WEll, this Beta testing of the new blogger functionality has some pittfalls… the joy of being a guinnea pig! Anyway, I think i have the RSS functionality back in order and feedburner is also working again. During the migration to Blooger Beta things got a bit mangled and the old RSS feed broke. the “old” link to blogger RSS feeds at http://gisuser.blogspot.com/atom.xml no longer works, however, the new feed can be found at Feedburner – see http://feeds.feedburner.com/Anygeo-AnythingGeospatial – anyone else having problems with this, i suggest you go login to Feedburner and recreate your RSS feed burn… this seems to be the only fix and there’s nothing within your Blogger control panel that will help.
Archives for September 25, 2006
Utah 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 use of GIS resources. Available data products for download include DRG, DEM, DOQ, NED, FEMA data and much more. See
http://agrc.its.state.ut.us/
Jason’s Random Notes from the FME user conference – day 2
More random notes from last week’s FME user conference are now available from Jason’s weblog… nice job again Jason! No need to apologize for anyone about the delay in posting… in my opinion “real-time” blog postings from any event are highly over-rated! There’s this mentality out there that everyone wants to be first in posting about anything.. sure it may get you some traffic but unless you have something to say then what’s the big hurry? Also, unless you have amazing resources at your disposal then I’ve always found that your time at any event is best spent listening, learning, and schmoozing! You pay allot of $$ to attend events so you need to focus on the task at hand. If you happen to have a notebook and reliable WI-FI then blog away – to date I’ve found that O’reilly events are about the only ones where I can really do this well and efficiently (mostly since everyone else is doing it too!)… otherwise, summarizing events when you have some time is typically the safest solution. If you have to decide between having a couple of drinks with some new friends at an event or running away to go post to your blog, shmoozing with colleagues is definitely the choice you should make. Keep up the great work Jason and enjoy the celeb status ;0) See http://www.jasonbirch.com/nodes/2006/09/25/36/fme-uc-day-two-or-two-days-late-and-several-dollars-short/
Jason’s Random Notes from the FME user conference – day 2
More random notes from last week’s FME user conference are now available from Jason’s weblog… nice job again Jason! No need to apologize for anyone about the delay in posting… in my opinion “real-time” blog postings from any event are highly over-rated! There’s this mentality out there that everyone wants to be first in posting about anything.. sure it may get you some traffic but unless you have something to say then what’s the big hurry? Also, unless you have amazing resources at your disposal then I’ve always found that your time at any event is best spent listening, learning, and schmoozing! You pay allot of $$ to attend events so you need to focus on the task at hand. If you happen to have a notebook and reliable WI-FI then blog away – to date I’ve found that O’reilly events are about the only ones where I can really do this well and efficiently (mostly since everyone else is doing it too!)… otherwise, summarizing events when you have some time is typically the safest solution. If you have to decide between having a couple of drinks with some new friends at an event or running away to go post to your blog, shmoozing with colleagues is definitely the choice you should make. Keep up the great work Jason and enjoy the celeb status ;0) See http://www.jasonbirch.com/nodes/2006/09/25/36/fme-uc-day-two-or-two-days-late-and-several-dollars-short/
Atlas: The Louisiana Statewide GIS
Search to find mapping data such as Tiger files, geotiff images, and flood data including data from the Louisiana GIS CD. Use live index maps to download DEMs, DRGs and DOQQs for Louisiana – 2004 DOQQs available. See http://atlas.lsu.edu/
Louisiana Geographic Information Center
LAGIC was established by the Louisiana GIS Council (LGISC) and the Louisiana Office of E-Services to facilitate the distribution of geographic information, provide technical assistance, and support GIS data development among state, federal, and local government. Also available at the site are Hurricane Katrina Mapping & Analysis Data, Hurricane Katrina Flood Recovery Data and more. See http://lagic.lsu.edu/
New Jersey Geographic Information Network
NJGIN… The gateway to geospatial information in New Jersey. NJGIN Explorer offers information about a diversity of digital geospatial data available for use with GIS software. Users searching for Ortho photos will have access to 2002 and 1995 photos here. Metadata files are included when imagery is downloaded and data is served as MrSID imagery. Note.. photos are tiled and not carved up by quad index. See https://njgin.state.nj.us/NJ_NJGINExplorer/index.jsp
Geographic Information North Carolina
GINC is North Carolina’s State GIS Clearinghouse and hosts several key portals including; North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA) – a division within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources; The NC Corporate Geographic Database (NCCGDB); The Geographic data clearinghouse, and the Geographic Information Coordinating Council. See http://www.cgia.state.nc.us/
New York State GIS Clearinghouse
The NYS GIS Coordinating Body promotes and facilitates the development, effective use, and sharing of geographic information. This is a fine resource for locating GIS data, orthophotos, and educational material within the State of New York.
Recent additions to the portal include:
2004 orthophotos for 7 counties now available
2004 real property data
ALIS road center line data
Digital orthophoto application
See http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/ Direct download of NY imagery is also provided at http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gateway/mg/nysdop_download.htm
Joopz free web texting puts your PC in touch with mobiles via SMS
A mobile tip — Joopz “web texting” service enables free two-way text messaging. Ever need to send a text message to someone but you don’t have that functionality on your device? Here’s another solution to consider. The new service allows users to send and receive messages to individuals and groups, while enabling recipients to respond directly to the originating PC, Mac, PDA or mobile phone and to group member mobile phones. Joopz web texts can be sent from any web-enabled device worldwide to any U.S. or Canadian mobile phone. See http://www.joopz.com