ASPRS has developed a Provisional Certification program in Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and GIS/LIS that is now available to graduating students in the spatial sciences who meet the educational and program requirements. The first of its kind, this program provides students with the opportunity to take the ASPRS certification exam as they are finishing their studies. Eligible students can apply, pass peer review, and take the examination in their specialty (Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, or GIS/LIS) while still in school, and become “provisionally certified.” More details at http://www.asprs.org/membership/certification/certification_guidelines.html
Archives for October 13, 2006
Some mobile mapping updates from Google, Palm, Nokia
A few news updates for you mobile enthusiasts looking for mobile mapping applications and the like… Google has partnered up with Palm to offer users of the Treo access to the popular Google Mobile – think gmaps on your phone. Google Maps for mobile has been optimized for the following Palm OS based Treo smartphones:
New Treo 680 smartphone
Treo 700p smartphone
Treo 650 smartphone
Treo 600 smartphone
Google Maps for mobile is available today free of charge. To download Google Maps for mobile to a Treo smartphone, users simply visit http://www.google.com/gmm
Speaking of mobile search, Nokia has added to their mobile search portfolio with the addition of new services for Canada, Denmark and Germany. Mobile Search is available in select markets in the standard sales packs of the Nokia N80 Internet Edition, Nokia N73, Nokia N93, Nokia N70, Nokia N71, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6680, and Nokia 6681. It is also offered as a free download for more selected Nokia S60 devices from http://www.nokia.com/mobilesearch.
AutoCAD 2007 screencast
We’ve heard of webcasts, podcasts, vodcasts yadayada.. how about a screencast? Now you can Tour the new features in AutoCAD® 2007 software and get valuable, time-saving tips from AutoCAD guru Lynn Allen. This “cast” is fast and pretty slick.. almost as good as seeing Lynn in person! Check out Lynn as she walsk you though some of the cool new features in the product… a great example of how technologycan help you promote your applications or services. See http://clk.atdmt.com/CIK/go/clrnkptd0100000007cik/direct/01/
California First Amendment Coalition sues County over access to digital mapping data
This interesting tidbit from the Mercury News… a group is seeking to break up what it called a “government monopoly” on the county’s digital mapping data. At the heart of the matter is the fact that the County is charging hefty fees to access the so-called “base map” of the county’s geographic information system, or GIS. Santa Clara claims the data is copyrighted and proprietary – Gee.. when have we heard this before! It amazes me to no lengths how many government agencies are locking up “THEIR” data and stating that base maps are copyright and proprietary. See details at http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15737626.htm
USGIF Funds for Earth-Science Educational Materials
The United States Geospatial Foundation (USGIF), through its recently created James and Susan Clapper Education Initiative Fund, has raised more than $1,600 for area schools to purchase educational materials relating to earth-science studies such as maps, geological tools, compasses, books and related software. Schools interested in using this money should write the USGIF and provide the school’s name, demographics, and a summary of how much money is needed, how the money will be used and who will benefit. Requests should be mailed to USGIF James and Susan Clapper Education Initiative Fund, 2325 Dulles Corner Blvd., Suite 500, Herndon, VA, 20171. The deadline for applications is Friday, Nov. 3. See http://www.usgif.org/ or check out the full PR at http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/10040/
Home Rental Property mapVine – free mashup service for property rentals
Dave over at the mapVine blog tells me about a newly developed free property mapping tool designed for the real estate sector. mapVine allows a web site owner to quickly create a map using Google Maps technology for their web site with little or no programming knowledge. Users setup a simple, free account and select a login/pw pair. then you simply start adding your rental listings. Currently the service is only for US properties but maybe that will expand down the road. You can check out the mashup and register to post at http://www.rentvine.com/map/. To test the waters I created a simple map using details of a property on craigslist.. see below… it took about 30 seconds for me to complete. Once done I’m provided with the code to embed the listing on my website… nice!
