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Archive for April, 2008
ESRI Training at Columbia State
Today is the last day to sign up for ESRI Training at Columbia State in Columbia TN. The class is next week, May 5-6 and the course is Intro to ArcGIS I. Cost is $750. Sign up at our website.
Using Satellite Imagery as Evidence
from the MSNBC website http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24306434 These two satellite images made available by DigitalGlobe show a site in Syria that the U.S. claims was a nuclear plant before and after a Sept. 6 Israeli airstrike. The left image is from Aug. 5, and the image at right is from Oct. 24. U.S. intelligence officials laid out evidence to [...]
Knoxville gets SmartFIX40 next week
Approximately two miles of Interstate 40 in Knoxville will be closed to all traffic for 14 months as TDOT's SmartFIX40 program gets going. SmartFIX is TDOT's accelerated repair program which requires a portion of a highway or interstate to be fully closed. This provides a faster turnaround time by maximizing the construction window to a full 24 [...]
Make Better Maps with help from the ESRI Mapping Center
from the ESRI Mapping Center website: Mapping Center is about the use of ArcGIS in the graphic delivery of geographic information. Its goal is to help you make great looking maps by using the same cartographic concepts and techniques that professional cartographers use. After exploring the site, I found there are really good suggestions and [...]
GIS new stories that never made headlines
Public Safety official cited for data tampering after GIS technician learns all Krispy Kreme locations were removed from GIS database. Apparently, the GPS units installed in the city squad cars were more accurate than expected and left a sticky trail... your local news is next... Man dies of complications after a botched attempt at 3d [...]
SERUG Underway
SERUG is well underway here in Jacksonville. Wakeup temps are cooler than normal for this part of the country. Ate lunch in the Landing yesterday. About 650 people are here. Had a great opening social here in the conference exhibit area last night. Today is packed with sessions of all kinds. The only shocker was arriving to find out that [...]
City of Lebanon goes live with GEOpowered
The City of Lebanon is now live with their very own GEOpowered Interactive Mapping site. Lebanon is the latest Wilson County city to come online with city-specific data in addition to Wilson County basemap data. This site will make it very easy for residents and city officials to quickly find useful city and property information with just a [...]
GEO-Jobe at SERUG Conference booth 500
Come visit GEO-Jobe at the Hyatt in Jacksonville at this year's SERUG conference. We are in booth 500 and will have demonstrations of GEOpowered as well as all things ESRI. Conference Exhibit Hall Hours Monday, April 14th, 4pm to 7pm - Open, social Tuesday, April 15th, 8:30am to 3:30pm - Open
Lighten Up – Favorite Quotes by Einstein
In an effort to lighten up a little from all things GIS, I present some of my favorite Albert Einstein's quotes. Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Reality is merely an [...]
USDA Grant will provide wireless to the rural masses
USDA Rural Development is providing a massive loan to a Colorado based firm to provide wireless services across 17 states and 518 rural communities. The service won't be free. Prices are going to be comparable with other providers in urban/suburban areas. Not sure of the impact, if any, this will have on TN. As we've posted here before with [...]
