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For more than 50 years, NORAD is Tracking Santa

December 24, 2014 By GISuser

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Reposted from 2007… Once again, beginning at 2:00 am MTN on Christmas Eve, you can track Santa Live as he makes his historic journey around the world! This time you can track him using Google Earth and get glimpses of Saint Nick captured with the NORAD Santa Cams.  NORAD has been tracking Santa since 1955 […]

Filed Under: *BLOG, Around the Web, SPOTLIGHTS, Top Press Tagged With: christmas, holiday, NORAD, Spotlight

NOAA Web site Provides Huge Inventory of Earth Observing Systems

September 24, 2014 By GISuser

Feb. 14, 2005 — Obtaining information on each of NOAA’s observing systems just became easier with the NOAA Observing System Architecture, or NOSA, Web site.

Filed Under: SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: Spotlight

Launch Your Next River Trip from Your Computer Using the Latest Streamer

April 16, 2014 By Editor

Field & Stream called it a “…very cool tool and quite a bit of fun.”  MinnPost described it as a “…high-tech illustration of Norman Maclean’s timeless view that, ‘Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.” And Popular Science noted that, “There’s something especially satisfying about clicking a stream that…shoots its […]

Filed Under: Web Services Tagged With: Launch Your Next River Trip from Your Computer Using the Latest Streamer, Spotlight, Web Mapping

eBook Tip – AJAX: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

April 12, 2014 By GISuser

The Easy, Example-Based Guide to Ajax for Every Web Developer. Using Ajax, you can build Web applications with the sophistication and usability of traditional desktop applications and you can do it using standards and open source software. Now, for the first time, there’s an easy, example-driven guide to Ajax for every Web and open source […]

Filed Under: SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: eBook Tip - AJAX: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, How To, Spotlight

Need Data? Check out the WeoGeo Autodesk InfraWorks Data Market

August 23, 2013 By GISuser

WeoGeo has come out with yet another awesome way for users to search, order and download the data they need.  The online market web service is fast, simple to navigate, intuitive, and affordable. Using te new InfraWorks Data Market you can easily identify your project area, define the specific area(s) of interest, search for fata […]

Filed Under: SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: Need Data? Check out the WeoGeo Autodesk InfraWorks Data Market, Spotlight, Spotlights on Data

Google Street View Hyperlapse Described by Teehan + Lax

April 10, 2013 By GISuser

Some interesting details from Teehan + Lax Hyper-lapse photography – a technique combining time-lapse and sweeping camera movements typically focused on a point-of-interest – has been a growing trend on video sites. It’s not hard to find stunning examples on Vimeo. Creating them requires precision and many hours stitching together photos taken from carefully mapped […]

Filed Under: SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: GISuser Spotlights, Google Street View Hyperlapse Described by Teehan + Lax, Spotlight

Geospatial Reading and 10 Recent Additions to GISuser

March 29, 2013 By Editor

Some fun geospatial reading and 10 cool additions to GISuser:

Filed Under: Infographics, Lists Tagged With: 10 Cool Things, list, Spotlight, top10

A note from the GITA president, Talbot Brooks – rumors of GITA’s demise are much exaggerated!

February 13, 2013 By GISuser

The following letter from GITA President, Talbot Brooks, appeared in the weekly GITA newsletter update  "GITA News Hub" on Feb. 12, 2013

Filed Under: Business, SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: A note from the GITA president, Business, Spotlight, Talbot Brooks - rumors of GITA's demise are much exaggerated!

US Census Bureau and TIGER Data Download Services and Resouces

January 25, 2013 By GISuser

The US Census Bureau and their TIGER Services program offer up a number of data downloads and download services to users. The following are some of the resources they’ve made available: Census 2000 datasets Census REST Services – GeoServices REST Specification provides a way for Web clients to communicate with geographic information system (GIS) servers […]

Filed Under: SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: Spotlight, Spotlights on Data, US Census Bureau and TIGER Data Download Services and Resouces

Mobile App Tip – Earthquake App for iOS and Android from Red Cross

January 6, 2013 By GISuser

A handy and clever mobile app for users residing in earthquake prone areas of the World from the Red Cross – available for Android and iOS

Filed Under: Environment, SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: earthquake, Mobile App Tip - Earthquake App for iOS and Android from Red Cross, Mobile/LBS, Spotlight

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