Come join us for a series of Local Government GIS Seminars to be held in Jonesborough, Crossville, Columbia, Germantown (MAGIC Conference), and Jackson, Tennessee.  

Lunch is on us after the Seminar!

The Tennessee Geographic Information Council and the State, Office for Information Resources, GIS Services (OIR- GIS) invite you to take part in the state’s development of a business plan for statewide enhanced elevation data.

This is really a great opportunity for the TNGIC members and the broader GIS community to input/shape
a statewide program.

Visit this link to register.  Visit this other link for more information.  If you are unable to make the meeting you can still watch it live from the Map This! Blog.  Coverage of the meeting starts on Wednesday, August 31 at 9am.  

The first step to accomplish our mission on this project is to create a business plan that identifies the business requirements, costs, and benefits of creating a LiDAR derived elevation GIS dataset.

Using grant funding from FGDC and the NSGIC “50 States Initiative”, OIR GIS Services and Applied Geographics will be conducting regional GIS coordination meetings and stakeholder interviews to gather detailed business requirements that support the argument of why Tennessee should invest in LiDAR/elevation GIS data products.

Here are just some of the ways LiDAR/elevation data can be used:

• Floodplain inundation modeling/delineation
• Emergency management and response planning
• Forest canopy delineation and forest metrics
• Delineation of building structures
• Powerline mapping
• Hydrologic modeling
• Mapping wetland drainage
• Transportation mapping
• Ortho Image rectification
• Soils mapping
• Impervious surface mapping
• Dam breach inundation analysis
• Utility line maintenance

Trimble GeoExplorer 6000 Series Integration Video

Trimble Floodlight Satellite Shadow Reduction Technology Video

Trimble GeoExplorer 6000 Series Imaging Video

QR Code Generator

QR Codes give you quick access to data via a mobile “QR code/barcode scanning app.”  But unlike standard barcodes, they provide much more data than your basic RFID.  So how can QR Codes be implemented to provide relevant geospatial information?   QR Codes must be linked to some type of data like text, video, a phone number, or url.  Mobile friendly websites could be linked to a QR Code to provide people with geospatial information.   For instance, you could scan a QR Code in downtown Chicago that takes you to an interactive map where you could see the closest bus stops and when that bus is arriving.  QR Codes can provide you with access to websites quickly while you are out in the field enabling you to receive real-time mapping data throughout the day.  It is important to have a web based map viewing platform such as Google Maps, Bing Maps or GeoPowered that will support locational data.  QR Codes help facilitate the lengthy and frustrating process of searching for information on the web through a mobile device.

QR CODES AND UTILITIES

A QR Code on each utility infrastructure would provide extremely fast infrastructure identification that could deliver more data than a barcode.  As the shift in tablet field computers and broadband internet access continues, more utility personnel will receive real-time mapping updates.  Instead of scanning a barcode that gives you a number to identify the infrastructure, you could scan a QR Code using a “QR Code Scanning” application that ties into the web based map and enables you to view all of the attributes about the infrastructure.

GEOExplorer 6000 Series

Can you currently use QR Codes and Trimble Equipment for utility identification?  I downloaded a few code scanning apps for the Trimble GeoXH 6000 but to no avail.  However, I receieved this email from their product management department, “Technically, our camera is already capable of reading 2D and/or QR codes.  As Eric found, there are third party applications for Windows Mobile that allow these barcode formats to be read.  I have found some that do work on the Geo6000, but the workflow is usually clunky – most are optimized for capturing URLs or phone numbers, and will only ever automatically launch the browser or trial to dial a phone number… not particularly useful for data collection. i-nigma, BeeTagg and NeoReader are all freely available on the internet, and all work to varying extents with the GeoExplorer 6000 camera – capturing barcodes and launching internet explorer.”

THE FUTURE OF GEO-LOCATION AND MARKETING TECHNOLOGIES

QR Codes were supposed to create a storm in the United States this year.  They have made a major splash in marketing and advertising but have not been used for many other purposes.   I firmly believe that as real-world object recognition applications and near field communication becomes more advanced we will quickly see QR Codes disappear.  Unless, the QR Code becomes the standard “sign” for AR’s object recognition (just a thought for an easy transition into new technology recognition).

Richard Duncan, GEO-Jobe GIS’s Vice President, was explaining the Trimble Yuma to K-Towns finest! 

We would like to thank everyone for coming!

We just completed our first stop on our #techroadshow

Utilities – Public Works June 15-June 27 Local Government – Engineers 

Utilities, Public Works, Local Government and Engineers are invited to this FREE 1/2 Day Seminar where attendees will be educated on the industries latest GIS/GPS hardware and software!

Spatially Link your office to your field crew with the Spatial Links family of products and services. Take advantage of the GEO-Jobe GIS designed and configured Work Order Management Solution, utilize the Spatial Links Field Inspection Solution or design a field-to-office/office-to-field solution best suited for your entities Spatial Links needs.

GEO-Jobe GIS is the Authorized Sole Source Trimble Dealer for Mapping & GIS Solutions in Tennessee and is the only vendor in the State authorized to handle Trimble Sales, Training, Service, Support and Rentals. GEO-Jobe GIS is also an Authorized ESRI Business Partner, Consultant, Reseller, Developer, and offers Authorized ESRI Training throughout the State. In addition, GEO-Jobe GIS is the Authorized Reseller for LaserTech Laser Offset devices and LizardTech MrSID technology.

REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE SEMINAR IN JOHNSON CITY

REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE SEMINAR IN KNOXVILLE

REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE SEMINAR IN CHATTANOOGA

REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE SEMINAR IN NASHVILLE

REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE SEMINAR IN COOKEVILLE

REGISTER HERE FOR THE FREE SEMINAR IN JACKSON

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Trimble and Geo-Jobe invite you to join us for a free seminar April 29th in Nashville, TN.  We’ll cover topics such as mobile work order management, GIS-Based Inspection & Maintenance Management, Outage Management, Wide Area Rapid Notification (WARN,) Fleet Management, Trimble Mapping and GIS GPS solutions

For those of you who won’t be able to make the seminar on Friday, we will be streaming it live, from the blog from 8 am – 12 pm.

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