Tool tip - AutoCAD World File Adjustment And Projection

I recently came across details of a nifty tool on the Arc Scripts site that should be of interest to AutoCAD Map users (thanks to

http://giscadblog.blogspot.com for the tip).  The tool titled "AutoCAD World File Adjustment And Projection Files" uses AutoCAD to modify CAD drawings from information in an ESRI World file. This tool will also assist you in creating companion ESRI Projection files for your AutoCAD file. See more at http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14448 - thanks again to Don for pointing this one out!

Open Source Geospatial Foundation Web up and running

Just got the heads-up from the free-GIS list... The Open Source Geospatial Foundation Web site is now running at: http://osgeo.org/. Visitors will find details about the Org's mailing list as well as minutes etc.. from the recently held meeting in Chicago (coming soon) - See http://osgeo.org/docs/index.html

ESRI Looking to Add 400+ new GIS professionals this year

In a recent post to David Maguires's weblog, he's noted that the company will be expanded a pretty good clip this year with plans to add some 400 new employees to locations throughout North America - mostly in Redlands, CA. From David...The most critical need is for senior technical and marketing staff that can build and lead teams. These people are experienced and passionate about GIS, understand the big picture and want to take an area of GIS to the next level. See David's Blog - GIS Matters http://gismatters.blogspot.com/2006/02/esri-jobs-jobs-jobs.html  - See also http://gis.esri.com/jobs

Mapsolute, the company behind Map24 introduces BusinessMap24 Easy

Boston dBusiness News reported last that Mapsolute Inc. - the company behind Map24 - had launched the service BusinessMap24 Easy, a new self-service mapping tool that allows businesses to quickly and cost-effectively create high quality store locator maps for their websites. From the announcement... Designed for ease of use, BusinessMap24 Easy does not require sophisticated HTML knowledge. By using an easy-to-use set up wizard, users receive step-by-step instructions on how to create maps for store locations. Companies can upload location data from one to one thousand locations and benefit from Mapsolute's fixed pricing model that is based on location rather than number of transactions. Users can try it free for seven days by registering at http://www.map24.com/bme

Opera Integrates BitTorrent in Upcoming Browser

Oslo-based Opera Software today announced that it has teamed with BitTorrent Inc. to include the BitTorrent(TM) protocol in the upcoming version of the Opera Web browser. Integrating this popular technology in the Opera browser means faster and more efficient downloads of large files.  This from the PR... BitTorrent's technology will be made available to users of the Opera browser in two ways: first, users can search for torrent files in the Opera browser's integrated search field, and second, when a file has been selected, Opera's Transfer Manager feature will handle the download. As a result of integrating BitTorrent into the Opera browser, users no longer need separate software for the searching and downloading of torrent content.  FYI, Opera is the developer of what is likely THE most widely used mobile web browser... See Opera at www.opera.com & See also www.bittorrent.com.

 

 

More about ArcGIS Explorer - The next-generation simple and fun web, mobile, and desktop client from ESRI

We all know it's Coming Soon... ArcGIS Explorer - ArcGIS Explorer was first referred to as ArcExplorer 9.2 last summer at the International ESRI User Conference. The name may have changed, however, users can still expect the product to be a a free, fast, attractive, simple, and fun web, mobile, and desktop client. Users are waiting in anticipation, thus we offer this ArcGIS Explorer QuikTake describing the features and services users can expect to have access to. Of interest... ESRI is likely to provide a set of free base mapping services (imagery, terrain, streets, points of interest) and location services (gazetteer, geocoding, reverse geocoding, computer finder based on IP address, directions, etc.). ESRI will also provide some more detailed and specialized services for a fee.  - more details can be found at  http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/8092/28/

Smartphones Show no.4 reviewing the i-Mate SP5 is now live over the Internet

Another episode of the smartphone show - a television programme all about smartphones, but broadcast over the Internet - is now available for viewing. The latest episode has a feature about the i-Mate SP5. Steve and the gang do a great job of serving up video casts of the latest mobile devices. This episode features:
* Review of the Windows-Mobile-powered i-Mate SP5
* Palm OS Treo and S60 smartphone tips
* Review of the Nokia N90 imaging smartphone, with Carl Zeiss optics
What is the smartphoneshow? Think of it as a video podcast ('videocast'). Most people are now on broadband around the world and you should have no problems downloading each programme (around 40MB) and watching on your desktop, iPod or smartphone. Have you watched an episode yet? Be sure to check it out on your next coffee break.. I guarantee you'll enjoy it! I particularly like the way Steve rips on the SP5's design issues like the fact that the battery must be removed in order to change the MMC card - definitely a surefire way to anoy users! See http://www.smartphones-show.com/

Free risk management training for users of HAZUS-Multihazards (MH) free ArcGIS extension developed by FEMA

A new, free training seminar from ESRI looks at the risk management capabilities of HAZUS-Multihazards (MH), a free ArcGIS extension developed by FEMA. The course provides an overview of the application in the areas of mitigation, response, recovery, planning, and risk management for earthquake-, hurricane-, and flood- related events. HAZUS-MH, available beginning February 3, 2006, is free and available for viewing at any time from http://campus.esri.com/campus/home/workshoplist.cfm - Note: if you want to take the course you must become a member of the Virtual Campus (free)

Open Source Geospatial Foundation notes from Mapping Hacks

Over at the Mapping Hacks weblog, the crew (Schuyler Erle, Rich Gibson, and Jo Walsh) has posted a pretty detailed recap of yesterday's Mapserver Foundation meeting which took place in Chicago. Most notably, a new name for the foundation has been decided on and Tyler offers up this description of the "new" foundation's mandate... The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo for short, will seek to provide roughly the same kind of function for the F/OSS GIS community that the Apache Software Foundation provides for the Apache development and user communities, with the primary difference being that, where Apache started as a single project and then branched out, the OSGeo Foundation is attempting to weld together the overlapping but sometimes disparate interests of different projects with different communities. See http://mappinghacks.com/index.cgi/2006/02/04#osgeo-foundation - Of interest, I was just attempting to check out thee IRC logs again but the server could not be located.. perhaps due to overload???