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 2024 ESRI User Conference Technical Sessions are online for you to view! Check them out.
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.
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:
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!
FYI, effective June 2024, the ESRI US 2021 and ESRI US 2022 demographic datasets will no longer be available. To transition, the ESRI US 2023 data is available now.
To learn more about this deprecation and the steps to transition to the new datasets, visit the resources page here.
Last week, ESRI launched Maps.com, a media website designed to celebrate maps and introduce the power of mapping to the world. Each week, the Maps.com editorial team publishes content to engage you and help you learn about the world through maps. Topics range from local issues to areas of global interests, and includes content contributed from the GIS community. Check it out!
This is a great article about the geodetic reference frames that we use in our GIS. You might already be familiar with the ITRF. They also talk about sea level rise … did you know the west coast US sea level is actually falling? I did not.
This presentation will guide attendees on the core functionality of the data tool, plus walk through case studies of how the tool can be best used in various scenarios. This Census data tool can be used to form a comprehensive business plan for prospective businesses looking to start or expand their operations.
Webinar will be on October 26, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m. Eastern time
To register, visit https://www.fdlp.gov/news/webinar-census-business-builder-52
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