signs must be in compliance by 2015 and guidance and street name signs must be in compliance by 2018.
As an agency, how can you best manage your road signs? GEO-Jobe incorporates a turn key solution for agencies to effectively manage their sign “retro-reflectivity” program. We can customize a geodatabase to properly inventory your signs by including useful management attributes in the database such as: maintenance records, location, incident reports, installation dates, type, retroreflectivity, environmental conditions, etc.
Want to learn more about the retroreflectivity standards? Click Here
Mobile Classrooms
Do you have a group that needs to learn ArcGIS? GEO-Jobe recently held an ArcGIS Desktop I training class for several airport personnel at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. The training classes are instructed by GEO-Jobe’s Senior VP, Neill Jobe. GEO-Jobe offers ArcGIS Desktop I, ArcGIS Desktop II, and ArcGIS Desktop III training anywhere in the country.
Don’t have a group but would like to attend the classes? You can still register to attend our monthly training classes held at our Nashville office! Register and view our Training Class Schedule at our website at www.geo-jobe.com.
