Care for a good read? This tip comes from my friends at AAS... "The Cluetrain Manifesto". Originally published in 1999, studies the impact of the internet on markets and organisations, and pretty much acts as a blueprint for responisbile companies in this '2.0' landscape. The full text is now online... enjoy! See http://www.cluetrain.com/book/index.html
October 21, 2006
Public Library Geographic Database mapping
Just checking out some of the awesomme IMS sites developed and maintained by Latitude Geographics. For a great example check out this Public Library Geographic Database (PLGDB) Mapping website at Florida State University - http://plgdb.freac.fsu.edu/. The interface is slick and simple. Nice, friendly features like adding bookmarks, print to PDF and grab data make the site quite useful. Check out an area of interest for numerous data themes and variables.
Census Bureau 2005 American Community Survey (ACS) data
Some interesting housing stats recently revealed by the Census Bureau and the 2005 American Community Survey (ACS) data... hope you aren't planning on moving to san Diego!
- some of the highest percentage increases in real median home values were found in Boynton Beach, Fla. (120.3 percent
- Newport Beach and Santa Barbara, Calif., were the only two cities with a median home value of a million dollars or more
- median home value in San Diego jumped from $249,000 to $567,000 between 2000 and 2005
- highest real median rent percentage increases found in San Diego (27.2 percent)
For more on the ACS data see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/users_guide/index.htm for reference maps see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/users_guide/acs_2005_reference_maps.htm
- some of the highest percentage increases in real median home values were found in Boynton Beach, Fla. (120.3 percent
- Newport Beach and Santa Barbara, Calif., were the only two cities with a median home value of a million dollars or more
- median home value in San Diego jumped from $249,000 to $567,000 between 2000 and 2005
- highest real median rent percentage increases found in San Diego (27.2 percent)
For more on the ACS data see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/users_guide/index.htm for reference maps see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/users_guide/acs_2005_reference_maps.htm
October 20, 2006
More awesome Real estate mashups
If your looking for a home in the Pacific NorthWest then this website from John L. Scott Real Estate offers visitors a great experience thanks to the integration of the Virtual Earth platform and bird's eye imagery. The site offers are very fast, user friendly AJAX application that displays homes using the Microsoft map service To get a bird’s-eye view of homes for sale in Portland, Vancouver, Olympia, Bellingham, and the greater Seattle area, see www.JohnLScott.com. More on this app can be found in this PR
October 19, 2006
Try searching for GIS data using answers dot com for some decent results!
This nifty search utility which I confess, I'm not terribly familiar with, is very sweet! Check out answers.com for somme very decent results! USers start with a wi-ki style format where you can get very accurate definitions for almost any term. Then use the search utility for somme great leads! http://www.answers.com - As a testbed I search for "alabama gis data" and the utility returns pointers to the following top resources: GSA Geospatial Data Clearinghouse , Alabama Water Quality Information System - Geo-Spatial Data, GIS Data Sets Alabama
Antarctic Ozone Hole Is a Record Breaker
This from NASA... From September 21 to 30, the average area of the ozone hole was the
largest ever observed, at 10.6 million square miles. Scientists from NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., use balloon-borne instruments to measure ozone directly over the South Pole. By Oct. 9, the total column ozone had plunged to 93 DU from approximately 300 DU in mid-July. For more on this see http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/ozone_record.html
largest ever observed, at 10.6 million square miles. Scientists from NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., use balloon-borne instruments to measure ozone directly over the South Pole. By Oct. 9, the total column ozone had plunged to 93 DU from approximately 300 DU in mid-July. For more on this see http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/ozone_record.html
UTM zone locator tool
If you've ever been in the position where you needed to determine which UTM zone(s) a county falls in this useful resource may be the tool you need. See http://home.comcast.net/~rickking04/gis/spc.htm
GISuser updates from this week
Some updates of interest to GIs professionals at GISuser this week include:
USGS Storm-Surge Data Available Online - Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released new data that illustrate the arrival of the massive dome of flood water that inundated much of southwest coastal Louisiana
Treasure Hunting 101 - an introduction to geocaching
Location-based information for wildlife visitors: The WebPark Experience.
