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Archive for February, 2008
McMinn County GEOpowered Kickoff Huge Success
McMinn County did this one right. Planning in advance with GEO-Jobe, the McMinn Co Assessors Office distributed invitations, got the local paper involved, and setup a open forum in the commission chambers for the unveiling of the new county GEOpowered website. Eighty people from various county and city agencies as well as local real estate [...]
McMinn County, TN Launches Interactive Mapping Site
McMinn County, TN has joined the list of GEOpowered mapping sites in TN today. Spearheaded by Assessor of Property Don Cowart and GIS Manager Jeremy Brack, McMinn is providing an essential service to its County employees and also to the public within and around the County. The McMinn interactive GEOpowered mapping site will be introduced today at [...]
Connected TN Report – Broadband acceptance great for the TN Economy
Washington, D.C.: In a report released last week measuring the economic impact of broadband, Tennessee stands to see a $2.4 billion economic impact from a modest increase in broadband adoption. The report, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally, details the potential state-by-state impact of accelerated broadband access and use. [...]
McMinn County GEOpowered Site To Go Live Next Thursday
McMinn County, TN will soon join the list of GEOpowered mapping sites in TN. Spearheaded by Assessor of Property Don Cowart and GIS Manager Jeremy Brack, McMinn will soon provide an essential service to its County employees and also to the public within and around the County. The McMinn interactive GEOpowered mapping site will launch with [...]
TNGIC Releases Draft of 2008 Conference Agenda
On Tuesday, the Tennessee Geographic Information Council (TNGIC)Conference Committee released a draft of the upcoming 2008 TNGIC Conference to be held in Chattanooga, TN. The conference is only 5 weeks away, so check out the (draft) agenda and start making your reservations today. Early bird registration ends on March 1st so to receive the savings [...]
ESRI to Roll Out New GIS Courses with Release of ArcGIS 9.3
ESRI recently announced they will be rolling out three new GIS courses following the release of ArcGIS 9.3 later this year. Per the ATP (Authorized Training Program) announcement sent out last Friday, the new ArcGIS courses will be replacing the Learning GIS using ArcGIS, Introduction to ArcGIS I and Introduction to ArcGIS II courses. All of [...]
Scenes of a drought
My sister sent me these pictures of she and her husband riding their horses at the bottom of Lake Allatoona in northwest Georgia. I guess I didn't realize how bad the drought is. I've been out on this lake before, but it had significantly more water than it does now. Now it's not much more than a river bed running through dry land. Makes me [...]
A Geeky Kinda Love
Found this Valentine's Day Mashup from Google maps API Blog. With it you can create a 10,000 ft view engraving of your own personal sweet nothing to your favorite someone. It looks cool and tacky enough that I'm sure those not inclined to flowers and chocolates will find it a great alternative. Here are a couple of other sites to get your [...]
What? So now we’re mapping termites?
When you first saw the title you were probably thinking to yourself, "I didn't realize they had come out with a GPS unit that small yet..." Sorry for the misunderstanding but there is still some truth to this article title. I had a very past due pest control bill with Terminix last month and went online to make a payment through their online [...]
Help the folks in Lafayette / Macon County, TN
Just checked the City of Lafayette, TN website and found that certain donations are still sorely needed. Immediate Needs, February 11, 2008 The drop-off site is requesting donations of the following items: Cleaning Supplies Buckets Pillows Laundry Baskets Flour Corn Meal Sugar Cooking Oil Salt All donations [...]
