Here’s an interesting report from A News, Vancouver Island on a company from some colleagues in Victoria, BC, Canada at CloverPoint who have a fabulous decision support system that aids in oil spill response systems and could be ideal in response to the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico to map the coastline and initiate a video mapping system for the cleanup and response efforts. See more on CloverPoint at http://www.cloverpoint.com/ – Thanks to the CloverPoint team for this tip!
Archives for May 12, 2010
2010 GIS on BlackBerry Awards at the International ESRI User Conference
Once again, TDC Group and RIM have teamed up for the GIS on Blackberry Awards… a competition that will recognize the best GIS apps using Freeance Mobile software on BlackBerry smartphones. About the event… Since the Wireless GIS Awards are part of the 2010 ESRI International User Conference, you’ll have opportunities to network, form new business relationships and be seen as a leader in wireless GIS technology. The 2010 Wireless GIS on BlackBerry Awards Categories Winners and finalists are chosen by a Selection Committee in each the following categories:
- Best application for private/commercial sector
- Best application for public/government sector
- Best application for field services organization
- BlackBerry Beacon for innovative Freeance View applications
For more info, Download Freeance View at www.GISOnBlackBerry.com see details of the Awards and submit your application HERE
Live Webinar Tips – Geochemical Analysis within ArcGIS & ArcGIS 10
A live, online webinar of interest for those of you involved in Geochemical analysis. The webinar titled “Simplify Geochemical Analysis within ArcGIS”, hosted by Geosoft, will take place on May 19 (10-11 AM EST) . About the event… Find out how you can effectively organize, validate, process and visualize your geochemical data without leaving your ArcGIS environment. Also learn what’s new for Geochemistry for ArcGIS 2.0. More details HERE
Attendees will learn how to:
- Import data to define different surveys.
- Maintain data in an ESRI file geodatabase using a data model optimized for geochemical data.
- Grid and contour geochemical assay point data to enhance data display
- New 3D capabilities (3D Topography draping)
- More
Interested in learning about ArcGIS 10?? ESRI’s popular live training seminar series is featuring two ArcGIS 10 tutorials this month. Using Python in ArcGIS Desktop 10 will air on Thursday, May 13, at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. PDT. Managing Imagery with ArcGIS 10 will air on Thursday, May 20, at the same times. Attendees can access both seminars at www.esri.com/lts.