Recall last week all the buzz in the Geo Tech arena was word of the GeoEye bid of $792 million for DigitalGlobe (See GeoEye Proposes Acquisition Of DigitalGlobe). Well, it seems the Longmont CO based crew at DigitalGlobe weren’t too thrilled with the offer and have not only flat out rejected it but the DigitalGlobe […]
Esri DevSummit Video – Presentation Zen Tips From @dbouwman
Some useful tips and presentation Zen from Dave Bouwman, dtsgis Fort Collins, CO, shared at the Esri Dev Summit. Some useful tips for those looking to enhance their presentation skills… great stuff Dave! This is the first 2-3 minutes from Dave’s 20 minute presentation. Dave encourages you to “use whatever works best for you” – […]
GIS Corps Receives 2012 President Volunteer Service Award
Congratulations to URISA GISCorps and their army of awesome volunteers for receiving the 2012 President’s Volunteer Service Award. I’m sure everyone in the industry is proud of their invaluable service! See more details HERE About the GIS Corps – GISCorps started life in October 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia, when the URISA Board unanimously approved it […]
What Is A GIS?
What exactly is GIS? Always a good question and topic of discussion it seems. To this day professionals still can’t decide if GIS is a profession, a tool, or a niche area but one thing is for sure, the question it always generates some discussion. And so a look at some popular/common descriptions of GIS […]
Latitude Geographics @geocortex Featured in Canada's National Newspaper For Hiring Interns
Kudos to fellow GeoGeek and U Vic alum Steven Myhill-Jones, founder of Latitude Geographics (Think Esri Platinum Business Partner and developers of GeoCortex) for a fine writeup this week in The Globe & Mail, Canada’s National newspaper, in an interesting report on the hiring of interns and how they can really pay off for a […]
Map of Interstate and Cross-Border 2011 Migration Patterns
A fabulous graphic has been made available from Atlas Van Lines. What better resource to get migration patterns and data than the moving company? And so, enter this graphic from Atlas showing in/out migration from various regions. The map shows data by State and Province showing numbers of families leaving and entering the region. Map […]
Via Tenth Cave @Atanas is Out on Day 65
Some good news for those of you following the Atanas Entchev situation @Atanas – via his Tenth Cave blog, Atanas reports that on day 65 he is now free – sort of. This from Atanas… We have been granted a one-year stay of removal, and have been released “on supervision.” What this means is that […]
Geo Acquisitions… GeoDigital Acquires Powel, Inc.
An interesting post via Gene Roe, a colleague from Lidarnews.com as he looks at a recent acquisition in the Geo space. From Gene… GeoDigital International announced this morning that they have purchased Powel, Inc., a leading provider of mobile work management solutions for the electric utility industry, mainly in the area of vegetation management. This […]
Don't Discount The Importance of the Business Card and some Biz Card Tips
No matter how big you’re into social media and regardless of what you think, don’t under estimate the importance of keeping a business card with you! I hear and see people all the time touting how business cards are dead and “old school” etc… nonsense! As hard as it may be for you to believe, […]