Also, a very cool Career opportunity is now available for a GIS Coordinator at the City of Garden Grove, California - The permanent position will include a very attractive benefits package, details of which are available on the City’s website. Finally,congrats go out to Tyler Mitchel who just secured a position as the executive director at OSGeo
USGS Storm-Surge Data Available Online - Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released new data that illustrate the arrival of the massive dome of flood water that inundated much of southwest coastal Louisiana
Treasure Hunting 101 - an introduction to geocaching
Location-based information for wildlife visitors: The WebPark Experience.
Also, a very cool Career opportunity is now available for a GIS Coordinator at the City of Garden Grove, California - The permanent position will include a very attractive benefits package, details of which are available on the City’s website. Finally,congrats go out to Tyler Mitchel who just secured a position as the executive director at OSGeo
October 18, 2006
SkyPilot Networks delivers downtown Boston Wi-Fi HotZone
SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, and Galaxy Internet, the regional leader in Internet services and municipal wireless networks, announced that they have partnered and delivered the downtown Boston Wi-Fi HotZone. The Quincy Market HotZone will provide service throughout the marketplace area and will also cover the area around City Hall Plaza. Two companies, Galaxy Internet Services and SkyPilot, donated the service and equipment. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 (IBEW) donated time and labor for the radio installation. The network will deliver free Wi-Fi world-class Internet service
Public Sector Television Network launches from Hansen
This is a cool idea... Hansen Information Technologies has today announced the launch of Hansen TV (HTV) — a first-of-its-kind, Web-based television network dedicated to government information technology (IT). Showcased last week at Hansen’s 20th Annual International User Group Conference in Squaw Valley, California, HTV currently consists of four distinct channels — each designed to inform, educate, and entertain a global audience of public sector IT professionals, users, partners, and vendors. Future channels will include Hansen University and a channel dedicated to Hansen partners. See more at www.hansen.com
October 17, 2006
US Population Soars past 300 million today
I just checked the US Census bureau World Clock and the US population is now past the 300 million mark. This milestone comes almost 39 years after the 200 million mark was reached on Nov. 20, 1967 - follow the population clock for yourself at http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
October 15, 2006
USGS details of the October 15, 2006 Earthquake - Hawaii
FYI, some info from the USGS regarding today's 6.6 Earthquake that was centered on the Big Island of Hawaii... USGS, National Earthquake Information Center -- A strong earthquake occurred about 10 miles (15 km) north-northwest of Kailua Kona or 65 miles (100 km) west of Hilo, Hawai`i at 11:07 AM MDT, Oct 15, 2006 (7:07 AM HST in Hawaii). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. No reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time; however, this earthquake may have caused damage due to its location and size.
Magnitude 6.6
Date-Time Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 17:07:49 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 7:07:49 AM
Date-Time Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 17:07:49 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 7:07:49 AM
Location 19.878°N, 155.935°W
Depth 38.9 km (24.2 miles) set by location program
Region ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
Distances 10 km (6 miles) SW (231°) from Puako, HI
16 km (10 miles) WSW (245°) from Waikoloa Village, HI
19 km (12 miles) NNE (23°) from Kalaoa, HI
91 km (56 miles) WNW (282°) from Hilo, HI
253 km (157 miles) SE (129°) from Honolulu, HI
Depth 38.9 km (24.2 miles) set by location program
Region ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
Distances 10 km (6 miles) SW (231°) from Puako, HI
16 km (10 miles) WSW (245°) from Waikoloa Village, HI
19 km (12 miles) NNE (23°) from Kalaoa, HI
91 km (56 miles) WNW (282°) from Hilo, HI
253 km (157 miles) SE (129°) from Honolulu, HI
AutoCAD DWF Tech tip
DWF Tip - here's an interesting app for those of you working with DWF - Autoshred DWF. AutoShred-DWF enables users to create and share files in DWF format while retaining continuous control over how the information may be used by recipients, both inside and outside the corporate firewall. More info from the developer... Very simply, AutoShred-DWF lets you impose usage restrictions by way of permissions on any piece of content:
- Preventing cutting, copying, pasting, or modifying the information in any way
- Blocking screen captures of the content you secure
- Securely encrypting your information for in-transit protection
- Letting you impose an automatic shred date on the files that you share
- Deleting your files from the recipients' machines on the shred date
Did I mention registration is Free! See http://www.pinionsoftware.com/Autodesk/AutoShredDWF.php (Thanks to Scott for the tip on this one! - http://dwf.blogs.com/beyond_the_paper/)
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