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GISuser Spotlight... LizardTech, ESRI UC Contest Tip - Snap your Lizard and Win a GPS - From our friends in Seattle at LizardTech - another cool, fun contest geared at attendees at this year's ESRI User Conference. Recall LizardTech can always be found on the exhibition hall floor handing out those nifty little lizards to pretty much everyone in the place. Well, if you capture a photo of your lizard in an interesting place you can submit your photo for a chance to win a great prize.
2009 ESRI UC Social Media Bookmarks, Tips for First Timers and much moreRemember, if you have ESRIUC related news, session info, party notices or ?? share details with us! - This year will be ESRI UC trip #11 for yours truly… a tradition of mine is to share tips, tricks, and down-right useful stuff with other GISusers that will be taking in North America's largest GIS conference. And so, read on for some social media pointers to ESRI UC related Twitters, blogs, and other resources. We've also got a number of tips that I'm sure you'll find handy.
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News from solution providers about apps and services addressing our crumbling infrastructure. Items of interest from utilities, local government, telco's etc...
Featured GIS / Utilities Feature Articles
Case Study - Severn Trent Water improves services with ESRI mapping technology - A burst pipe leads to wasted water and widespread disruption. But if the location of the incident is not recorded accurately, it can also lead to substantial delays - increasing costs and impacting customer relationships - all affecting the bottom line. Severn Trent Water has deployed GIS in its customer service centre to ensure that all incident reports are accompanied by precise location references.
News items about GIS & Geospatial events, training opportunities, and educational resources
Join 8,000 geographers, GIS specialists, and environmental scientists for the latest in research, policy, and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience during the AAG Annual Meeting in Las Vegas to be held March 22-27, 2009.
Google maps, Google earth, Web 2.0 Map Resources( 252 items )
News announcements related to Google Maps, Google Earth, Yahoo! maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, Maps24 Maps & Map Search Engine new headlines, tools, APIs and resources focused on the Geospatial Web2.0
GITA Conference 31 - 2008( 10 items ) News and announcements from the The Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference (formerly Annual Conference) - The geospatial industry's first and only industry conference completely dedicated to exploring, discussing, and addressing the growing issues, challenges and solutions for America's and the world's infrastructure. Seattle WA, March 9-12, 2008
GISuser Favorite Things( 7 items )
Once or twice a week the GISuser Editor shares a few of his favorite things with our readers. Look for tips and pointers to cool apps, tools, mashups, and other items of interest - feel free to share some of your favorite "geo" things with glenn! (email" editor at gisuser.com)
2008 International ESRI User Conference( 54 items ) 2008 ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC) - Users from more than 120 countries come to learn new skills, share information, and discover best practices, tips, and tricks that they can use instantly. Be part of this extraordinary experience August 4-8, 2008, in San Diego, California. Once again, GISuser was on location!
FEATURE:Clint Brown Shares 10 Cool Things about the 2007 ESRI User Conference - Clint Brown is ESRI's Director of Software Products. Once again we've asked Clint to provide us with his version of "10 Cool Things" that he says find at this year's International ESRI User Conference.
Once again the GISuser Team was in San Diego for a week to take in the largest geospatial user conference on the planet. Browse this section for news, announcements, features, and images from the 2005 International ESRI User Conference - For more info direct from the show see the ESRI UC HomePage & see the GISuser ESRI UC PhotoBlog!
GIS Day is an annual event held as a part of the National Geographic Society’s Geography Awareness Week and Geography Action! Initiative. GIS users are encouraged to hold events all year long despite GIS Day’s official November date. The international grassroots event promotes geographic literacy in schools, communities, and organizations and enables GIS users and vendors to open their doors and sponsor events that spread knowledge about the capabilities of GIS technology and the importance of geography throughout their communities. For GIS Day event registration, support, and ideas or to find a GIS Day event near you, visit www.gisday.com
GIS Day (November 17, 2004) is a grassroots event that formalizes the practice of geographic information systems (GIS) users and vendors of opening their doors to schools, businesses, and the general public to showcase real-world applications of this important technology. (Source: GISday.com) Note: Make sure you register your event with the folks at GISday.com
GITA Conference 27( 24 items ) GITA Conference 27 News - GISuser.com is pleased to provide a news and information archive devoted to GITA Conference 27. Here you'll find news and information from the event.
GISuser.com at Geospatial World 2004( 8 items ) Geospatial World 2004 is the annual international training and management conference for Intergraph customers and individuals who are interested in learning more about managing and applying geospatial information and solutions - May 12-14, 2004, Fontainebleu Hilton, Miami, FL. GISuser.com was there...
2009 International ESRI User Conference - July 13–17, 2009, at the San Diego Convention Center in California - ESRI customers across the globe are invited to attend the world's largest gathering of GIS professionals. If you have ESRI UC related news, details of a presentation, special event, contest, SIG or ? be sure to send details to press at gisuser.com so we can help spread the word!
GISuser Spotlight... Twitter clients for the Google G1 and Android mobile smart phones - I’m currently using the G1 as my main/only mobile device - it’s a perfect time for such a challenge because I’m also traveling and away from the office so there are always hiccups and glitches that can occur under such circumstances - a perfect time for a test!
The 2009 NAVTEQ LBS Challenge a look at the semi finalists, the Winning apps, and the LBSzone picks! At the CTIA Wireless event in Las Vegas, NAVTEQ held the award ceremonies for their 6th LBS Challenge, a competition designed to stimulate interest in location services and encourage developers to create innovative location-aware applications. We look at the state of LBS, the TOP apps, the winners, and our own top picks!
Economic Stimulus Project areas that may create GIS/Geo Tech Opportunities - Like many of you, we haven't really had time to go through the entire 1,071 page Detailed List of Spending - you can view and download the entire document at ProRepublica. We did take a little time, however, to go through this fine summary.
ESRI Business GIS Summit, July 12-15, 2009 · San Diego, CA - This combination provides an unprecedented opportunity to learn how GIS addresses today's business challenges. If you're interested in business GIS as a manager, executive, or user, there's no better event to attend.vealed.
ESRI International User Conference, July 13-17, 2009 · San Diego, CA - ESRI customers across the globe are invited to register to attend the world's largest gathering of GIS professionals.
Webinar: Google Earth For Your Government Agency - Join Google and DLT an informative webinar on Tuesday, June 30th from 2-3 ET to learn more about how the Google Earth Enterprise solution is helping government agencies to collaborate, and take faster, more informed action.
Is your LizardTech Lizard star material? SHOW US and you could win a new GPS system. Simply snap a creative photo of your favorite, authentic LizardTech Collectable Lizard and see how it measures up. Photos will be featured on the official LizardTech Flickr page and voted on by viewers everywhere. Submit yours today and win!
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