If you work with GIS in a local government, you usually do not get to try out some of those more interesting map projections. If you deal with world data, then you might get to use them. Like this one, the Rectified Skew Orthomorphic:
With ArcGIS 10.7.1 and ArcGIS Pro 2.4, you have access to 68 unique map projection algorithms and another 30 variations, 98 in total! Check out this story map showing a gallery of the 68 supported map projections, from Aitoff to Winkel Tripel.
CGIA has posted that there are two new NASA ARSET training webinars that you can attend if you are interested. One is “New Sensor Highlight: ECOSTRESS” and the other is “SAR for Disasters and Hydrological Applications”. Visit the CGIA website for more information about these webinars.
Just a reminder that the ESRI Ocean and Atmospheric GIS Forum will be starting tomorrow.
In February and March 2020, you can enjoy the CalGIS conference, Geodesign Summit, and ESRI Developer Summit. Check out all conferences from the GIS/Mapping Conferences page.
Looks like a brush fire erupted in Simi Valley. Check out this interactive map from the Ventura County Emergency Operations Center to see mandatory/voluntary evacuation areas as well as power shutoff areas.
GOES-West Satellite image as of 10am:
Hema Maps. California, Nevada road guide. 1 map, scale 1:1,000,000. Hallwag, pub. 2019. ISBN: 9783828307568
Michelin North America. Streetwise California: state road map of California. 1 map, scale 1: 2,400,000. Greenville, S.C.: Michein Travel, pub. 2019. ISBN: 9782067238824
National Geographic Maps. Desolation and Granite Chief Wilderness Areas. 1 map, scale 1:40,000. Evergreen, Colo.: National Geographic Partners, Trails Illustrated topographic map 802, pub. 2018. ISBN: 9781566957731
National Geographic Maps. Tahoe Rim Trail. 1 map, scale 1:63,360. Evergreen, Colo.: National Geographic Partners, Trails Illustrated topographic map 1013, pub. 2018. ISBN: 9781566957496
U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Alabama Hills recreational and scenic area, map and guide. 1 map, scale ca. 1:10,480. Bishop, Calif.: Bureau of Land Management, Bishop Filed Office, pub. 2018. Link.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management. BLM routes of travel for western Imperial County, California. 1 map, scale 1:135,000. El Centro, Calif.: Bureau of Land Management, El Centro Field Office, pub. 2019. Link. Link.
U.S. Forest Service. Plumas National Forest, California. 1 map, scale 1:126,720. Vallejo, Calif.: U.S. Forest Service, pub. 2019. ISBN: 9781628114348
U.S. Forest Service. Sequoia National Forest atlas, including Giant Sequoia National Monument: 7 1/2ʹ quadrangle topographic maps. 1 atlas (60 p.), scale 1:63,360. Washington, D.C.?: U.S. Forest Service, pub. 2019. ISBN: 9781628114331
U.S. Forest Service. Shasta-Trinity National Forest atlas: 71/2′ quadrangle topographic maps. 1 atlas (119 map sheets), scale 1:63,360. Vallejo, Calif.: U.S. Forest Service, pub. 2019. ISBN: 9781628114355
Zanger Christopher. Mount Shasta Wilderness. 1 map, scale 1:38,000. Birmingham, AL: Wilderness Press, 4th edition, pub. 2017. Link.
Update 2/20/2020: ArcGIS 10.8 has been released. View the post here.
Looks like ESRI pre-released ArcGIS 10.8. Logging into my.esri.com shows what is available for download:
ArcGIS 10.8 Prerelease:
The ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Engine 10.8 setup packages are designed to detect and upgrade an existing installation of the same ArcGIS product. The settings for the installation location, license manager (for concurrent use), or authorization information (for single use) are retained during the upgrade.
ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8 upgrades are not supported at 10.8 prerelease. To see the new capabilities of ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8 prerelease, it is required to do a new installation. Upgrades from previous versions to the 10.8 prerelease are not supported. Upgrades from the prerelease version to the final released version are not supported. The final release of 10.8 will support upgrades from previous software releases as usual.
The following products are not included with ArcGIS 10.8 prerelease and will be available with the final release of ArcGIS 10.8:
ArcGIS 10.8 Single Use Licenses:
If ArcGIS 10.8 will be installed on a machine that is different from where a previous ArcGIS 10.x product is currently installed, and you wish to use the existing ArcGIS 10.1–10.7.1 authorization number for ArcGIS 10.8, the earlier version of an ArcGIS 10.x product must first be deauthorized before authorizing ArcGIS 10.8.
ArcGIS 10.8 Concurrent Use Licenses:
With all the fires that are going on right now, this interesting interactive map by UCLA shows all buildings in California classified by what Cal Fire Fire Hazard Severity Zone they fall in. Click below and check it out!
Thanks goes to Barry Waite for finding this one!
You can also check out the Cal Fire Fire Incident Map here.
ESRI will be holding an Ocean and Atmospheric GIS Forum at their headquarters in Redlands on Novermber 5-7, 2019. Check it out and register.
Looks like ESRI is starting a new campaign called “See What Others Can’t“. If you attended the 2019 Users Conference in July, you saw some of this already.
According to an email that went out to users, they will be extending the campaign “to include billboards and print, TV, and digital ads.” Billboards and TV? That should be interesting to see. When someone asks you what you do, ask them if they saw the TV commercial or billboard! Here is one of the commercials.
ESRI would like users to embrace and amplify the message on the campaign’s new website to share your stories and feedback with ESRI. Check it out!
If you are old enough, remember when you printed a map on a dot matrix printer? How about those Calcomp plotters that used different colored ball point pen cartridges to make color maps? Cross hatching was a big thing!
Check out this article about how advances in computer mapping shaped the early days of GIS.
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