More on mapping the CO wildfire (aka HighParkFire)… there’s been much local attention, particularly via Twitter, paid to the webmap developed by Mapbiquity showing regular updates to the fire footprint (data via Geomac) along with other relevant data products (like shelter info etc…), however, there’s also another fabulous WMS sharing regular updates on the situation […]
Follow the Olympic Torch Relay Through the UK via Esri Story Map
The latest Esri Story map mashes up photos that are captured while following the 8,000 torch-bearers that are carrying the Olympic flame through 1,000 cities and villages in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Using the map, users can quickly jump to a specific date on the calendar or any small town they desire. The […]
Video – 3D Urban Planning Visualization With CityEngine
An interesting video from Esri looks at potential uses for City Engine in an urban planning 3D scenario… Recall, CityEngine supports the use of geospatial data such as Esri Shapefile, File Geodatabase (GDB), KML, and OpenStreetMap (OSM), allowing users to work with existing GIS features – like parcels, building footprints and street center lines – […]
SANmap mapping San Diego Airport
Here’s an interesting, new WMS for those who fly in/out of San Diego airport – A clever ArcGIS Viewer for Flex from SanMap (sanmap.san.org) for San Diego Airport. The app enables users to easily and quickly pan, scroll, and zoom in and out around the San Diego Airport facilities. Click on a terminal; icon and […]
Mapping The Geography, class, and fate: Passengers on the Titanic
Another interesting story map from Esri. This one looks at mapping the hometowns, class, and the fate of the passengers. The interesting map shows the home towns of passengers, spanning all over Europe, and from Brunswick, Maine to Seattle, WA in the USA. The app has mashed up all the data enabling users to manipulate, […]
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” – […]
Video – Esri DevSummit Extreme Dodgeball Action
At the 2012 DevSummit in Palm Springs a number of geogeeks took part in a March Madness format dodgeball tourney. The tourney involved 16 teams and eventually was culled down to an exciting final 4. One of the 2 final series was particularly exciting with the teams getting pretty heated up and things coming down […]
GIS in Education and Learning about your community from Joseph Kerski
You’ll be hard pressed to find anyone around who is more passionate about GIS and the geospatial sciences than Joseph Kerski. Luckily Joseph periodically shares his stories with us at GISuser, most recently by offering us a fine read in an article about the relationship between GIS and geography. In his typical, fun and educational […]
Jack Talking GeoDesign at TED
This one goes back a little bit, however, the idea is timeless. Enjoy again this TED talk from Esri President Jack Dangermond as he discussed his passion, GeoDesign. About the video… Esri president Jack Dangermond spoke at TED2010 about GeoDesign, a concept which enables architects, urban planners, and others to harness the power of GIS […]
Free webinar Feb 23 – Learn to Use HTML5 with Esri ArcGIS
Here’s details of a webinar running 3X today from Esri on the HOT topic of HTML5. The presenters will define HTML5 and the associated technologies, describe some components of HTML5 that can be used today, and demonstrate how components of HTML5 can be used with web applications built using ArcGIS API for JavaScript and ArcGIS […]