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2008 FGDC Annual Report is now available - Just released from the FGDC... a look back at 2008, available for viewing online or as a downloadable PDF document. The FGDC Highlights of 2008 report is broken down into 8 main sections provide updates on: Geospatial Line of Business (Geospatial LoB), National Geospatial Advisory Committee, Fifty States Initiative 2008, International Activities, Geospatial One-Stop (GOS), Standards, Imagery for the Nation, New Executive Committee.
From Q4, 2008 we offer up a recap of GISuser spotlights and news items that got out attention... noteworthy moments included: Homezilla, a clever Canadian real estate mashup tool; a hiring blitz for Geo professionals by the NGA; The awesome sports tracker tool from Nokia is finally complemented by a widget; the launch of our GISuser Industry Directory; launch of the Trimble Juno series of rugged handhelds; a new white paper series from GITA; 2008 TIGER SHP files made available; and rounding out the year with a look at some awesome Twitter Tools for technology professionals... enjoy!
From Q3, 2008 we offer up a recap of GISuser spotlights and news items that got out attention... noteworthy moments included news and features from the 2008 International ESRI User Conference, the expansion of Earthcam, a feature on LBS apps for iPhone, a look at an exciting Digital Pen Technology from Adaptx, a trip to Oce Chicago's HQ to see the ColorWave 600, a trip to Helsinki Finland for Nokia OpenLab08, Situational Awareness at the DNC, and the launch of GeoEye
Continuing on with our 2008 GISuser Spotlight of top news items and coolest GISuser Spotlights, during Q@ we saw a number of cool announcements making headlines and we featured some very interesting Geo Solutions including: ArcGIS 9.3 Shipping, a new USGS flodd tracking app, launch of NGS DataDoors, and the use of satellite imagery to grab images of devastation from floods and tornados around the World.
Chances are that if you aren't receiving or reading the 2X A week GISuser Today newsletter then you may be missing out on the GISuser Spotlight features that we highlight in each edition. During the first quarter of 2008 we featured a number of very cool and useful Geo Tech. applications, web services, data resources and other items that are just down-right cool! And so, read on for a recap of the most interesting GISuser Spotlight features from the first quarter of 08... enjoy!
12 Cool Twitter Add-Ons for the 2008 Holiday Season + my Twitter Tool box and mobile clients
Written by Glenn Letham
Monday, 22 December 2008
In traditional Holiday Fashion I've elected to share with you 12 very clever, cool, and useful Twitter Third-Party Add-ons. These apps will definitely help you be more productive with Twitter, make your Twittering more enjoyable, and help to solidify your position as your company's resident Twitter Guru! Enjoy... as an added bonus I've also listed a few of the twitter tools that I have in my goody bag as well as a list of mobile Twitter clients.
Is Your GIS/Geo Technology Company Really Taking Advantage of Twitter and the Latest in Social Media
Written by Glenn Letham (@gletham)
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Just because your company is on Twitter doesn't mean that your company Twitters! Interesting discussions lately coming out of a number of camps - for example, see a recent Mashable piece on Twitter and brands. Twitter is a funny thing and it's a different tool to every user.
Google MyMaps Editor Available for T-Mobile G1 via Android Market - edit maps on G1
Written by Glenn Letham
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
We recently learned, via the Google Mobile Blog, the the team has made available a Google Maps Mobile MyMaps editor for the Android mobile OS. Read on for a first look at this mobile extension of Google Maps editor for G1 users. What this means is that users of the G1 (via t-Mobile) can now edit/create google MyMaps using their mobile.
New from the US Census Bureau... The TIGER/Line Shapefiles are extracts containing selected geographic and cartographic information from the Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER® (Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing) database.
Believe again!! NORAD Santa prepares to Track Santa on Christmas Eve - mobile app too!
Written by GISuser
Monday, 08 December 2008
Growing up as a “military brat” I have many memories of my Dad discussing how the team at NORAD would be tracking Santa on his journey on Christmas Eve. For about the past 10 years I’ve also been reminding readers of the blogs and publications that I’ve managed (and my kids too) about this fabulous resource made available from the team at NORAD - enter NORAD Santa.
January 6, 2009 St. Charles, Illinois - Capitol Appraisal Group, Inc. (CAGI) is a provider of appraisal and information services to governmental entities primarily for the purpose of property taxation.
SALT LAKE CITY-- Willowstick Technologies Inc., the leading provider of innovative subsurface water mapping services, today announced that it was selected by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to complete a geophysical survey of two dams in the Houston, Texas, area.
Juliana P. Blackwell has been named the new director of NOAA's Office of National Geodetic Survey where she will oversee NOAA's responsibilities for the nation's spatial reference system.
Green Bay, Wisconsin - January 6, 2009 - VELOCITIE Integration, Inc., a leading provider of integrated GIS solutions, announced today that it has been selected to migrate Kaukauna Utilities' electric facility data residing in Origin GeoSystems' GIS to Telvent Miner & Miner's ArcFM solution.
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As a surveying, engineering, construction, mapping, GIS, geospatial and mobile resource management professional, Trimble Dimensions 2009 attendance is your ticket to greater success. Choose from more than 300 sessions and learn how to get the most from your positioning equipment. February 23-25, 2009 Las Vegas
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Just because your company is on Twitter doesn't mean that your company Twitters! Interesting discussions lately coming out of a number of camps - for example, see a recent 
