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NASA-NOAA Satellite Reveals New Views of Earth at Night

December 11, 2012 By GISuser

Scientists unveiled today an unprecedented new look at our planet at night. A global composite image, constructed using cloud-free night images from a new NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite, shows the glow of natural and human-built phenomena across the planet in greater detail than ever before. This image of the continental […]

Filed Under: SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: GISuser Spotlights, NASA-NOAA Satellite Reveals New Views of Earth at Night, Spotlight

National Geologic Map Database Gets a Face Lift

December 2, 2012 By GISuser

“Geologic maps are valuable in many ways.  They show the areas within which coal, iron, and other useful minerals occur, the limits of the artesian basins, the course of metalliferous veins, and many other things needful to the development of a region.” (U.S. Geological Survey, 1904)

Filed Under: SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: National Geologic Map Database Gets a Face Lift, Spotlight, Web Mapping

Webmapping Tip – National Wetlands Inventory – Wetlands Mapper

November 19, 2012 By GISuser

The US FWS provides users with access to wetland inventory data online via their Wtlands Mapper web service, an ArcGIS.com service. From the FWS… The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is the principal Federal agency that provides information to the public on the extent and status of the Nation’s wetlands. The Service’s strategic plan […]

Filed Under: SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: Spotlight, Web Mapping, Webmapping Tip - National Wetlands Inventory - Wetlands Mapper

The Truth About Big Data

October 13, 2012 By GISuser

  Big Data is all the rage today. There’s a lot of buzz about how it will transform your business with diagnostics and dashboards distributed directly to business users. The truth is someday Big Data will do just that… if your organization can clear a few hurdles in getting it under control. This booklet is […]

Filed Under: SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: Spotlight, Spotlights on Data, The Truth About Big Data

GIS Data Tip – 2009 TIGER / Line SHP Files

December 9, 2009 By GISuser

Here’s a tip on how and where you can access, for free, the 2009 Census Bureau TIGER/line files in ESRI SHP format

Filed Under: SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: GIS Data Tip - 2009 TIGER / Line SHP Files, Spotlight, Spotlights on Data

Map – The Geography of A Recession; US Unemployment by County

December 3, 2009 By Editor

We wanted to share this fine webmap revealing an interesting trend in unemployment in the USA. Broken down by county, the map uses data from the Bureau of Labor to reveal a dramatic picture.

Filed Under: From the AnyGeo Blog Tagged With: Map - The Geography of A Recession; US Unemployment by County, Spotlight, Web Mapping

Tip – GIS Companies and Geo Twitters To Add To Your Social Bookmarks

January 14, 2009 By GISuser

There’s lots of cool things about Twitter including a TON of third-party add-ons but what makes it very useful is the people!

Filed Under: Business, SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: Business, Spotlight

Amerisurv Feature – It’s Your Business: Surveying—People, Product and Profits – advice for 2009

January 12, 2009 By GISuser

From The American Surveyor Magazine (Vol.6 No.1 January 2009) … A successful business owner in Texas shares some wise advice for 2009 and beyond.

Filed Under: Business, SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: Business, Spotlight

NORAD Tracks Santa Video

December 16, 2008 By GISuser

We have the following reminder from NORAD… All the preparations for this year are in place! Return on Christmas Eve to track St. Nick on his magical flight around the world! See http://www.noradsanta.org

Filed Under: Business, SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: Business, Spotlight

Free Data Tip – 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

December 11, 2008 By GISuser

New from the US Census Bureau… The TIGER/Line Shapefiles are extracts containing selected geographic and cartographic information from the Census Bureau’s MAF/TIGER® (Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing) database. 

Filed Under: SPOTLIGHTS Tagged With: Spotlight

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