The FAA’s long-awaited rules for drones are finally ready, and they spell bad news for the many businesses and organizations that had hoped the agency would give up its hard-line approach to unmanned aircraft. Read more here.
Monthly Archives: November 2014
GIS Service Offerings from the State of California
The State of California is offering GIS services for organizations that need access to GIS resources. See the LA County eGIS posting here.
CGIA Map Application Contest
CGIA is looking for someone to create their next web application that will make accessible a list of GIS contacts throughout the State of California. The competition is open to anyone. First prize will be $1,500. Click here for more info.
Worldwide Digital Attack Map
As you read this post, there are many digital attacks going on over the internet. The most common is called the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. A DDoS attack is an attempt to make an online service unavailable by overwhelming it with traffic from multiple sources. They target a wide variety of important resources, from banks to news websites, and present a major challenge to making sure people can publish and access important information. Watch this video to learn more. Click below to view real time and historical DDoS attacks worldwide.
Court Confirms FAA has Jurisdiction over UASs
The National Transportation Safety Board today affirmed the FAA’s position that the regulation prohibiting operation of an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner applies to unmanned aircraft. More info here.
Atlas of Design
The US Dollar Turns 100 Years Old
MaptimeLA Field Trip to Factual
Join MaptimeLA on a field trip from downtown to Century City to visit with Tyler Bell, VP of Product at Factual!
Thursday, November 13 @ 7pm
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 35th floor
RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/MaptimeLA/events/204389362/