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Archives for February 2011

Value of Landsat and Other Moderate-Resolution Satellite Imagery

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A new Open report from the USGS tackles the topic of Landsat and other sources of satellite imagery – see The Users, Uses, and Value of Landsat and Other Moderate-Resolution Satellite Imagery in the United States—Executive Report. From the report – Moderate-resolution imagery (MRI), such as that provided by the Landsat satellites, provides unique spatial information for use by many people both within and outside of the United States (U.S.). However, exactly who these users are, how they use the imagery, and the value and benefits derived from the information are, to a large extent, unknown. To explore these issues, social scientists at the USGS Fort Collins Science Center conducted a study of U.S.-based MRI users from 2008 through 2010 in two parts: 1) a user identification and 2) a user survey. The objectives for this study were to: 1) identify and classify U.S.-based users of this imagery; 2) better understand how and why MRI, and specifically Landsat, is being used; and 3) qualitatively and quantitatively measure the value and societal benefits of MRI (focusing on Landsat specifically).

See Details here or see the full Report PDF (1.5 MB)

Esri Down Under Explores GIS and Gov2.0

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This interesting item comes from Esri Down-Under regarding the State of Gov2.0… The results of Esri Australia’s Gov 2.0 Benchmark Study are in and according to Australia’s local governments, Gov 2.0 is here to stay… and GIS will play a key role in enabling the concept.

The Benchmark Study, which surveyed councils from around Australia on their GIS habits, had a resounding consensus that GIS is a key ingredient when bringing the concepts of community engagement, transparency and government accountability to fruition.  Will GIS play a critical role in the future of Gov 2.0?” the study probed participants. See more details and request results of the study HERE


Get A Free SEO Boost In The GIS Industry directory

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Reminder… List your company, your app, or your services in our industry directory. Did you know we maintain a resource with over 1500 companies, apps, and services and you can get listed as well… oh, and its free. Make sure your company gets listed… we offer a Free, basic listing, or a more detailed, enhanced option for a little more exposure. A little extra SEO can’t hurt! Some recent listings in the directory include:

See the GEO industry directory

The Community-Based Cristchurch Recovery Map

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A team of professionals has been hard at work over the past few days building a community-based Recovery Map in the wake of the Christchurch New Zealand earthquake – enter the Christchurch Recovery Map. The site provides vital emergency contact information, maps, real-time updates and reports, volunteer information, and submission tools for community-based updates and reporting. See http://eq.org.nz

Note, the Recovery Map is developed and maintained by a group of volunteers around the world working to process information, called CrisisCampNZ.

Social Media Visualization Tip – VisibleTweets (Event planners take note!)

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It’s the week-end so I’m really into sharing some cool things with anyone who’s keen enough to be reading the blog on a Saturday or Sunday! So here’s a cool trick from my goodie bag. Ever had the need to display a running stream of Tweets up on a wall or display, perhaps at an event or in a conference booth? If so then you MUST check out Visible Tweets! This web-based service is simple and very fun… simply enter a Twitter hashtag or perhaps your Twitter user-name. The service fires up instantly and starts displaying your tweets one at a time using some very fun visual effects, like fade-in/out random display or other innovative methods. It’s a great way to make your twitter hashtag appear fun and appealing and much more attractive for a display than simply displaying a running seesmic or Twitter search results screen. Check it out at http://visibletweets.com

The Nokia N8 – Boxing Up Video, Photo Gallery, Comments and more

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And so its time once again to pack up a cool smartphone and send it back – I’m talking about the Nokia N8 device that I’ve had on loan for several weeks now.  As you may (or may not) know, I’m a photo junkie and a budding photographer (wanna-be) so having the N8 has been a real treat! Simply put, this device, the first smartphone to ship that runs the Symbian^3 OS, is a mobile photographer (and videographer) dream. 12 megapixel camera, flash, HD (720p) video capture), on deck photo editing, video editing, short film and slideshow creation, GPS-enabled for geotagging, and social media savvy… in concert these attributes any any N8 device user to take great shots any time and place, edit/manipulate the media, and share.

Please read on in this hands-on review for detailed comments, a huge photo gallery, and boxing up video… enjoy!

See My Experience With The Nokia N8 – Boxing Up Video, Photo Gallery and more

My 10 Useful Twitter Tools for the Business User

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People are asking for social media tips and tools and tricks so here’s a few more teasers for you. Twitter is fun but it can also be very useful for your business. I’m no expert and never claim to be a Twitter “expert”, that phrase actually bithers me a fair bit as it seems to get tossed around quite liberally these days. I do, however, hear about  loads of great tips and tricks about tools and am happy to share them. The following are 10 interesting and useful tools for the Twitter for Biz user:

  1. who.unfollowed.me – Do you ever wonder the age old question, who unfollowed me on twitter?
  2. Twitter Follow Finder by Google – looking for relevant people anc ompanies to follow?
  3. Pegshot – need a fast and effective way to tweet photos and videos?
  4. CoTweet a comprehensive Web-based social media engagement, management and reporting solution
  5. TweetBeep What’s the use of any company being on Twitter if you aren’t monitoring who’s talking about you?
  6. WeePlaces – follow your checkins great visuals used in the service via data from Cloudmade and OpenStreetMap
  7. paper.li – create a daily newsletter on twitter from your lists
  8. bit.lify Perfect for the Blackberry corporate user.
  9. TweetMic another great app for the business travel while on location at events.
  10. VisibleTweets An awesome way to put a twitter stream or hashtag up on a big screen at an event

See detailed info on these tools here – 10 Useful Twitter Tools and Third Party Add-ons for the Business User

See Also this directory of Twitter Add-Ons

Favorite Tweets – 5 Cool Tweets from Geo Twittersphere

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I follow the Geo Twitter-sphere very closely… the following are just a few of the tweets “faved” in the past couple of days… please follow us @GISuser and/or @gletham so I can pick up on your tweets!

  • @molsson I’m speaking at this event – join if you’re in the Bay Area on March 1st #LBS
  • @toptuby Global Android Activations, Oct ’08 – Jan ’11
  • @gisjourno New issue of #Esri ArcWatch is out online. Be the first to read it and see a new #Middle East Protests Map
  • @geocommons Average Teacher Salaries and Average Cost of Living – cool map
  • @billdollins Census: Near-record level of US counties dying – U.S. news – msnbc.com
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