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Is GIS Education Bait and Switch?

Last week a discussion of Spatial Information Technology (SpatialIT) came to a bit of a head. The conversation, led by OpenGeo’s Paul Ramsey, may have unearthed a truth many would rather not hear: “... as we know, GIS courses are...


Whom did the MAPPS PAC Support in this Year’s Election Cycle?

Today MAPPS announced how it supported candidates for office via its political action committe (MAPPS PAC). Per the press release, here's a primer on the PAC: The PAC is the legal, ethical...


Building Blocks: How GIS Provides the Foundation for a More Efficient Fiber Optic Network

Utilities are implementing fiber optic networks to support the increased communication loads needed manage the large customer base. Truckee Donner Public Utility District in California turned to Telvent to plan its network. Ian Fitzgerald, with...



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Esri “Accredited” Training and other Education GIS News

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...


Your Help Needed: Map Sandy Debris and Shelter Updates

The headline is copied from the Huffington Post, which is soliciting input on an Ushahidi (CrowdMap) map. I appreciate that text above the map explains: To submit a formal service request to your local government, use 311. For...


Non-tasters of “bitter” and Geography Linked to Obesity and other Health GIS News

The bottom line from a Penn State nutrition study (that included GIS): The combination of being less sensitive to a bitter-tasting compound and having limited access to healthy nutritious foods strongly influences a child's...


New Geo APIs - 11/6/12

IHS Energy Editorial API: The service provides daily updated information about markets for petroleum and other energy sources. It delivers news and analysis from the provider's industry experts covering activities in oil and gas,...


The Economist Honors Dangermond and Hanke for Contributions to Geospatial

Jack Dangermond, founder of Esri and John Hanke, co-founder of Keyhole (who's technology became Google Earth) are among the winners in The Economist's 2012 Innovation Awards. They are winners in the Computing and Telecommunications...




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Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications: New Geo APIs - 11/6/12

IHS Energy Editorial API: The service provides daily updated information about markets for petroleum and other energy sources. It delivers news and analysis from the provider's industry experts covering activities in oil and gas, as...


Health: Non-tasters of “bitter” and Geography Linked to Obesity and other Health GIS News

The bottom line from a Penn State nutrition study (that included GIS): The combination of being less sensitive to a bitter-tasting compound and having limited access to healthy nutritious foods strongly influences a child's risk of...




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Press Releases

City and County Governments – Getting More Out of Your GIS Dollar


GeoEye Reports Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Results


GGP Launches Rapid Data Lookup System for UK Local Authorities


Ubiterra Corporation, a provider of cloud services for seismic data management, today announced at the SEG 82nd Annual Meeting the launch of its new UbiSeis™ cloud service.


LMKR GeoGraphix® Users now have custom access to MapMart streaming data sets


SuperGeo Provides Plenty of SuperGIS Server API Samples


Call for Papers Open for 2013 Esri User Conference


NZ Web Map Puts Aussie ingenuity On World Stage


Blue Marble Releases GeoCalc 6.6, GIGS Gold Compliant version based on OGP Requirements


MAPPS PAC Announces Candidate Support in November 6 Election




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