The US Census Bureau just released the first public publication of the 2020 Census Geography through TIGERweb. This includes the 2020 Census Blocks, Census Block Groups, and Census Tracts. Download the new Census Geography Files today!
For those of you that participated in the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS), the new files can be found here.
Rio Hondo College GIS courses start January 30th. Classes are entirely online and our high tech GIS lab is accessible to you via remote desktop. All sessions are recorded in the event you are unable to attend class at scheduled times. More information can be found at www.riohondo.edu/gis .
Spring classes include the latest class GIS 150 which prepares you for Remote Pilot (Drone) Commercial Exam and includes survey mapping workflow to generate survey grade inputs for GIS.
Yes, part of what makes online courses so convenient is that you don’t have to commute to Rio Hondo Campus but can instead complete your coursework from home. For many of us today, we find ourselves at home with families and unexpected happenings and would much prefer the convenience of online with the ability to work on your own schedule.
Yes, however, software install is optional given that you will have access to the fast high tech labs with the latest GIS and related softwares via remote desktop. No software configuration required on your computer (Windows or Mac). Computer mouse is required.
Classes can be completed asynchronous. However you are encouraged to join us for the first 60 minute sessions for each class. The sessions are always recorded and made available later that evening for students with a conflicting schedule.
Apply for admission and register this week and entirely online. To register for classes, you must first apply for admission (entirely free online). Applying for admission and registering cannot be any easier and steps found here.
Yes. Select Rio Hondo GIS courses are transferable courses to CSU and other universities.
Simple, contact Prof. Warren Roberts wroberts@riohondo.edu
Happy New Year! Looking back at 2020 on SoCalGIS, we did not get as many viewers as 2019, but we all know why. However, here are the top 5 viewed posts of 2020, and Jobs was not one of them! And all were posts made before 2020!
Hoping 2021 is all our best year yet!
Registration for the 2021 Geodesign Summit is now open. The Geodesign Summit will be held virtually February 9-10. There are some pre and post summit workshops on February 8 and 11 as well.
ESRI has released ArcGIS Pro 2.7. Watch the video below about what’s new.
What’s New documentation here.
If your software maintenance is up to date, you can download from https://my.esri.com .
Before I take off for the rest of the year, I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Enjoy this year’s Christmas Map! -mike
Depending on where you live, here is the historic probability of at least 1 inch of snow on Christmas. Spoiler alert, Los Angeles is 0%.
More info about the map here.
Looks like ESRI has released the prerelease of ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9. You can download your software at my.esri.com.
Other info about this prerelease:
ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9 upgrades are not supported at the 10.9 prerelease. To see the new capabilities of the ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9 prerelease, a new installation is required. Upgrades from previous versions to the 10.9 prerelease are supported only for testing purposes. Do not upgrade production systems to the 10.9 prerelease. Upgrades from the prerelease version to the final released version are not supported. The final release of 10.9 will support upgrades from previous software releases as usual.
The following components are not included with the ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9 prerelease and will be available with the final release of ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9:
At first glance, everything looks ok. Do you know which of the 7 are missing? Brought to you by xkcd.com.
Get into the Holiday spirit and make a Cassini globe ornament. Check out the ESRI blog post below.
Received an email from ESRI a few days ago about them updating ArcGIS Online on December 8, from 5 pm-midnight PST. This update will include new features and enhancements that improve security policies and administrative capabilities, including HTTPS enforcement, end of support for Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge Legacy, managing the organization’s access to apps, adding a new Asia-Pacific region for new organization subscriptions, and new charts for monitoring Data Store usage.
More details below:
| HTTPS Enforcement ArcGIS Online will enforce the use of HTTPS on the night of the update. This change has been communicated over the past year, and the December update will enforce the policy across all of ArcGIS Online. The enforcement of HTTPS ensures that all data is encrypted, confidentiality is improved, and sensitive data is secure. For more information about how to prepare for this change and potential impacts, please read the following article. |
| End of ESRI Support for Internet Explorer 11 In accordance with Microsoft’s official retirement of Internet Explorer 11 and Edge Legacy, both Internet Explorer 11 and Edge Legacy have been deprecated with ArcGIS Online. With the December update of ArcGIS Online, customers will no longer be able to receive support with issues related to Internet Explorer 11 or Microsoft Edge Legacy. We recommend using the latest version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or Microsoft Edge in order to avoid any performance issues. Starting with the December 2020 update, any users that use IE11 or Edge Legacy to view ArcGIS Online applications or the website will receive an information message indicating the usage of an unsupported browser. |
| Manage Organization Access to Included Apps To enable organizations to comply with policies such as FedRAMP, and to have more control over which apps their organization members can use, administrators will have the ability to block access to included ESRI applications. Administrators can choose to block apps that are included with all user types and cannot be controlled through licenses, settings, or privileges. |
| New Asia-Pacific Region for Hosted Data An Asia-Pacific region will be introduced as an option for any new ArcGIS Online subscriptions. This region will provide a new location for hosting data in addition to the existing US and European regions. Please read this article for the details of how data hosting works with our regions. |
| New Usage Chart for Feature Data Store A new chart, available to administrators through the Organization tab, will provide more insight into the feature data store that powers hosted feature layers. All administrators will be able to quickly view the current usage of the organization’s allotted storage. For organizations that have purchased a Premium Feature Data Store subscription, a new chart will be available that displays the utilization of the resources over-time. |
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