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Archives for October 2015

Unlocking Your Social Media Location History

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I’m a big fan of social sharing, however, I’m also a huge fan of having access to my data, in particular, data shared along with location information. Most social sharing services support location tagging, however, they don’t really make it easy for you to access or even download your location history.  That doesn’t mean it isn’t possible though! I’ve done a little digging into the popular services and have managed to find a number of hacks and tricks for accessing some of these data. One handy trick is enabled by using the very awesome IFTTT tool.

Unlocking Your Social Media Location History with IFTTTCook up an IFTTT recipe to archive your location history from Foursquare! [Read more…] about Unlocking Your Social Media Location History

Fighting wildfires with PDF Maps Mobile App

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The United States Forest Service (USFS) fights wildfires and other natural disasters in more than 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, totaling an estimated 193 million acres or 30% of all federally-managed lands. Every year thousands of acres of forests are engulfed in fires. Recognizing the benefits of geospatial technology, the USFS GMO has included Avenza System Inc.’s award-winning PDF Maps mobile app in order to deliver interactive digital maps to fire fighters and emergency response teams situated in forests across the United States and its territories.

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The RJ Zimmer Memorial Tree and Dedication

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The RJ Zimmer Memorial…  The Montana Association of Geographic Information Professionals (MAGIP) has announced RJ Zimmer’s memorial tree & dedication and I’m pleased to share that his friends and colleagues from Spatial Media & American Surveyor Magazine share that they are honored to have contributed and kicked off the memorial campaign

RJ Zimmer

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Video – What is LiDAR?

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LiDAR can be considered an acronym for Light Detection and Ranging. It is a remote sensing technology that’s used to measure distances, and it doesn’t act on its own. It actually — LIDAR typically includes three independently operating technologies. In this video Dewberry Director of Remote Sensing Amar Nayegandhi explains the science and technology behind Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) services.



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5 Technologies That Make Working From Home a Breeze

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Working from the home office. Everyone is doing it and chances are good that you’ve likely worked one or two days this month from the comfort of your own home. Technological advances, web services, the cloud and other useful resources have made the stay at home shift no only possible, but easy – and convenient!  This isn’t ideally suitable for everyone, particularly those who’s job requires some face to face contact or perhaps the boss simply needs to keep you under watch. It sounds easy, and perhaps it sounds fun, however, after working remotely at least part time for 15 years now, I can say comfortably that it really isn’t ideal for everyone.

Tips for working from home Credit: Actionablebooks

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Results of Raster and LiDAR Data Challenges Discussed

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Recall, LizardTech has recently conducted extensive research on the challenges that are faced by users of raster and LiDAR data. After conducting research and surveys, the company has published a detailed white paper and made it available to the community. Additionally, LizardTech has also started a series of articles touching on the topic – these articles will be rolled out over the coming weeks on their official blog.


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2015 Canada Federal Election Results Story Map

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Recall that Esri released a story map prior to the 2015 Canadian election sharing the results and associated color-themed maps from previous elections. Well, on the heels of the 2015 Canadian Federal election (which was a route by the Liberals!) the data has been updated and now the election results map for 2015 is now available.

2015 Canadian election results map
2015 Canadian election results map

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San Francisco 49ers Tackle Drone Safety

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Working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers are tackling the issue of unmanned aircraft safety. The team recently became the first professional sports franchise to record a video reminding fans – and everyone else – to abide by the laws covering personal drone use.


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Andiamo Smart Luggage, the smart suitcase with WiFi and power!

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Here’s a little nugget for some of you road warriors or tech geeks who have to have the latest, coolest gadgets and technology – enter Andiamo smart luggage.  Andiamo Luggage is a smart suitcase that helps travelers keep their sanity and travel with ease. This lightweight suitcase connects those on the go with valuable travel information, such as travel alerts, suitcase weight and anti-theft distance alerts, as well as global, secure wireless access.

Andiamo smart luggage
Image Credit: Andiamo

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