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Archive for August, 2008
GIS Technology Puts Brentwood at Your Fingertips
By MELISSA WEBB Correspondent courtesy of Brentwood Life (www.brentwoodlife.net) About two years ago, the City of Brentwood embarked on a huge project through its technology department to create a GIS - Geographic Information System - for the entire city. The ultimate purpose of the mapping system is to improve the city’s ability to make [...]
GPS Guru Has Wings!
If you have not figured it out from the picture or the title, we are talking about Richard Duncan, GPS Sales/Support and Vice President of GEO-Jobe GIS. Thats right, this is Richard flying about 6ft over the head of one of his wakeboarding buddies. We are guessing at Richard's vertical based on the height of his buddy and the amount of space [...]
Improving Your Entire GIS Workflow Seminar (Franklin, TN)
Join ESRI for a no-cost seminar designed to help improve your entire GIS workflow. This one-of-a-kind opportunity will help you quickly gain the key benefits of ArcGIS 9.3. From map production and data sharing to modeling and increased mobility, you will see how the newest GIS tools can enhance your operations. GIS professionals and GIS managers [...]
Hidden, Never Mentioned, Best Feature of ArcGIS 9.3!
I have been waiting for this ever since I started using ArcGIS 5 years ago! The ability of the mouse scroll zoom to zoom to the cursor location (yes, just like CAD)! I stumbled onto this little gem while working on a coworkers computer, who had the zoom in/out reversed. He wanted it changed and right under the reverse zoom in/out option I find an [...]
2008 ESRI UC – Day 2
Day 2, and for the rest of the conference there are technical sessions. Many, many technical sessions. From getting started with ArcMap to Building Models with Python. There is almost too much to choose from. The key is planning out your day. The exhibit area opened up this morning and it is amazing. There are hundreds of exhibitors here: [...]
Update to Microsoft Virtual Earth
I heard from an ESRI representative that the subscription for the imagery and base maps from VE will cost $200/person/year. Incredibly affordable! One catch is that for now it will only be available as streaming information so you'll have to be connected online to use it for now. They are working on a hosted solution, but no word on pricing for [...]
2008 ESRI UC – Day 1
14,000 GIS users converge on San Diego, California's Convention Center. This event is massive! One Plenary Session today led by the president of ESRI, Jack Dangermond. The topic of today's talks - GIS: Geography in Action. Jack began this morning with a welcome and proceeded with some yearly awards. Next, began the showcase of technical [...]
