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 […]
Esri UC Tips and 10 Awesome Must read and Must ReTweet #esriuc Tweets!
Once again ESRIUC is upon us and "the Twitter" has been buzzing with activity on the #esriuc hashtag.
OpenCage Data Looks to Open Up OpenStreetMap Data (OSM) to Users
OpenCage Data http://www.opencagedata.com/ – a new effort that guarantees to make using OSM data easy for organizations and to help users get OpenStreetMap data in the format they want it! Born out of London-based Lokku (a 15 person team), the team, best known for running Nestoria (see http://www.nestoria.com) has sponsored numerous State of the Map […]
Mapping The Craft Beer Industry in America
Kudos to The New Yorker for recently looking at the rise of the craft beer industry. The craft beer (micro-brew) industry is soaring in popularity and stats now show that these tasty little breweries are really starting to tap into the lucrative beer market.
Catching Up on What Happened at State of the map US 2013 (SOTMUS)
Well, another State of the Map US (http://stateofthemap.us/) event has come and gone and if you happen to be anything like me then you’re likely mumbling to yourself… "dam, why wasn’t I there this year??" Indeed you do wish you were there I bet as about 400 Geogeeks, developers, consultants and more hit San Fran […]
Colorado wildfires map: Black Forest fire, Royal Gorge, Big Meadows in ArcGIS.com
Some interesting data being shared by the Denver Post as they track the devastation resulting from the wildfires near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Note, a KML file is available from HERE for use in Google Earth, Google maps, ArcGIS.com and other services that can ingest the data Note, if the map does not appear correctly with […]
International Esri User Conference Tips – 7 Awesome Things To do at ESRIUC 2013
There’s no shortage of things to do at ESRIUC, that’s a fact! This year will mark my 15th UC and like most years, hammering down exactly what I’ll do all week is a challenge – there’s simply so many things to select from. I’ve started loading my calendar and have been setting up meetings […]
Waze Joins Google for shared vision of a global mapping service
Well, it’s official and we all knew this one was coming… myself, I’m just glad it was Google that won out in the end and not that other social media company that was bidding up Waze! This via the Waze Blog… Larry Page, Brian McClendon and the Google Maps teams have been following our progress […]
The Geography and History of the Canada US Border explained
Ever wondered about that “imaginary” fence that exists for about 5000 KM separating Canada and the USA? Well, perhaps this new video will help explain things a little better… enjoy (Source of inspiration) The video makes light of the border, however, there’s some really interesting quirks that you may have wondered about… for myself, I’ve […]
WWDC – Apple Worldwide Developer Conference 2013 By the Numbers
Some noteworthy numbers picked up today from Apple while watching the 2013 WWDC livestream…