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GIS, Maps, Geo and Location Technology by @gletham

Archives for August 2013

GeoTech Career Opportunities to Consider

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Hopefully by now you’ve had a chance to check out our new career resource (now in its second month) at GeoJobsBIZ. There’s been about 200 opportunities listed and the growth has been steady in visits and users. If you need to recruit Geo/Tech talent hopefully you’ll give it a shot and those of you simply browsing for a new gig so you can tell the boss to go take a hike perhaps there’s something here for you.  Some of the recent opportunities follow, good luck!

GIT Analyst, New Mexico – The person filling this position will be part of a Geographic Information Technology (GIT) team that works on a diverse set of geographic information system (GIS), web and desktop programming activities in service of a wide variety of users.

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Fun Infographic – Wordle of 100 Twitter Geo Influencers

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A recent blog post from OpenGeo shared a cool list of 100 Geotechnology innovators and influencers on Twitter and it generated a bit of discussion in the community. If anything, the list is quite handy for finding some great people and tech geeks to follow on Twitter (even if the numerical ranking / ordering is a little odd). Something I found interesting to do was to churn out a Wordle from all the text in the people’s bios to see what terms and keywords popped.


Wordle of Top 100 Geo Influencers on Twitter
Some of the things that I noticed were that terms like Geospatial, manager, openstreetmap, Esri, developer, Canada, and opinions popped. Pretty cool stuff! What do you see?? See more in this blog post

A few of the other interesting keywords that were hidden within the visualization that I took note of include: GISP,  Washington, Redlands, learning, advocate and Geek! Gives you some good insight as to what traits are found in an influencer!

Need GeoGeeks to Follow on Twitter? Here’s a Top 100 List to Consider

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Yaya, I know… top lists are subjective and all that stuff, however, you can’t argue with the fact that people really do dig lists and they can be pretty handy to get started with your research. Now I may be a little biased since I’m on the list (;0) but even still, this recently published list from OpenGeo (@Opengeo)  is pretty good and offers up suggestions to 100 GeoGeeks that you might wish to consider following on twitter or perhaps listing for yourself.

The OpenGeo crew used a nifty tool called LittleBird to generate a list of 100 “geo influencers” on Twitter. While you may or may not agree with the list, that’s not really the point here, rather, it is a good starting point and perhaps you could also use LittleBird for other purposes as well. Note, the list does include popular “magazines” and news zines which for the most part are broadcasting news and PR (GISuser, GISLounge, Drections etc…)  and while these streams are largely RSS feeds and not what we’d likely consider “influencial folks” they do get grouped in here mainly due to their following and re-tweets I suspect.

Image Credit: OpenGeo

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New Algiz 7 Super-rugged Tablet

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Something new and rugged from Sweden… Handheld Group, a fast-growing manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, PDAs and smartphones, today announced the launch of the new version of its highly popular Algiz7  rugged tablet computer. The updated Algiz 7 is considerably faster than its predecessor, with better storage capacity, improved security and quicker communication capabilities.  The Algiz 7 meets stringent MIL-STD-810G military standards for withstanding humidity, vibrations, drops and extreme temperatures, and with its IP65 rating it keeps dust and water out as well. The new Algiz 7, which starts shipping today, features the following improvements from earlier versions:

  • A fast and powerful N2600 1.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel ATOM processor.
  • More memory, with 4 GB DDR3 RAM.
  • Better storage, with a 128GB SSD SATA II with recovery partition.
  • Two full mPCIe slots for improved flexibility.
  • Ethernet 10/100/1000 (Gigabit).
  • Added data security with TPM chipset board (chip 1.2).
  • An updated version of the wireless Gobi 3000 technology for higher communications speed.
  • A 5-megapixel camera.
  • Antenna diversity (two antennas) for improved coverage.


Algiz7 Rugged Tablet

See More – Twice the Performance for the Same Price: Handheld Starts Shipping the New Version of its Algiz 7 Super-rugged Tablet

Utah is Not Only Gorgeous But Their #OpenGov State Web Portal is Awesome!

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Kudos to the State of Utah on their awesome web portal and for being recognized for excellence in web design and serving the population with an internet gateway that is complete awesome! The State was even recognized recently with a VEMA award for excellence – the VEMA Award recognizes outstanding work of the innovative, artistic, and creative professionals involved in the multimedia arts. See Utah.gov Wins Award for Excellence in Multimedia Arts and Creativity

From the get-go, when hitting the site you know that you’ve hit something special! The front page is informative, reactive, and yet not too over the top. The search functionality is front and center, giving the site a Bing-like look and feel. All the required navigation and info is found along a top ribbon including friendly drop-down navigation options.

Utah.gov

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2013 TIGER/Line Shapefiles from US Census Bureau

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An update from the Census Bureau on the availability of the 2013 TIGER/Line files as all legal boundaries and names as of January 1, 2013 were released on August 22, 2013.  About the data… The 2013 TIGER/Line Shapefiles contain 2010 Census geography and current geography for the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Island areas . Current geography is defined as the latest version of the geographic extent of legally defined geographic areas as reported, generally reflecting the boundaries of govern mental units in effect as of January 1, 201 3 , or legal and statistical area boundaries that have been adjusted and/or corrected since the 2010 Census. This vintage enables users to see the most current boundaries of governmental units that match the data from the surveys that use 201 3 geography, such as the 201 3 Population Estimates and the American Community Survey. – See more in this announcement and see also the FTP site on the Bureau website HERE

 

Piksi RTK GPS Receiver Getting a Kickstart

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Here’s an interesting kickstarter project that’s getting quite a kick! Enter the Piksi RTK GPS receiver, a low-cost GPS receiver boasting open source software, centimeter accuracy GPS collection, rugged design, Bluetooth and more… nice!

This interesting info comes from the developer and helps explain what sets Piksi apart from the others… It implements RTK (Real Time Kinematic) functionality, which makes it 100 times more accurate than a standard GPS receiver – about 4 centimeters of total error.

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Bing Goes Ad Free for Schools

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Something new from Microsoft designed to reduce the commercialization of student Web searches performed on the school network.  Bing for Schools also enhances privacy protections, sets strict filters to help block adult content and adds specialized learning features to promote digital literacy. Schools can request to be part of the initial Bing for Schools pilot program at http://www.bing.com/schools. Bing for Schools includes the following elements:

  • Ad-free search.Upon activating Bing for Schools, Bing searches from within the school network will have three key enhancements:
    • Removal of all advertisements from Bing search results
    • Automatic strict filtering to help block adult content
    • Augmented privacy protections
  • Earn Bing Rewards credits for schools. You can help the school of your choice earn credits toward Bing Rewards just by searching the Web from home or your mobile device.
  • Daily lesson plans based on the Bing daily homepage image

Check it out at http://www.bing.com/schools.

Social Media EDU – 5 must have social media white papers

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I frequently get asked for tips and tricks by folks who want to know more about running and managing social media resources for their company.   To stay informed I read articles, blogs, and white papers (sure Mashable is great, but there’s also loads of other fab resources out there).  A couple of my favorite resources are the Hootsuite EDU enterprise resource center, Social Media Examiner, and Hubspot – these also offer fabulous webinars!

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WhereCampPDX 6 – Save the Date, Sept 27-29

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Yes indeed, the hipsters in PDX are doing it again, this will make #6 as WhereCamp PDX is scheduled to take place late in September in Portland, OR.

About the event – WhereCampPDX is a free, annual unconference for people interested in geography and related technologies. This year’s WhereCampPDX will be happening September 27–29 at the Metro Regional Center and other Portland locations.

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