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5 Things on Friday #12 - GeoGeek Edition! - This edition gets a little geeky for our developer friends. Some of the goodies shared in this one include special activities at ESRIUC for the devgeeks; some GeoJSON tips; foursquare mashing up your data; iOS 7 goodies; crowd-sourcing for the National Map, and a GeoServer book of interest.

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The 2013 OpenStreetMap (OSM) Report - over 1 million contributors! - Some stunning and interactive data visualizations that show how active the OpenStreetMap community is, how fast it continues to grow, and how competitive the open data community is becoming. 

7 Awesome Things To do at ESRIUC 2013 - There's no shortage of things to do at ESRIUC, that's a fact! This year will mark my 15th UC and like most years, hammering down exactly what I'll do all week is a challenge - there's simply so many things to select from.

Volunteer Map Data Collection Opportunities to Build the National Map - Have you ever wanted to contribute to the National Map? Well, now that the USGS has embraced the crowd there's an opportunity for you to do just that!

Waze Joins Google for shared vision of a global mapping service  - Well, it's official and we all knew this one was coming... myself, I'm just glad it was Google that won out in the end and not that other social media company that was bidding up Waze!

Landsat 8 Set to Extend Long Run of Observing Earth - NASA launched the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite on February 11. Since then, NASA mission engineers and scientists, with USGS collaboration, have been putting the satellite through its paces

Hot Products, Innovation, Business Integration and more at HxGNLive - A number of themes and crucial take-aways are worthy a quick mention when recapping this record-setting event. Like many tech conferences, common themes and hot buzz topics that emerged included: The Cloud, the crowd, mobile, big data, and sensors.

A GIS Laboratory, Indeed - A Look at Arizona State's GIS master's program - A good place to get a sense of where the geographic information system (GIS) field is headed is Lattie F. Coor Hall at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. That's the home of the 30-credit-hour Masters of Advanced Study in GIS (MAS-GIS) Program 

National Map Corps Volunteers Receive Recognition in National Map Gamification Effort - Levels of recognition are displayed in the form of icons or badges of antique catalog drawings of  sophisticated pieces of surveying equipment.

Top 10 Features in The New Google Maps -  Google has reinforced that Maps are all about exploring and discovering, especially on mobile. The experience will only get better, for the developer and end user. 

AEC Firms Lose an Average 100K a Year - Architectural, engineering and environmental firms she works for easily lose $100,000 each year through inefficient and ineffective practices

Canada Post Suing Over the use of Postal Code - An interesting issue is unfolding in Canada and quite frankly its darned amazing! Imagine this, you have a website and offer some kind of product or service. 

President Obama Issues Executive Order and a new Open Data Policy - Another bold move from the Obama Administration, this time via an executive order and a newly released open data policy.

Location, Location! 10 Map Services Your Business MUST Be Listed in - You have a business... perhaps a bar, a coffee shop, or maybe a consulting firm. Regardless of the business type, if you have a brick and mortar presence then you need to get your business listed in some of the popular online, location-based resources and search tools. 

Editing OpenStreetMap (OSM) Just Got Easy, Really Easy!  I'm sure that many (if not most) of you have often wanted to mess around with OSM and add/edit some features but were a little lazy - I'm guilty! But now we have no excuse thanks to the new OpenStreetMap in-browser map editing tools available from the iD Editor

Creative Cartography Meets Music in The Song Map - Oh yes, I love art. I also love music too, heck, who doesn't right? Well, I know you GeoGeeks and music lovers will really dig this one as we stumble onto yet another amazing cartographic product that quite simply will make you say WOW 

Why is Landsat important and the Landsat Missions Timeline - Landsat has the optimal ground resolution and spectral bands to efficiently track land use and to document land change due to climate change, urbanization, drought, wildfire, biomass changes (carbon assessments), and a host of other natural and human-caused changes.

Mobile Market Trends show Apple users most loyal - Results from a recent survey indicate that Mobile Market Trends reveal Apple users are most loyal, T-Mobile customers most likely to bail - are you still confident that your clients are loyal to your brand?

10 Must Have Gadgets and Technology for the Remote Office - Chances are good that if you happen to work in technology or you're a consultant, that you may be working remotely or from a home-based office at some time soon - or perhaps you already do

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    A number of fun, educational, and interesting articles and blogs have hit GISuser recently. In case you missed out, here's a quick list of 10 hand-picked, must-read Geo Tech stories... enjoy! 

    Geospatial Technologies and GIS to model predictive behavior and meth lab locations in Colorado
    An interesting read on Geospatial technologies and predictive behavior analysis in mapping meth labs in Colorado Springs.

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    5 Ways to Make Sure Your Press Release Doesn't Suck
    Ok, you have some news, BIG news... now what? Well, if you have a PR or marketing person or department then no doubt you'll be sending out a press release. The following is 5 tips for a better press release, some useful tips from experts, and some related how to tools.



     

    Location-Aware Instagram-Like Photo Sharing For Dog Lovers With Dogsly
    Over the years I’ve likely photographed them hundreds of times (see this Flickr set for a small sampling)  and shared their pics widely. Well now, thanks to the cool Dogsly app I have an Instagram-like service that enables me to snap a photo, add an effect, geotag the location, add a description, and share via social media (like Twitter and others).

    2012 Super Bowl Fan Map - Esri Mashup of Football Pick and Political Candidate
    Another fun social news map from Esri. Cast your vote for the Super Bowl winner and select which political candidate you like! A cool mashup of sports and politics... 


    B.C., Canada Islands Trust launches MapIT online mapping system
    The new mapping interface provides many new features, such as more frequent updates of geographic information and simple, fast and informative data exploration and discovery tools.

    2011 Salary Survey of GIS Professionals and How We Stack Up Against Others
    As GIS professionals we are subject to the same budget cutbacks, restrictions, and decreased revenue sources as everyone else. Read on for a look at that state of the GIS Professionals' Salary in these findings from 2011.

    GIS Geeks Guide to Mastering the ArcGIS Server API for JavaScript 
    This from Eric at Geospatial Training... Each chapter from my e-book, "The GIS Geeks Guide to Mastering the ArcGIS Server API for JavaScript” has been posted online for viewing.

    JobMo Career search App For Tablets (iOS, Android) Fantastic Location-Aware App With Superior Results
    Here's details of a terrific tool for career seekers and tech professionals looking for opportunities. It's also a fine example to developers on how to use location-aware functionality in your simple, mobile apps, particularly for tablets.

    Mapping the Pacific Garbage Patch and Ocean Currents Moving Plastics and Debris
    The presentation titled "The Greatest Infection of The Sea", sponsored by the U Vic Biology Dept. was all about the state of the oceans and in particular, the alarming amount of plastics that are polluting this resource.

    Even CNN Gets Their Cartography Wrong! Sorry London
    You gotta admit, we all love to see CNN mess up. its particularly funny though when their fumble is is recorded digitally and shared with the World via Twitter! That's pretty much what happened when a keep eyed viewer noticed that during a news broadcast CNN has made a failed attempt to show where London was on the map!

     

     


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