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‘GEO-Jobe’ Archives
What’s Up with Facebook Places?
Facebook Places was launched last week in an effort to connect history with geography. According to an article in CNET news, “Facebook Places will not just collect location check-ins, it’ll allow for messages and comments and pictures to be aggregated around them, creating a sort of ‘collective memory’ that places a layer of [...]
“Are you Ian? No I’m Pablo… No, are you Ian?!”
The title is a reference to Pablo Fransisco's standup check it out on youtube if you have some time to play on this wonderful Friday! We are very excited to welcome our newest staff and the work he will be performing for Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport! Ian comes to us from West Monroe, LA now residing in Baton Rouge. While attending LSU, [...]
Trimble Found Alien Creatures!
Just for fun Friday!... Scientists have recently discovered a crossbred "human-like" species from Old Hickory Lake, Tennessee. An Environmentalist was collecting wetland data using a Trimble handheld with the Timmons Group's WetCorrect software when he stumbled across the alien creature. He claims that the species might have never been [...]
Nashville Flood
Recent infrared aerial photographs of the Nashville area flooding were taken by TN Department of Transportation. Generally TDOT charges for their imagery, however, according to folks at TDOT, these photos may soon become available to state and local governments for free. TDOT flew Monday, May 3rd - Saturday, May 7th over major flood [...]
Better Ways to Design and Share Maps
After attending this meeting, I felt compelled to go out and create maps to share with the world! The FREE ESRI Seminar was held in Phoenix, AZ about three weeks ago, give or take two weeks... The Seminar showed how ESRI can help create easier and faster maps using their tools and sharing information ("But it's mine!"-my son's and wife's [...]
Georgia State Park’s Geocaching Event!
We received this message from ga parks and would like to share it with you! I thought you’d like to know that Georgia State Parks is launching a statewide geocaching program called the Geo-Challenge and you and your readers are welcome to join in! Starting May 8th, you’ll find an official cache page for each Georgia State Park (all 42) [...]
Emotional Maps
Just when you thought "emo" couldn't get any more, well, "emo"... Since 2004, over 2000 people from 25 different cities around the world have participated in Christian Nold's Bio Mapping experiment. Using a GPS and GRS (Galvanic Skin Response) device (invented by Nold), Nold maps variant emotional responses of people as they travel through [...]
Google Maps Added Earth View
Google added the Google Earth plugin to their Google Maps site. If you haven't already downloaded the plugin, you can now do so through Google Maps.
How to Increase your Data Collection Production Through Internal Competition
Our Crew Chief, Mark Young II, collects manhole data with the Town of Smyrna, TN. He is usually paired with one of three (water and sewer) department staff and averages about 50 manholes a day. While collecting manhole data with Freddy Hedgepath, they hit a wave of momentum and collected data for 96 manholes before having to retire early for [...]
10 Steps to Creating a Great Geocaching Event
Step 1 - - Check out www.geocaching.com to read about/sign up/ and find the geocaches currently in/near your geocaching event. You should also read "Cache Listing Requirements and Guidelines." Step 2 - - Using a GPS find the geocaches near the location of your geocaching event. You could use them in your event and/or make sure that you're [...]
