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AP Human Geography Test Takers Up and other Education GIS News

AP Human Geography test takers had the highest jump from 2010 to 2011 in the subjects listed in the blog post: • "Human Geography" was up 30.3 percent, to 45,229 For context: Of the 37 subjects tested, participation rates climbed in all but six for the...Read more

ROI for Chicago’s Tree Trimming GIS Use and other Government GIS News

[Chicago  Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Tom] Byrne said the blitzing now permits crews to trim 20 trees a day instead of 14. The maps are based both on observation by city employees and by callers to the city’s 311 non-emergency line. Byrne said that...Read more

Westport, CT’s new TaxMap App and other Government GIS News

Westport, CT has a new Esri-based map viewer. The city is offering several 90 and 150 minute classes on using it. Good thing  - since I oculd not get the help to work. The old intro page says you must use IE not AOL or another browser. Safari worked fine. -...Read more

ERMA (at one time demo for Geoportal.gov) Basis for Arctic Response GIS

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today they are partnering to enhance the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) for the Arctic region by summer...Read more

Sundosoft Brings GIS to Korea and other International GIS News

The Korea Times has a feature on Yoon Jay-joon (Jay Yoon), CEO of Sundosoft, a large GIS player in the country. One of the graphics is of a box of ArcGIS 9. I guess 10 is not yet out there. - Korea Times Panasonic's new GPS enabled cameras may not work quite...Read more

Podcast: The Value of GIS Competitions

This past week Spatial Energy and the IEEE became two of the latest organizations to announce competitions aimed at students and users of geospatial technology. Why do these keep popping up? Are they good for the geospatial industry?

Hawaii Broadband Speed Test and other Government GIS News

A new website will allow internet users to determine their computer or electronic device’s internet speed and help the state map its broadband coverage as the Abercrombie Administration moves forward with its Hawai’i Broadband Initiative. Participants can take...Read more

Boston Residents Claim Hydrants and other Crowdsourcing GIS News

Boston's latest Code for America rollout is a map where residents can claim and name a local hydrant to shovel after snow storms. - Boston.com Esri's Ryan Lanclos writes about its new ArcGIS Add-in for Ushahidi. This add-in allows you to connect to a...Read more