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About socalgovgis - Michael Carson

Michael Carson, GIS Manager (retired) for the City of Burbank and President of Southern California Government GIS User Group. Currently teaching GIS at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita.

Survey Request for Dissertation

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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

Cadastral Mapper Analyst @ Mono County

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The Mono County Assessor has an opening for a Cadastral Mapper Analyst I/II/III. Typical qualifications include thorough knowledge of:

  • GIS principles including data types, data layers, geographic, analytic, and statistical functions, geographic coordinate systems, and data formatting.
  • Principles and practices of data editing and management within ArcGIS Desktop.
  • Esri’s Desktop product line, beginning at most one release back.
  • Control point data acquisition and implementation.
  • Python and server-side scripting and automation tools. 

For more information and to apply, follow this link.

GIS Analyst Position @ Santa Barbara County

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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.

Click here for more information and to apply.

Library of Congress Geospatial Applications Hub

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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.

More info here.

2024 ESRI User Conference

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The 2024 ESRI User Conference is on this week in San Diego. It is ESRI’s 44th user conference and celebrating 55 years as a company.

Some interesting information during the Plenary today:

  • ArcGIS Online recycle bin, edit data with Web Editor, metadata editor, Model Builder, Data Pipelines
  • Dashboards on mobile devices, 3D scenes in dashboards
  • Story Maps offline briefings
  • GeoAI predetermined models, ready to use, landcover, buildings, etc.
  • ArcGIS Velocity
  • ArcGIS support for STAC, oriented imagery, stream geospatial videos on a map
  • Add PDF to a map
  • ArcGIS Hub map based discussion boards … Geo Chat
  • ArcGIS Pro, change group check boxes to radio buttons, insert hyperlinks in layouts, data schema editing in Excel

You can watch the Plenary sessions here.

Fireworks 2024!

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It’s that time again … July 4th and fireworks! Only some areas in SoCal are allowing the sales of fireworks. Where can you go?

Use the app to view cities in LA, Orange, Ventura, Riverside, and San Bernardino County that allow the sale and discharge of fireworks.  Included are days and times when fireworks will be sold and when you can light them up, as well as links to city websites and telephone numbers.  Data was collected from municipal codes, websites, and/or contacting each city. Data provided as is.  Some cities are allowing sales now AND allow you to discharge them as well!  Check it out and be safe!

ArcGIS Online User Types are Changing

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The user types in ArcGIS Online and later for ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal are changing. Basically:

  • Changes now in ArcGIS Online
  • Changes in November 2024 for Enterprise/Portal version 11.4
  • Editor user type renamed to Contributor
  • GIS Professional Advanced renamed Professional Plus
  • GIS Professional Standard renamed to Professional
  • GIS Professional Basic and Creator combined into Creator
  • Higher user types include features of user types below them
  • Creator, Professional, and Professional Plus are foundational user types
  • Viewer, Contributor, and Mobile Worker are add-on dependent user types
  • Creator includes a ArcGIS Pro Basic license
  • Professional includes a ArcGIS Pro Standard license
  • Professional Plus includes a ArcGIS Pro Advanced license and extensions

Any price changes will be effective for renewals from August 1, 2024. August renewals will include the new user types. Any renewals up to July 31, 2024 will retain the same pricing until the next renewal in 2025.

For all the details, read this ArcNews article and/or watch this video.

View the comparison matrix document here.

User types overview and pricing here.

GIS Intern @ JCSD

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The Jurupa Community Services District is looking for a tech-savvy GIS Intern. This is a great opportunity to gain practical experience in GIS while supporting the IT department. You will collaborate on mapping projects, assist with data analysis, and contribute to developing innovative solutions.

For more information and to apply, visit:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/jcsd/jobs/4546427/it-gis-intern-pt

CGIA Workshop – Effective Delegation

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CGIA will be hosting an upcoming workshop – Effective Delegation, on Monday June 17th (12pm – 1:30pm, Pacific).

Effective delegation skills are key to managing one’s workload. Instead of handing a project over to someone and then forgetting about it, achieve good delegation results with the right preparation, feedback, and encouragement. Delegating not only frees up the group leader to focus on other objectives, it is also motivates team members to develop key skills and promotes trust by sharing crucial tasks and responsibilities.

For more information and to register, visit https://cgia.org/2024/05/cgia-professional-development-workshop-effective-delegation-june-17th/ .

Check out all professional development workshops here:
https://cgia.org/2024/01/cgia-professional-development-series/