GISuser Today OCT. 16, 2014 Welcome to GISuser Today... Are you prepared for an earthquake? That's what 25 millian people World-Wide are asking themselves as another Great ShakeOut drill happens in quake prone regions. I'll be dropping under the desk at 10:16 AM this morning, will you? Moving forward, an event of interest for you on Oct. 23 - Balancing professional best practice with tight client budgets requires creative solutions. Sit in with LIDAR News Editor Dr. Gene Roe and Jonathan Coco, Advanced Measurements and Modeling Division Leader at Forte and Tablada to discuss the ever-evolving business of 3D imaging services. Finally, here's a fun read about the Smartwatch war - enjoy! Digital Data Services, Inc. Awarded Contract with the Bureau of Land Management DDS will design Geocortexr web-based GIS and mapping sites for each program, while adhering to the BLM's required processes for security and data standards. DDS will also be working closely with the BLM staff to determine any needed geodatabase schema and/or web services changes, provide documentation and training, and ensure that the final web-based mapping sites contain the proper metadata requirements, security, and naming convention... The Esri / Direct Relief 1 million health workers map launched The One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign promotes the effective use of community health workers in achieving universal health coverage, and works to increase knowledge about the importance of CHWs in the post-2015 development agenda. As part of this advocacy, the Campaign urges financing organizations to support CHWs, and tries to motivate countries to demand this support from donors... $14.5 Million in Contributed Cost Savings for the City of Chicago with New dotMaps GIS Application App dotMaps includes an intuitive map editing/creation tool and allows users to edit the information associated with various projects as well as visualizing projects geospatially to highlight important interrelationships. Users can also edit or create projects within the familiar interface of Google Maps Street View. dotMaps gives users full insight into the status of various projects and their locations.. MOST-READ NEWS:  Global Mapper SDK v16 Released with Dramatically Faster Data Processing  City of Kingston Recognized for Leveraging GIS to Improve Access to Critical Community Information  Dewberry Selected for USGS National Assessment of Hydrography Data  German Federal Police Select Intergraph Planning & Response  OceanWise addresses 5th EIHC on Marine SDI  TomTom extends product portfolio with the launch of online navigation  More GeoTech News @GISuser /spatialmedia.us GISuser Group  @AirbusDS_GEO_NA The Best thing about our Site Monitoring app, is that its fully customizable...  @NobelSystems GIS will help Halifax doc detect radon, other risks and save lungs... Spatial Media LLC GeoTech publications (print and web), newsletters, and community resources for the GeoTech, surveying, and mapping Industries. GISuser, LiDARnews, LBSzone, Amerisurv - Est. 2003 The GISuser Geo professional Group More than 37,000 Technology professionals participate in this popular network. Connect with professionals from around the World to share ideas, ask questions, or provide some tips... ABOUT / JOBS / SOCIAL MEDIA / MEDIA KIT / SUBSCRIPTIONS (c) 2003 - 2014 GISuser.com, Spatial Media LLC 905 West Seventh Street, #331 Frederick, Maryland, 21701 USA www.spatialmedia.us