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Archives for March 2019

Kickstart your Developer Skills with more Python!

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Python is a general purpose and high level programming language. A developer can use Python for developing desktop GUI applications, websites and web applications. Also, Python, as a high level programming language, allows you to focus on core functionality of the application by taking care of common programming tasks.  Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability, and its syntax allows programmers to express concepts in fewer lines of code than would be possible in languages such as C++ or Java.

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Tickets Available for State of the Map US 2019

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Interested in attending SOTMUS this fall in Minneapolis? If so, you can get your tickets starting today! The committee notes, “Individual and student tickets have early bird rates that won’t last forever, so make sure you get your tickets as soon as possible”

Scholarship and volunteer information will be out in the coming weeks. You can stay informed by following the event on Twitter, in Slack, and on Facebook.

See more at https://2019.stateofthemap.us

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Photos and Highlights from Apple’s Livestream Event

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Did you manage to catch Apple’s event this week? This year we saw much less focus on technology and cool gadgets and devices, rather, there was a heavy focus on services. 

A number of new services and goodies were announced including Apple TV+, Apple News+ , Apple Arcade, and Apple Card – a cool, titanium credit card for Apple heads! Catch the Apple event replay HERE

Did anything impress you? 

See images from the event HERE

2019 Esri #DevSummit and Cool Tech that got my attention

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I was fortunate to attend the 2019 Esri DevSummit in March. This year there was definitely loads of interest as seen by what I thought was a record crowd… case in point, the plenary session was packed and standing room only! For me, at devSummit I like to focus on all the “what’s new” and “what’s coming” sessions, however, this year there was plenty to see from sessions that shared innovative ways for developers and non-developers to use ArcGIS technology to build, deploy, and share awesome GIS web maps, web apps, and services. 

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Mapping the Madness… #MarchMadness

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Here we are, tournament time! Yes indeed, this is the time of the year that we do up our brackets, kick back, and wait for them to get busted by some Cinderella story team (remember Gonzaga back in the early 2000’s?? 

Kudos to the team at Geodecisions for putting together this awesome Story Map resource.  Get the low-down on the tournament history, view past champions, checkout the venues, and cast your vote for your team. 

 

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Tech in America – Which States are the most Innovative?

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In a recent report, Wallethub has shared that certain states deserve more credit than others for America’s dominance in the tech era.  These states continue to grow innovation through investments in education, research and business creation, especially in highly specialized industries.

So where is the innovation in America? In order to recognize the nation’s biggest contributors, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 24 key indicators of innovation-friendliness

 

Source: WalletHub

Video – Unveiling FME 2019

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Safe Software recently announced FME 2019. Perhaps you caught the livestream by Don and Dale. But if you didn’t don’t worry because you can now kick back and enjoy the recording. Oh, and if you want to learn even more about FME, check out details of the Roadshow, perhaps the crew will be making a stop in your city! 

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