Category Archives: USA

June 14, Flag Day in the USA – oh, and Happy Birthday US Army!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by glenn

I have to admit, with so many “official” days it gets really tough to keep tabs on what’s serious and what’s important… most of them are commercial fluff really when you think about it… National Donut Day?? Come on, gimme … Continue reading →

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Keeping Tabs on Texas Wildfire Social News Updates via Esri Wildfire Map

Posted on September 6, 2011 by glenn

Esri has rolled out another handy social news map, this time to monitor social media news and updates regarding wildfires and related activities, particularly with focus on the situation in Texas.  Some details provided to us by Esri… th Esri … Continue reading →

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My Podcast with GotGeoint on GIS and Web2.0

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Glenn

This week I was invited by Matt Langan of the GotGeoint blog (USGIF) to take part in a 15 minute podcast. Now live, the audio cast provides a discussion between Matt and myself with Matt asking me about the development … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday USGIF

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Glenn

The USGIF is 5… wow, where has the time gone? Today, the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) marks its fifth anniversary as a not-for-profit educational organization committed to promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and building a stronger GEOINT community. … Continue reading →

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Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC)

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Glenn

Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC) – The Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC) provides a wide range of Geographic Information System (GIS) support to the State of Utah. AGRC strives to facilitate coordination among Utah GIS users and effective, efficient … Continue reading →

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USGS Data update re. National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2001)

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Glenn

The U.S. Geological Survey, on behalf of the interagency Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium (MRLC), is pleased to announce the availability of NLCD 2001 products for the conterminous United States. These products are web enabled for download from the MRLC website … Continue reading →

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DataPlace and My Geographies

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Glenn

DataPlace is a one-stop source for housing and demographic data about your community, your region, and the nation. The site provides easy access to data at geographic scales ranging from the neighborhood to the nation. DataPlace lets you assemble your … Continue reading →

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Updated – State Data Centers and Clearinghouses

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Glenn

Follow this valuable list of pointers to State GIS Clearinghouse nodes… a nicely updated list compiled by the folks at Montana’s NRIS… nice job! Most of these resources contain freely downloadable data products that include DRG, DEM, DOQ, soils data, … Continue reading →

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USDA FSGeodata Clearinghouse

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Glenn

The FSGeodata Clearinghouse provides searching, viewing and downloading of geospatial datasets and metadata created and maintained by the USDA Forest Service over lands of the National Forest System. Access to datasets is provided through a user-driven geographic interface. Access various … Continue reading →

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GeoData.gov

Posted on September 17, 2006 by Glenn

The ultimate U.S map service. Use this spatial repository and web service to locate GIS data and data services including pretty much any data theme you can think of… hurricane tracks, wildfire info, census data, topography, etc… See http://geodata.gov/ or … Continue reading →

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MODIS, 16-Day NDVI

Posted on September 17, 2006 by Glenn

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) derived from MODIS data is provided here on a 16 day basis for the conterminous United States. The original band files used to derive the NDVI are also available and a band file with cloud … Continue reading →

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US Census Bureau FTP Access

Posted on September 17, 2006 by Glenn

NEed Census data… how about a simply FTP server to access them? US Census Bureau’s FT site providing quick and easy access via FTP to a huge assortment of data products, categorized by decade (1980, 90, and 2000) http://www2.census.gov/ The … Continue reading →

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