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Hello GISuser...
Do you enjoy looking at imagery from space? If so then the new widget from the USGS may appeal to you. Its now a snap to add the Earth as art widget to your website, blog, or iGoogle custom homepage... more on this over at the blog. Speaking of blogs, I've highlighted a cool blog called "The Dirt" today in my list of favorite things. This resource from ADSK evangelist Pete Kelsey will help keep you informed about the latest developments with Civil 3D and other related products. Speaking of Autodesk, we also have details of the unconference and unplugged sessions scheduled to take place at AU this year.. see below for more on this. In the headlines today we have LOADS of cool announcements including details of a utility that will enable users of ArcGIS to quickly create cross-sections. Are you down-under and looking for a reseller of Virtual Earth? No worries as we have details of a new partner that can help you. In Europe this week Trimble make a big splash with some major announcements - the company used INTERGEO 2007 to introduce new and enhanced surveying products as part of their Connected Site model. Finally, cool news from north of the 49th as DM solutions group have announced this week that they will resell DigitalGlobe data and web services through a partnership agreement. The news was announced this week at the FOSS4G event taking place in my old stomping grounds of Victoria, BC. There's loads of other tidbits just announced so read-on and enjoy. Have a great day. PS: The next edition may be delayed a day as I'll be in Chicago for a day or 2 taking in the sold out Adobe Max developer event.
[Send your comments, announcements, tips, tricks, gripes, or kudos to Glenn]
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RECENT GIS / GEOSPATIAL NEWS UPDATES
Day, night, week-end, holiday, you name it... GISuser is updated 24/7 with the latest news and announcements affecting the GIS user & Geospatial technology professional. Below are some of the latest announcements of interest.
GIS Monitors Border Settlements along the U.S.- Mexico Border - Colonias, unincorporated border settlements in the United States, have emerged in rural areas without the governance and services normally provided by local government. By 2001, more than 1400 colonias were identified in Texas. The Texas Water Development Board has allowed the USGS to improve colonia Geographic Information System (GIS) boundaries and develop the Colonia Health, Infrastructure and Platting Status (CHIPS) tool.
Do you have news about a new product, application, web service, developer tool, mashup, or ??? contact us at press[at]gisuser.com
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GLENN'S FAVORITE THINGS
Suggested Application... USGS Earth as Art Widget
I always love the USGS imagery! Now you can add a widget to your website, blog, or iGoogle page showing you some very cool imagery from the USGS - images are cycled and served to your site.
Suggested Mashups... Geospatial Art
A blog entry and map of maps from the DC area from Nick Schiller. Schiller take imagery from the USGS and other sources and creates some amazing scenes from the data.. very cool stuff and a must see! Enjoy this one
Suggested Free Data Resource... Terraserver digital orthoquad imagery tutorial
Are you one of those suckers who's still paying for free data? Kudos to Free Geography Tools for providing an excellent tutorial on downloading orthos for free using TerraServer - see HERE.. can you imagine that people actually still buy this kind of data, as well as older, non-most-recent data from the old-school online data providers
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Suggested Blog... The Dirt... Pete Kelsey's Blog
Are you interested in surveying, mapping, civil 3D, AutoCAD and related topics? If so then Pete's blog is for you. Kelsey is the founder of K-tek and now holds the title of technical evangelist with Autodesk. Nice job on the blog Pete!
My Favorite Photos... Victoria Map mural
I love maps and art so when you make art out of a map I get really excited and usually pull out the camera. This wall art can be found in downtown Victoria and shows a great rendition of Vancouver Island. For more of my photos see the GISuser Fickr
GEOSPATIAL EVENT UPDATES
Each day in this section we'll update you about Geospatial conferences, training, seminars, webinars, and relevant events. Feel free to make a suggestion for future consideration.
