The New York Department of State’s Geographic Information Gateway (GIS) web site, which was launched last September as tool to educate and bring information on the State’s diverse land and offshore resources to an array of New Yorkers, was honored as a Special Achievement in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 2016 Award by Esri, a global […]
Tandon School Of Engineering Awarded NEH Grant To Digitize New York City Record
NYU Tandon School Of Engineering Awarded Highly Competitive $260,000 NEH Grant To Digitize New York City Record – Grant to Fund Digitizing the City Record 1873 to 1998: Making Transparent New York City Government Infrastructure and Political Economy
Map of the Day – Mapping the History of New York City’s Landmarks
An interesting and fun map from the city of NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission lets you discover thousands of landmarks of interest in the Big Apple
Data Tip – National Weather Service GIS – AWIPS Shapefile Database
This page contains links to some of the shapefiles that the NWS uses as base maps in the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS). Many of these shapefiles are used by NWS partners and customers in their own operations.
Google Trekkers tasked with capturing images of Florida's beaches for Google Maps
Soon, people around the world will be able stroll Southwest Florida beaches virtually. It’s coming courtesy of a Google and Visit Florida photo-mapping project that documented Lee and Collier county shorelines last week. The statewide campaign ends with a splash on Miami’s famed South Beach early next month. The end result will be 360-degree panoramic […]
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 […]
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles put on the Map
How do you show a country just exactly where little known NCAA phenom, Florida Gulf Coast University (aka. Eagles) is found? Well, naturally you have to slap a map on a T-shirt! That’s exactly what the Eagles have done and you know that these units are selling like hot cakes! Nice stuff Eagles, although you […]
Province of B.C, Canada DataBC Geographic Services
The Province of BC has developed a Spatial Data Infrastructure, centred on the BC Geographic Warehouse. This shared data store of geographic data greatly increases the availability and use of the Province’s wealth of geographic data publicly as open data or where restrictions exist, across the enterprise. To support this work, we also provide […]
Tracking Hurricane Isaac With Esri Storm Tracker News Map
If you need to track hurricane Isaac then the latest Esri news map update could be of interest to you. Follow regular news and social stream updates that relate to the storm as it gathers strength and heads towards the SE USA mainland. See the storm resource HERE
Need a GIS Job? The Job Board at 2012 #esriuc (sound fixed!)
A popular stop in the exhibition hall at esriuc is always the Job board, a community bulletin board where job seekers and employers can come together. This year, at the 2012 esriuc, the boards were a little smaller than in years past, however, the traffic in front of them was pretty huge. Here’s a quick-look […]