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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 [...]
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 [...]
Map This! T-Shirt is “Scene” Again!
GEO-Jobe's world renowned Map This! T-shirt made a showing at Mt. Suribachi in Iwo Jima and at the War of the Pacific National Historic Park in Guam. Thanks for the pictures Bethany!..and great job taking that point on your Nomad! We wish you the best in all your adventures!
TNGIC Day 2
Last night the TNGIC attendees were treated to a cruise on the Southern Belle, which was preceded by a great dinner on board Pier 2, a floating restaurant. Today is the final official day of TNGIC. Lots of meetings and booth time. Don't forget to check out GEO-Jobe's new training schedule.
Blogging from MTGIS conference
The annual Middle TN GIS User Conference is today and GEO-Jobe is here with a booth. During all of the boring presentations we are feverishly trying to figure how all this Trimble equipment works. We sell it but we haven't got a clue about any of it. At first we thought GPS meant Generic Point Surveys, but one of the college students corrected [...]
GIS Day at MAGIC conference in Germantown
The annual MAGIC GIS Day conference has been a great success. Here, yours truly and Mike Brewer from Poplar Grove Utility District (one of our clients) show off the GEO-Jobe booth. Richard Duncan presented our Field to Finish solution yesterday before a packed crowd at the Germantown Athletic Club. This year GEO-Jobe is also showing off the [...]
Fall – a great time for GIS in TN
Fall is a great time of year to be a GIS professional in TN. Coming up in just a few days is an ESRI sponsored event for those of you interested in learning more about the new ArcGIS 9.3. Zach Layne of ESRI will be hosting a free seminar entitled "ArcGIS 9.3 Seminar: Improving Your Entire GIS Workflow". The seminar will be held on October 30 [...]
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 [...]
Successful Launch for Kentucky Space Balloon-1
Yesterday, Kentucky Space successfully launched a space balloon, nearly into space, in Bowling Green, KY. The balloon brought back amazing pictures of the earth's surface that look very similar to something you would see from a space shuttle. Congratulations to the Kentucky Space team for this accomplishment. Pictures of the Launch can be seen by [...]
