Esri Canada today released this story map that shows the drastic change to the town of Lac-Mégantic’s landscape as the result of the train derailment that occurred on July 6, 2013. The map also shows the path of the runaway Montréal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train – from Nantes, Québec where it was parked, to […]
Random notes (2) from ESRIUC
Like prior years, I’m sad to see the week come to and end and have to say goodbye to loads of folks who, over the years, have become good friends. This week really is about networking, and I don’t mean social networking, I’m talking about real networking where we sit down and talk with each […]
2013 ESRIUC Random Notes…
I’m sitting in the Gaslamp building today’s GISuser news updates and absorbing all the news, announcements, and cool geo technology being shared at this, the World’s largest gathering of Geo Technology users and professionals – ESRIUC. As always, it truly is an inspirational and motivating week for all in attendance! I think what I’ve really […]
San Diego Trolley Map Shows Realignment of Route #ESRIUC
Are you headed to San Diego the week of July 6 (2013) for ESRIUC? If so then take note of this San Diego trolley realignment map shared with my trusty contact Rupert! Great stuff – enjoy your UC! FYI, be sure to consult our GISuser ESRIUC news archive for news and updates! Source: sdmts.com via […]
Our Thoughts Go Out to the Fallen USFS Hot Shot Heros from Prescott, AZ
A tragic day in what’s already a terrible wildfire season… our thoughts and prayers go out to the community of Prescott Arizona and the family, friends, and colleagues of the 19 fallen first responder Hot Shots who were lost protecting the community and doing what they love… a true tragedy. Source: Uploaded by user via […]
The FOSS4G GeoHack – Call for Map Hacks, Hackers, and story tellers
This year at FOSS4G in Nottingham (that’s in the UK Sept 17-21) the team has planned a GeoHack event and has put out a call to geek, hacks, and developers to participate. From the org. team: We are putting the shout out to software and hardware hackers, graphic designers, innovative thinkers, story tellers, translators, well […]
Hack4Colorado Sets the Bar High For Hackathons – Congrats @Hack4CO
There’s no doubt that the Colorado Geek and hacking community is second to none! The recent Hack4Colorado event that took place May 31, 2013 is a great example for anyone interested in hacking or planning a similar hackathon or hackfest… checkout this video from Hack4Colorado and if this doesn’t get you inspired to hack then […]
LizardTech Looks to the Community to Vote for their Favorite Lizard in #esriuc Contest
Recall that recently, Seattle-based LizardTech put out a call to the community for submissions of images that they captured or created of funky little lizard creatures, this part of their annual contest that takes place during ESRIUC week. After an initial call for image submissions via their facebook page the competition has now moved to […]
New Technology in Mobile Mapping Coming to 2013 ESRIUC
Some interesting goodies coming to ESRIUC this year from the folks at Laser Technology (LTI). Be among the first to see the newest additions to the at booth number 2517. Another new product to be showcased will be an LTI exclusive FotoMapr L100 GPS unit that integrates with the TruPulse and stores remote offset data. […]
Develop apps and get your Geek on at Esri UC Hackathon
The Esri EDN team along with Digitalglobe have partnered up to offer a fun hackathon for GeoGeeks prior to ESRIUC. Andy Gup from Esri’s EDN team reminds us that this will be a great chance to try out the new ArcGIS Developer’s site features! So if hacking is your thing and your up to maybe […]