Category Archives: government

Event Tip – GIS for Government

Posted on April 12, 2013 by glenn

Here’s details of an interesting technology event scheduled to take place in June in Washington D.C. enter GIS for Government. The event will tackle the topics of funding, interoperability and other pressing matters that government are faced with – expect … Continue reading →

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Oakland Adds Bike Routes and more bike data to OpenOakland @openOakland

Posted on March 20, 2013 by glenn

The already data-rich open resource in Oakland is even richer now thanks to the addition of some cool bicycle data… let the hacking and mashing begin! This platform is an open data catalog built by the OpenOakland Brigade as a … Continue reading →

Posted in government, opengov |

FEMA launching a new way to view preliminary flood hazard data

Posted on March 1, 2013 by glenn

An update from FEMA this week… Nation-wide preliminary flood hazard data (preliminary data) issued after April 1, 2013 will be available in one centralized web address, along with effective data. Preliminary data provide an early look at your home or … Continue reading →

Posted in FEMA, free data, government |

Sequester and Spending Cuts are Days Away – Some Poll Findings

Posted on February 25, 2013 by glenn

Indeed the budget cuts may run deep as time passes and for many in business, the topic of sequestration is on the mind – no doubt this will also be discussed by many this week at the Esri FEDUC. Harris … Continue reading →

Posted in business, government |

USDA Releases the 2012 Cropland Data Layer – CropScape

Posted on January 31, 2013 by glenn

The 2012 cropland data layer (CDL) product for the Continental United States (CONUS) was released as CropScape (http://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape) on January 31, 2013. This categorized geospatial product at 30m resolution is produced by U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, government |

Web Map Tip – Seattle Parking Map, Seattle.gov

Posted on September 19, 2012 by glenn

Here’s an awesome webmap tip to share (courtesy of a tip-off I received via the Esri FB page) the WDOT Seattle Parking map from seattle.gov. This is a handy online resource showing where to park and how much it costs … Continue reading →

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City of Troutdale Oregon Makes Huge GIS strides

Posted on March 15, 2012 by glenn

An interesting GIS feature hit the latest edition of American Surveyor Magazine.  The article explores how smaller towns and cities have been reluctant to make the move to a GIS, often citing it as both too daunting and far too … Continue reading →

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Search Ethics on Data.gov #openGov #openData

Posted on March 8, 2012 by glenn

Looks like a new feature on the robust Data.gov (USA) website, this one enabling users to search for “Ethics” and related data and documents.  From Data.gov – Ethics.Data.gov brings records and data from across the federal government to one central … Continue reading →

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Canada Open Government Consultation #openGov

Posted on January 6, 2012 by glenn

The Government of Canada is promoting a new, Open Government consultation process. Open Open Gov Canada, Since the March 2011 launch of the Open Government initiative, the Canadian International Development Agency has joined the Open Data portal and posted 24 … Continue reading →

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Census Bureau USA Jan 1, 2012 Population Estimates

Posted on January 3, 2012 by glenn

This year, like most other years, the US Census Bureau released some year-end population stats including an estimate of the population as of the turn of the calendar page. Some of the findings reported by the Bureau include: The US … Continue reading →

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Open Source Government As A Platform and Data.gov in a box #opengov

Posted on December 5, 2011 by glenn

I’m a firm believer in the concept of Government as a platform and indeed it seems that the idea is much closer to being an accepted reality, even more so recently with the announcement via the Whitehouse blog of the … Continue reading →

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GeospatialPlatform.Gov Launched by DOI

Posted on November 10, 2011 by glenn

Launched just today (Nov 10) by the DOI, the prototype version of the Geospatial Platform combines map-based data and tools with the latest internet technologies to deliver geospatial information in a simple, understandable package, according to the official release, users—including … Continue reading →

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