OS MeridianTM 2 OpenData available for simple routing – free of charge PSMA Member Conference, Manchester, 18th October 2011 – Users of Cadcorp SIS web mapping and geographic information systems software will be able to get even more value from their free to use Ordnance Survey MeridianTM 2 mapping data for Great Britain1. Thanks to […]
LandScan Global Population Database – New Dataset Now Available
The USGOVT has released the newest version of their annual LandScan Global Population data. LandScan shows the geographical distribution of ambient population at one-kilometer resolution and at certain scales also shows demographic (age, gender) data. This is the thirteenth vintage of LandScan BUT this year East View has loaded the all new LandScan Global […]
A new Esri Basemap – Free Light Gray Canvas Basemap Service Now Available
Redlands, California—October 6, 2011—Esri released a new global basemap service designed to highlight your data. The Light Gray Canvas map is now available at arcgis.com and ArcGIS Explorer Online. The Light Gray Canvas map features an overall soft gray color for land and darker gray for oceans and other bodies of water. These shades provide […]
Complete 2010 SF1 U.S. Census Data Now Available Free
Ferndale, WA, October 4, 2011 – The Bureau of the Census reports that the 2010 Census represented "the most massive participation movement ever witnessed in our country" with some 74 percent of the households returning their census forms; the remaining were counted by census workers. Now you can have free access to this valuable national […]
CanGeoRef Launches, Bringing Focus to Canada-Related Geoscience Research
The American Geological Institute (AGI) and the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences (CFES) are pleased to announce the launch of CanGeoRef on September 15, 2011. CanGeoRef (www.cangeoref.org) is a bibliographic database covering the Canadian geoscience literature since the early 1800’s. CanGeoRef is the result of a cooperative arrangement between CFES and AGI with the intent […]
Geodata.gov – Migration of Geospatial One-Stop (GOS) into Data.gov Phase I is in Progress
Notice to Publishers and Registered Users We are happy to report that plans for migrating Geospatial One-Stop (GOS), geodata.gov, into Data.gov are now moving along and that Phase I of this integration will be completed by September 30, 2011. At that time all users will be redirected to Data.gov to search for geospatial data. The […]
Skyhook Announces Partnership with PlaceIQ and SpotRank Data
Top data providers team up to provide insight into human behavior
SeaZone expands data coverage
Oxfordshire, UK, 15 September 2011 – SeaZone is significantly expanding the data available in its products, both in terms of geographical coverage and data features. Data from hydrographic offices, research institutions, private companies and NGOs throughout the world is being incorporated into the SeaZone suite of products. SeaZone sources datasets from definitive data providers, ensuring […]
Census Bureau – Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010
Summary of Key Findings The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2010, median household income declined, the poverty rate increased and the percentage without health insurance coverage was not statistically different from the previous year. Real median household income in the United States in 2010 was $49,445, a 2.3 percent decline from the […]
U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Unmarried and Single Americans Week Sept. 18-24, 2011
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2011 — "National Singles Week" was started by the Buckeye Singles Council in Ohio in the 1980s to celebrate single life and recognize singles and their contributions to society. The week is now widely observed during the third full week of September (Sept. 18-24 in 2011) as "Unmarried and Single Americans Week," […]