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I recieved the e-mail because I have a free account (though I thought it was associated with another e-mail address, further the e-mail describes the list I'm on as "event, product, and training notifications"). The news: Notice: Terms of Use Update You are receiving this e-mail...

The following is from an interview in All Things D with former Time, Life and National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan on his new book, The Human Face of Big Data. Did you have a particular favorite anecdote or photograph? I just came back from Australia, and they have this...

Cyborg anthropologist: We can all be superhuman - interview with CNN For instance, you should always be able to get information based on when you need it. Location plays a big role in that. Right now, data is stuck on the web, not where you are. When you land at the airport, you often have...

Chatham Borough, NJ does not participate in its county's (Morris) GIS program. This week the county showed what participation might have meant for residents after superstorm Sandy. No word on if the the borough is in, but it sounds like a compelling argument. No word in the article about the cost...

In celebration of GIS Day, Esri Canada and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) today announced a collaborative agreement that will advance the organizations' common goal of promoting geographical literacy.  How? Working together will allow the organizations to plan, produce...

The Economist, which apparently turned on the article below early, made the awards announcement on Nov 16. Also honored: Garmin. - press release --- original post 11/5/12 --- Jack Dangermond, founder of Esri and John Hanke, co-founder of Keyhole (whose technology became Google Earth) are...

USC approves Bachelor of Science in GeoDesign degree, begins Spring 2013. Spatial Sciences Inst, Architecture, Public Policy involved #esri - via @daviddibiase The Bucks University Technical College (UK) specialises in ICT and construction studies for 14 to 18 year olds and will...

Scotts Bluff County [NE] Surveyor Duane Stott said the county has received calls from many residents who did not know where they needed to go to vote. He said the online map is a new way for residents to pinpoint poll places within their individual precincts. “We’ve had a lot of interest,”...

The lastet map from Esri, the Nor'easter Information Map includes tools to easily embed it. From the e-mail sent to the media: You can customize the map by zooming or panning and changing the keywords or date ranges to localize geo-tagged social content. Both the default map or your...

Apparently, some government folks in Bahrain took GIS training. The training programme was executed by experts from (Tech Me GIS), which is a pioneering American institution accredited by the World ESRI Foundation and the training programme will consist of two training sessions ,...