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Archive for January, 2008
Full disclosure property mapping
Be warned. This was found on a subdivision plat from a county in Georgia. Don't say you were never told.
GIS Maps Show Average Download Speeds for Tennessee Counties
Connected Tennessee, an independent non-profit organization on a mission to make technology costs go down and the ease of doing business in Tennessee go up, have just released a map showing the average download speeds for each county within Tennessee. This map, the first of its kind in the nation, was created as part of a study to give [...]
LizardTech announces GeoExpress 7 release
SEATTLE, Wash. — January 28, 2008 — LizardTech, a division of Celartem, Inc., and a leading provider of software solutions for managing and distributing digital content, announced the launch of GeoExpress 7, the premier application for quickly and easily compressing and manipulating complex geospatial imagery. Equipped with new and exciting [...]
Google Maps Street View “Has it gone to far?”
This is good... Too funny not to spread the love... Thanks to "The Vacationers" and "The James Fee Blog"
Hands Down, The Best Coffee in Nashville!
If you live in Nashville and have not yet had a cup of Bongo Java, then you are definitely missing out on "the good life" here in Nashville, TN. As I am sitting here this morning, reading the latest GIS blogs and drinking my coffee of course, I thought to myself "what a great freaking cup of coffee this is." Of course, it could be the week of [...]
Southwest GPS – more than AVL in the sky
This GPS isn't the Garmin unit you've got in your car either. You already know that planes have GPS for tracking purposes. Kind of like AVL in the sky. Well Southwest is now the first major air carrier to use GPS for Required Navigational Performance (RNP) operations. This is major step in the direction that NextGen (Next Generation Air [...]
Get me a Coke… or Soda… or Pop
When you are out at a restaurant, how do you ask for your favorite cool refreshing soft drink? If you've traveled around the US much, you'll find that cola goes by many different names. Even if you want a Sprite, some still call it a Coke. Other locations simply call it Pop. Three have made the top of the list and this graphic shows where they [...]
Interactive GIS Mapping Sites in TN
Here is a list of Interactive GIS Mapping Sites that I helped get started for the TNGIC Users website about a year ago. I thought this would be a great addition to the TN GIS community as an ongoing directory of available sites to the public. This list has grown since the initial list was published so I thought I would post it here as an update. [...]
Global Warming update
Huh? It's 10 degrees outside when I get in the car today. The rest of the country is experiencing a deep freeze. And if only all of the NFC fans had purchased more carbon offsets before the big championship game last night, there is a good chance the NY Giants coach could have avoided the frost bite on his face. That is according to how I [...]
Student Scholarships Available for 2008 TNGIC Conference
Great news! TNGIC has student scholarships available for the TNGIC Annual Conference in Chattanooga, TN, March 26-27, 2008. The scholarships will cover the registration fee for qualified graduate, under graduate, and high school students. To be considered for these scholarships, simply request an application from Suzanne.white@state.tn.us and [...]
