Archives for August 30, 2012

State of the Map (USA) and WhereCamp PDX Reminders

August 30, 2012 by gisuser

A little reminder here about the coming State of the Map (USA) event taking place this fall in Portland, Oregon – see http://stateofthemap.us/. About the event… The OpenStreetMap conference brings together people who care about OpenStreetMap to advance the world’s free community map. October 13-14 in Portland Oregon. Look forward to an event of special talks and sessions, birds of the feather meets and other presentations. Another win for attendees is that WhereCamp PDX will run concurrently with the event (Oct 12-14), taking place is the usual, geeky, and popular un-conference format! See http://wherecamppdx.org/

See @SOTMUS – Note, Session proposal deadline for submission is this Friday, Aug 31 (see http://stateofthemap.us/form)

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Esri Puts Mars Missions On A Map

August 30, 2012 by gisuser

Esri has created a new story map to show off some of the amazing photos captured on the planet Mars over the years. On a map, the service boasts an archive of images collected from the Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and now the Curiosity missions. From Esri… More than three dozen missions to Mars have been launched since 1960. Although many have failed, NASA’s rovers have been a huge success story. Two of the four rovers are actively at work, including Curiosity, which landed on Mars in August 2012.

Make sure you zoom in to the landing sites! See http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2012/marsrovers/