Do you gather GPS points while you are running? If so, here is an article about the best way to symbolize your point data to show your running information.
The Best Way to Map a Run
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Hillmap for Backcountry Travelers
Hillmap is a web based mapping app that lets you create and print free, customizable maps from high quality map layers. You can also use Hillmap tools to calculate slope and distance, check the weather at your destination, analyze snowpack, and more.
This app is definitely handy to calculate your hiking route and check on the slope. You can also turn on multiple overlays, like slope, weather radar, and other map information. Give it a spin!
CloudSpatial Beta Released
Looking for an alternative to ArcGIS Server but still want to use ESRI’s other products? Maybe CloudSpatial is for you. Announcing the Beta release of CloudSpatial GIS Server – an ESRI Geoservices REST Implementation. CloudSpatial is a drop in replacement for ArcGIS Server that works with all ESRI API’s and ArcGIS Desktop. CloudSpatial was created as an alternative to ArcGIS Server for organizations that have existing investments / apps built with ESRI technology but would like to reduce the ongoing expense of ArcGIS Server and/or ArcGIS Online. CloudSpatial can also be used by customers that want an ESRI compatible, inexpensive, lightweight and easy to use system for their spatial infrastructure. See how easy it is to setup and use by watching the screencasts. More info at cloudspatial.com/gisserver.
ArcGIS Pro 1.4 Released
ArcGIS Pro 1.4 is now available. Some of the new features include supporting the production of georeferenced ortho products, sharing dynamic image services, georeference CAD data, create graticules, multipatch editing, changing the interface theme, controlling feature layers with display filters, new interactive selection tool for 2D views, new 3D symbols, create vector tile packages, vector tiles can now be printed and exported, and much more!
Here is a listing of what’s new. You can download the software from your ESRI account.
The Maps We Wandered Into As Kids
Check out this interesting article about books with maps that you might have read when you were young. The maps were used to describe the fictional world you were reading about.
California As An Island Map Exhibit
Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, many believed California was a remote island with plenty of gold, free-loving amazons, and strange beasts.
A new exhibit at Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library features a selection of maps from the Roy V. Boswell Collection for the History of Cartography, one of the University’s special collections. The exhibit, “California As an Island and Worlds That Never Were,” will be on display Jan. 22 to March 29 in the Salz-Pollak Atrium Gallery.
The Optimal Road Trip Using Python
Looking to go on a road trip? If you know your stops, why not let Python figure out the most optimum route for you? Click below to learn how it is done.
NOAA Releases First GOES-16 Image
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released the first image taken by Harris Corporation’s Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) onboard their next-generation weather satellite. The image taken from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-16 (GOES-16) is of Earth’s full western hemisphere with detailed cloud and water features.
Uber Movement
Uber is providing access to anonymized data from over 2 billion trips to help improve urban planning around the world. Uber movement provides a new way on how traffic is moving around in your city. It was designed in partnership with urban planners and transportation professionals. Tools are included to analyze traffic changes over time. Check it out!
Thanks goes to Barry Waite for finding this one!
LA County Road Closures
With all the rain we have been receiving, I thought this site might be useful for those driving around. LA County Department of Public Works has a road closures website which shows road closures in the unincorporated areas of the county ONLY. So if you plan on travelling in the mountains, you would probably want to consult this site.
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