WHAT: For the first time, EarthCam’s live webcams will follow the totality of the solar eclipse throughout the United States on August 21, 2017. From the top of the Seattle Space Needle to the streets of Times Square, viewers will enjoy the extremely rare solar eclipse on www.earthcam.com.
Where are You Running Off To? Open Source GIS and Fitness Route Tracking
Mapping is becoming more relevant to the average person’s every day activities than ever before. From fitness trackers like Fitbit to the Apple Watch and the activity and workout apps available for iOS to cycling and running apps like Strava and Map my Run, people are using maps to visualize their fitness, and share those […]
Feature – States’ Rights: A Sure Bet on Location
This October, the Supreme Court will hear a landmark case on the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) passed by Congress in 1992. The act prohibits sports betting in all states except Nevada, Oregon, Montana, and Delaware. These states were grandfathered in, and therefore exempt to the law.
LidarMag Feature – GIS Mapping Services are on the Cutting Edge with UAV Collected Imagery
The GIS mapping services division of GEO Jobe has been quite active with UAV technology over the last year. We’ve turned to cutting edge hardware and software solutions to take to the sky and support some of our existing clients (and new ones) with imagery & analysis derived from UAV (drone) data acquisition.
Business Location Challenges: How GIS Can Help
Selecting the right location is a challenge for all kinds of businesses, not just those that serve customers directly. Things like the demographics and education level of the surrounding population who will be potential employees, schools in the area who train workers for particular professions, and the availability and quality of either affordable family housing […]
Engaging Missouri Constituents Through Mobile Technology
Imagine planning a fishing trip with family or friends and knowing exactly where to find the hot fishing spots and having the exact driving directions on how to get there. Imagine being able to purchase your hunting and fishing license right from your phone and store them offline.
Feature – A Vision for the GEOPowered Cloud
Esri Silver Business Partner GEO Jobe GIS shares with us their vision for the GEO Powered Cloud, an enterprise deployment platform for the ArcGIS enterprise ecosystem.
Tackling the GEOINT Big Data Mess
According to the PBS documentary, “The Human Face of Big Data,” we now create as much data every two days as the world generated from its inception through 2003
Feature – Partly Cloudy: The UAV Data Concern
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) that can film extended flights and gather data in 4K Video, LiDAR, or using other sensors create a huge cloud data storage issue. Since the data may reveal sensitive information about key property, progress, or infrastructure, how will you ensure data security and integrity? One of the key components of any […]
Mapping Reform: Where are Things Likely to Change?
In the uncertain times following this election, one thing is for sure. Things will change over the next few years with a Republican president bent on change and a congress likely to cooperate with him.
