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Monthly Archives: March 2020
StoryMapper of the Year
Just found this one. “Pancakes and Silver” by Stanford University Libraries took the grand prize in ESRI’s 2019 StoryMapper of the Year competition. Check out that storymap and others by clicking below.
Webinar: Use of Drones in Solid Waste Operations
Webinar, March 24, 2020, 12pm
Instructor: Sean Christian, PE, FAA 107
The use of geospatial technologies plays a critical role in Civil Engineering and is the underlying data that most construction, daily operations and permit compliance to rely on when operating sanitary landfills.
The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs coupled with advances in GIS/CAD capabilities is quickly changing how construction management, field operations, surveying, and design work together.
The presentation provides an overview:
- GIS and drone technology have in managing traditional operations of sanitary landfills
- Recycle centers and how low-cost investments in software and hardware
- Technology can yield significant payback in efficiency gains
- Infrastructure management and improved decision-making
ArcGIS Drone Collections
Apparently ESRI has a product called ArcGIS Drone Collections.
ArcGIS Drone Collections includes four prepackaged configurations of ArcGIS products specifically tailored for processing drone imagery and creating information products such as 3D visualizations and remote-sensing analysis. Each collection provides a different level of scalability and functionality to meet your organization’s imagery needs.
More info about it here.
Universities for Master’s in GIS
Looking to pursue a Master’s in GIS, Remote Sensing, or Geosciences? Click below to see the university listing. An interactive map is included too!
2020 Map Contest at GISCI
The GIS Certification Institute is hosting a Map Contest. Submissions are open through the end of March 2020. First prize is $250. For more info click here.
2020 ESRI UC and Coronavirus
A colleague sent me a picture taken at the ESRI Developer Summit going on right now in Palm Springs, and I can tell you very few people are there. Kind of looks like a ghost town. Further, according to the DevSummit Twitter feed, ESRI decided to make it a virtual event and not a live in-person conference.
ESRI sent out an email today about the 2020 ESRI Conference that will be in San Diego in mid July. This was at the bottom of the email:
Health and Safety at Esri Events: Coronavirus Response
In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we will be taking precautions at our events to protect the health and safety of all attendees. Please see the Esri User Conference FAQ for more information about current guidelines, event details, and assistance.
The conference is still on, but might change depending on the circumstances.
NOAA Ending Raster Nautical Charts
Going to do a little boating soon? You better download the raster nautical charts (RNC) that you need since they are going away soon, as well as paper charts. RNC’s will be replaced with ENC’s, or electronic nautical charts, which are just vector files used in navigation systems. Check out the charts and download!
ESRI Small Government ELA Changes
Just received an email from ESRI about changes to their Small Government Program (or what I call the Small Government Enterprise License Agreement). They state they have added value with the addition of the following products: Continue reading
2020 Geothermal Design Challenge for Students
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO), in conjunction with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is hosting the 2020 Geothermal Design Challenge: GIS Mapping Student Competition. The design challenge focuses on a non-technical barrier to geothermal development to foster understanding and share the benefits of geothermal energy technologies. Student teams of two or three will use geographic information system (GIS) mapping to create a compelling infographic/poster or interactive map to discover potential opportunities from this renewable energy source.
High school (grades 9-12) and university (both undergraduate and graduate) students (full or part-time) enrolled at an accredited academic institution at the time of submission are eligible to participate. Only U.S. citizens are eligible to participate in the 2020 Geothermal Design Challenge. The deadline to submit draft entries for compliance review is March 30, 2020. For more info and to register, click below!
Any questions? Contact:
Erin Murphy
Outreach Director
Geothermal Design Challenge™
(651) 587-9094
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