GISuser Today December 09, 2014 New Heights of Global Topographic Data Will Aid Climate Change Research The U.S. Geological Survey announced today that improved global topographic (elevation) data are now publicly available for North and South America, Pacific Islands, and northern Europe. Similar data for most of Africa were previously released by USGS in September USGS will show mountain bike trails on newly revised US Topo maps The 2014 edition of US Topo maps covering Arizona will be the first maps to feature the trail data, followed by Nebraska, Missouri, Nevada, California, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Mississippi, Vermont, Wyoming, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Florida, Alaska (partial) Salary Guide, Tips for Fastest Growing Industries & Top Technology Positions A real treat with the latest research are the listing of the fastest growing industries in technology and the technology positions that are in demand. The following graphics from Robert Half reveal the top trends in tech for the workforces in the US and Canada moving into 2015 USGS Releases Drought Visualization Website A newly released interactive California Drought visualization website aims to provide the public with atlas-like, state-wide coverage of the drought and a timeline of its impacts on water resources Trending this week: Poll - Share Your Comments on OpenGov and OpenData Latest SuperGIS Desktop 3.2 Supports Lidar Data and New Analysis Functions Timmons Group Awarded Oregon Zoo's Elephant Lands Application State of Vermont helps prepare citizens in case of a flood disaster - Flood Ready Vermont DigitalGlobe Top Images from 2014 - The fourth annual Top Image contest @gisuser GEOJOBS.BIZ GIS, Mapping & GeoTech Pros @GISuser 18,000 followers Tweeting since 2008... Listed by hundreds! Recent Job Postings National Mapping Practice Manager Solution Engineer, DC Survey Technician Recent Discussions GIS Certification, Yes or No? USGIF Scholarship Program Fulcrum in Australia SPATIAL MEDIA / JOB LISTINGS / SOCIAL MEDIA / PRESS / EVENTS / SUBSCRIPTIONS (c) 2003 - 2014 GISuser.com, Spatial Media LLC 905 West Seventh Street, #331 Frederick, Maryland, 21701 USA www.spatialmedia.us