Take our quick poll - how are you managing high gas prices?

On the left is a quick survey. How are you managing the high prices of gas? Here are a couple of handy links to help.
Gas Buddy
Gas Price Temperature Map
Gas Prices at Mapquest
Gas Price Watch
Department of Energy - Average Prices across the US

ArcGIS 9.3 to ship in July

Just got a little bit more of an official word that ArcGIS 9.3 will begin shipping in mid-July. That means you can expect to see it in your mailbox during the last half of the month. For more info on what’s coming up in the new release, ESRI has a page dedicated to [...]

Google releases API for browser-based Google Earth

This is pretty cool stuff. Now get Google Earth inside your browser. There is a full API and SDK for developers.

Get the plugin here.

ESRI Includes ArcPad in its small government ELA program

The Small Municipal and County Government Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) program now offers an option to add unlimited access to ArcPad and ArcPad Application Builder via the ArcPad add-on option.
This offer is available to customers who have entered into or are purchasing an ESRI® Small Municipal and County Government Enterprise License Agreement.
Add-on prices per population [...]

Turns out seplinlg is not vrey ipormatnt atfer all

Cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can [...]

Online Training - GPS Mapping for GIS - June 11

GEO-Jobe is now offering an instructor-led online course for Trimble GPS users. The GPS Mapping for GIS course includes the following:

Fundamentals of GPS

Satellite requirements
Working with base stations

Real-time vs. Post-processing

Overview of TerraSync

Importing and using a data dictionary
Importing background layers
Logging features
Logging attributes
Saving your work to transfer

Overview of Pathfinder Office

Transferring data from the Trimble unit
Post processing data
Exporting [...]

Kentucky HS Student wins regional Google contest

Google has been soliciting artwork for its homepage through its Doodle 4 Google competition. The competition ended with winners selected from among 16,000 entrants from across the US. Lynn Camp High School senior Cherry Rose was selected as 1st place regional winner, among a six state region, and the best among [...]

Getting G into IS

Kim McDonough, GIS Coordinator, Information Technology Division, of Tennessee DOT, and a long-time active member of the GIS community in the state, wrote a great article for ESRI ArcNews about Managing GIS within the infrastructure of the IT/IS department. Kim explains the importance of GIS working within the confines of the IT organization.
The computers [...]

More features of Trimble GeoXH 2008

The GeoXH 2008 is one of most feature packed professional GPS units available today. We showed yesterday that it can provide accuracy down to decimeter level while using the Zephyr antenna kit. Here are some other things that are pretty nifty.
High resolution VGA screen

3.5 inch VGA (480 x 640 pixel) display
For crisp [...]

Trimble Releases new GeoXH 2008 with real-time decimeter accuracy

The new Trimble® GeoXH® 2008 is here! Whether you need to collect high-accuracy GIS data, quickly locate hidden or buried infrastructure, or view existing GIS data in the field, the GeoXH 2008 handheld provides the perfect solution. The GeoXH™ now provides real-time subfoot (30 cm) and decimeter (10 cm/4 inch) accuracy, making it the [...]