Check out this fire app built with ArcGIS Online, Experience Builder, and publicly available data.
It combines CAL FIRE’s Damage Inspection (DINS) layers, Maxar imagery from NOAA & OpenAerialMap, dynamic charts that summarize DINS totals, historic structures in the Palisades area from Historic Places LA, and a link in the damage points pop-up to pre-fire Google Street View imagery.
More from the builder of the app here.
Check out this 3D map of the fires in LA County by CAL FIRE. You can click on one of the fires listed at the bottom of the map to zoom to it. Fire perimeters, evacuation area status, wind speeds, camera locations, and live tracking of fire fighting aircraft are shown as well.
An alternate 3D Incident Map (Beta) by CAL FIRE can be viewed here: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents.html .
I will be teaching a California Rare Book School (CalRBS) course on the History of Cartography August 11th to the 15th at UCLA.
https://www.calrbs.org/history-of-cartography-2025/
This course is designed to provide a general overview of the history of mapping in the western world as well as the use of cartographic resources in modern day teaching and research.
Topics will include an introduction to maps (projections, scale, visualization of information), the history of map printing; the evolution of European mapping; the role of maps as cultural and social objects; the wide variety and type of maps produced; reference materials and cartobibliographies, and the role of museums and libraries as stewards of the content.
Course participants will interact with physical examples from archives and special collections, as well as examine maps in the larger historical context through a class visit to a highly regarded cultural institution. This class will also explore and critically examine digital cartographic repositories from around the world and the role they can play in education and research.
This course provides credit for the following certificates:
Please do join me for all the mappy fun!
Ian Fowler
Curator of Maps, History, and Government Information
New York Public Library
The 2025 ESRI User Conference registration is now open. Get registered and get your hotel as soon as possible!
Come and celebrate GIS Day at Ventura College on Friday 11/22/2024 from 8am to 2:30pm. It will be their 25th year!
Free registration includes: Geospatial Technology Presentations, Industry and Organization Representatives, Posters/Story Maps/Apps, Coffee/Pastries/Lunch.
Featured Speakers
Keynote: Jinna Larkin, County of Santa Barbara GIS Supervisor
Mapping Meaningful Connections – A Santa Barbara Story
Paul Jenkin, Ventura Campaign Coordinator, Surfrider Foundation
Matilija Dam Removal: Sediment transport and downstream implications
Christian Harder, Writer/Editor/Senior Content Strategist, Esri
The Making of The Power of Where, Jack Dangermond’s first book
The 2024 ESRI User Conference Technical Sessions are online for you to view! Check them out.
To Whom It May Concern:
I’m currently working on my dissertation, which examines the challenges GIS instructors face when collaborating across organizations. I’m reaching out to see if you might be able to help distribute my survey to your members.
The survey takes 10-15 minutes to complete and is designed to gather insights from GIS educators on this important topic. Your participation, or the participation of your members, would be invaluable to my research.
I understand that time is limited, but I would be incredibly grateful for your support in sharing this survey. The insights gathered will directly shape the findings and recommendations of my study.
Thank you so much for considering my request.
More information and the survey in the link below:
https://forms.office.com/r/3CNgM8JuB9
The Mono County Assessor has an opening for a Cadastral Mapper Analyst I/II/III. Typical qualifications include thorough knowledge of:
For more information and to apply, follow this link.
The County of Santa Barbara is accepting applications to fill two full-time Mapping/GIS Analyst vacancies in various locations. This role is used Countywide with vacancies for a Data/GIS Analyst in the Public Works Department and a GIS Analyst in the Information Technology Department. The employment list for this recruitment may also be used to fill future vacancies in other departments.
The Geography and Map Division is excited to support the newly launched “Library of Congress Geospatial Applications” Hub site! Hosted in ArcGIS Online, a web-based platform created by Esri, “the Hub” provides online users with a new way to explore the Library’s wide range of StoryMaps and web map applications in one site.
SoCalGIS.org 