Anything Geospatial

When you attend the ESRIUC one of the first things you do upon arrival in San Diego at the SDCC is you pay a visit to conference registration, get your badge, and pick up your GeoSwag Bag! Here we share a fun look inside the bag via this casual un-bagging video – enjoy!

How did you like this year’s bag??

Hat tip to Jim Rodgers for assisting with the video!

Save the date… September 10-11, 2019, at the American Institute of Architects, Washington D.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2019 Summit will address the challenges of integrating emerging technology and commercial expertise into the government GEOINT Enterprise. With the exponential growth of technology in recent years in the private sector, Government GEOINT operations have started to lag. To address this deficiency quickly and efficiently government agencies will need to partner with and utilize the expertise these companies offer in order to develop a GEOINT Enterprise capable of providing commanders with the information they need on a 21^st century battlefield. Learn more

Recently, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released an update to the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) for the U.S – based on Landsat satellite imagery taken in 2016. The NLCD 2016documents land cover change in the Lower 48 states from 2001 to 2016. During this 15-year period, 7.6 percent of the conterminous U.S. changed land cover at least once.

[Read more…] about Mapping 15 years of land cover change in America

Some findings out of the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo 2019.

To determine the best places to be a serious gamer, WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities across 23 key indicators of gamer-friendliness. The data ranges from average internet speed to video-game stores per capita to number of esports tournaments. [Read more…] about Report on 2019’s Best Cities for Gamers

In Norway’s Sogn og Fjordane County, energy companies often use traditional survey methods to adjust the sag of newly constructed power lines. But for a power line in the mountains of Leikanger, the precipitous landscape and long span were too much for traditional techniques. Using advanced total station technology, a Norwegian survey company helped adjust the lines in real time, shortening the project from several days down to one and securing repeat business.

In August 2017, Geomatikk Survey was commissioned to measure and adjust the sag of a new, 450-m-long section of four power lines that their customer, BKK Enotek, had just installed…

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• Point, Line, & Polygon Drawing
• Attribute Collection
• Custom Feature Classes
• Offline Workflow
• Import/Export Capabilities
• And More

A handy, new, Free eBook: “Python 3 Object-Oriented Programming” – Uncover modern Python with this guide to Python data structures, design patterns, and effective object-oriented techniques 

[Read more…] about Free eBook: Python 3 Object-Oriented Programming

Here’s a tip about a new product / GIS platform that comes from Haiberg, an independent software development company with offices in both Asia and Europe. [Read more…] about Introducing vMAP, a new GIS Program from Haiberg

May is here and that means time for College graduation. Perhaps your child has finished his/her education and is now heading out into the real World. Yup, that means time to start planning… financial planning! No doubt, for most of us, if we could go back in time we would change the way we budgeted, spent, and saved in our early years. Don’t let your kid make the same mistakes!  [Read more…] about 5 Money Conversations to Have with Your College Grad

The Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors has released an excellent video to encourage young people to consider surveying as a career. (tip via Amerisurv)