GEOINT 2007
- Fourteen keynotes and almost 50 more top leaders from the Defense and Intelligence Communities will take the stage over three days to discuss how they are collaborating and integrating geospatial intelligence to enable a seamless enterprise in order to better support the national security mission
Join us October 21-24 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, for the nation's premier intelligence event - the GEOINT 2007 Symposium
deCarta devCON'07
deCarta’s devCON’07 is a unique opportunity for you to get first-hand perspective and information from the technologists and industry experts who are bringing new capabilities, technology and “magic” to this booming market. Nov. 13 - 15, 2007
Trimble Dimensions 2007
Transform Your Business with the Connected Site - November 5-7, 2007 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas
Send your event info to editor[at]gisuser.com
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Introducing the Trimble Juno ST
Trimble's new Juno(TM) ST handheld field computer is a lightweight, low-cost data collection solution supported by Trimble's range of field and office software. It comes standard with a built-in high sensitivity GPS receiver, Microsoft Windows Mobile version 5.0 software, and has WiFi/Bluetooth for wireless connectivity to office networks, cameras and mobile phones. With Trimble quality and this kind of affordability, it's not difficult to put a Juno ST handheld in the hands (or shirt pockets) of everyone in your organization.
Visit Trimble here for more information.
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GISUSER CAREERS
Pretty much every day new career postings hit the GISuser Career boards. Posting your career notice is free as is browsing the opportunities. Below are a couple of the recent job notices.
HOT GISuser career Opportunity...
Senior GIS Analyst — Water Resources (Snohomish County) - The candidate selected to fill this position will provide GIS support for the Critical Area Regulations Monitoring program implemented by Surface Water Management. Experience in remote sensing, use of remote sensing software such as ERDAS Imagine, and the use of multi-spectral satellite imagery to classify vegetative types and land cover is important.
HOT GISuser career Opportunity...
Sr.GIS Developer-ArcFM,Utilities Exp - Have you worked in developing Huge GIS Systems using ArcFM/AM for Utility companies?
Must have atleast 7+years of GIS Development Experience. Position is at San Francisco,California. Must have eligibility to Work in USA.Can Sponsor TN Visas for Canadian Citizens.
HOT GISuser career Opportunity...
GIS Analyst, City of Surrey BC, Canada - The City of Surrey is growing at a tremendous rate. Rapid growth in a demanding environment means that innovation and creativity are vital to the success of our community of 410,000 citizens. Within this demanding environment, the opportunity exists for a GIS Analyst.
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UPDATES FROM THE ANYGEO BLOG
Autodesk University (AU) and the unplugged sessions
USGS Earth as art widget
Euro coin map excludes Turkey
Support for a competitive baseball team on the Colorado Front Range
Autodesk donates coordinate system and map projection technology to the geospatial open source community
RECENT SITE UPDATES & SUGGESTED GISUSER TOOLS
The following resources and information leads have been recently posted to the GISuser website.
Did-U-Know you can now access all of the archived article from The American Surveyor Magazine on the new
Amerisurv.com Website
GISuser Reading... Succeeding with Open Source - IT organizations are turning to open source as a result of two hot buttons: cost efficiency and the need for innovative business solutions. IT organizations need to direct their investment toward business-specific innovation and away from pure infrastructure products. Open source is therefore an increasingly popular choice for infrastructure software. However, open source software differs significantly from its commercial counterpart. Because of that, a different evaluation and selection strategy is necessary - but until now, there has been no guide to help organizations develop an open source strategy. Succeeding with Open Source is that guide. (Price: $29.10) - UK Orders Here
Historic Map Collection -- Map of Colorado Territory - Map of Colorado Territory embracing the Central Gold Region / drawn by Frederick J. Ebert ; under direction of the Governor Wm. Gilpin. Ebert, Frederick J. CREATED/PUBLISHED Philadelphia : Jacob Monk, 1862 (Philad[elphi]a : Thos. Sinclair's Lith.) NOTES Relief shown by hachures. Hand col. to show county boundaries and county area tints. Scale [1:760,320]. 12 miles to 1 in. (W 109004'--W 102002'/N 41004'--N 36059').
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