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White House Report – Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values

Posted on May 6, 2014 by glenn

TweetA report from the White House… “In January, you asked us to conduct a 90 – day study to examine how big data will transform the way we live and work and alter the relationships between government, citizens, businesses, and … Continue reading →

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Google Map Gallery – One Click USGS Topo Downloads and more!

Posted on March 31, 2014 by glenn

TweetSo you need USGS topos do you? After years and years the USGS topo data is still a hot ticket item that many Geo professionals rely on for their basemaps. Since the dawn of time these data have been quite … Continue reading →

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Free Data Tip – World database of large urban areas, 1950-2050

Posted on March 23, 2010 by gisuser

TweetShowing historic estimates and future projections for cities, urban areas and megacities with more than 750000 inhabitants for 1950-2050. The data has been acquired from UN Population Division and georeferenced.  The data is available as spreadsheet/table, maps, for Google Earth, … Continue reading →

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Data tip – Datamap Intelligence housing market snapshots

Posted on August 20, 2009 by glenn

TweetAn interesting data product for the real estate professional… Datamap Intelligence has created a unique application that creates customized comprehensive snapshots of the entire new housing market across the United States. The application is powered by an extensive dataset that … Continue reading →

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LandBase – a new high definition land cover mapping product

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Glenn

TweetAn interesting data product… LandBase provides classification down to individual property level. Using Definiens software to develop the land cover classifications, LandBase is designed as a framework, for used within a GIS system, to allow specific spatial queries-what percentage of … Continue reading →

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Global Mapper Software rolls out Global Mapper v10.01

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Glenn

TweetNumerous significant enhancements and bug fixes have been made to Global Mapper for this release. The most significant changes are: – Added support for loading JPG files with embedded EXIF GPS position data. – Added support for tracking and managing … Continue reading →

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