World Reef Map

Posted on May 28, 2019 by socalgovgis - Michael Carson

Healthy coral reefs are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, leading some to call reefs the rainforests of the sea. Coral reefs are also threatened by ocean acidification caused by pollution, overfishing, and more. Check out this wonderful interactive atlas of coral reefs in remote locations around the world. You can explore the map by selecting a pin or using the menu to choose a location, then zoom into a specific island area within that location to view a colorful detailed map of its reefs different habitat areas, many of which are accompanied by underwater videos. This online map also includes GIS tools enabling you to measure and analyze specific reef habitats. These and other features are explained in the map’s useful help section. Check it out!

GIS Management Practices Survey

Posted on May 21, 2019 by socalgovgis - Michael Carson

Dear GIS Colleagues,

We are contacting you to request that you participate in a survey on GIS management practices. This survey is sponsored by URISA’s GIS Management Institute (GMI). The purpose of the survey is to analyze current GIS program and project management practices, in order to gain insights and assess current trends.

All respondents will be provided with a report summarizing the survey findings. In the future, URISA and GMI will make more detailed data available for purchase. In addition, Peter Croswell of Croswell-Shulte will access the data. He will use some of the data to revise his GIS Management Handbook, available for purchase later this year, and 30 respondents will be selected at random to receive a free copy of the book. No personally identifying information will be released, except as authorized by question 26 in the survey.

The appropriate respondents to this survey are GIS program and project managers in all types of organizations. Please feel free to encourage your GIS manager colleagues in other organizations to take the survey. We appreciate your time for response to this survey. The survey has 26 questions and should take approximately 25-35 minutes to complete.

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GMI-Survey

We request responses by May 31, 2019.

If you have any questions, please contact GMI at GMIsurvey@urisa.org

Thank you for your participation.

GIS Management Institute

GeoVet 2019

Posted on May 20, 2019 by socalgovgis - Michael Carson

Dear colleagues,

The University of California is hosting this year the International Conference in spatial epidemiology, spatial statistics and GIS applied to animal health, public health and food safety (GeoVet 2019, https://geovet2019.ucdavis.edu/). Registration and Abstract submission are now OPEN!!. Remember that the deadline for abstract submission is June 1st !!. You can find the instructions to submit your abstracts here: https://geovet2019.ucdavis.edu/abstracts.html

In this interdisciplinary conference there will be excellent pre- and post-conference workshops as well as the exceptional keynote speakers and participants in the discussion panels.

Please also check the travel awards and encourage your students to apply to the student presentation and poster awards.

Looking forward to meeting you at the GeoVet 2019 in October 8-10th 2019!
Best Regards,
Beatriz

Dr. Beatriz Martínez López, DVM, MPVM, PhD.
Chair of the GeoVet 2019 Organizing Committee
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Associate Professor
Director of the Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance (CADMS), FAO Ref. Center for Veterinary Epidemiology
Chancellor’s Fellow
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California
One Shields Avenue, 95616 Davis, CA

Office: Tupper Hall 2415A
Phone: +1 530 752 7675
Fax: +1 530 752 1618
Email: beamartinezlopez@ucdavis.edu
Website: https://cadms.vetmed.ucdavis.edu

Fix Errors in ESRI Basemaps

Posted on May 16, 2019 by socalgovgis - Michael Carson

Do you use ESRI’s basemaps? Have you ever seen a problem in one, like an incorrect street name or place name? Or maybe an issue with some imagery? If so, ESRI has some web maps setup for you to “Edit” and markup for feedback of issues or errors. The feedback is received by the ArcGIS Online team to evaluate for one of their updates.

Here are a few basemaps that you can add your feedback on:

Street Map Feedback

Topographic Map Feedback

Imagery Map Feedback

Vector Basemap Feedback

Use them to clean up any inconsistencies in your jurisdictions!

Wicked Weather and Deadly Disasters

Posted on May 14, 2019 by socalgovgis - Michael Carson

It looks like there is nowhere that you can hide from bad weather and natural disasters. Check out these maps showing flood warnings, tornadoes and hurricanes, extreme heat and cold, wildfires, lightning, and earthquakes and volcanoes.

House Hunting Using ArcGIS API for Python

Posted on May 13, 2019 by socalgovgis - Michael Carson

Here is an interesting article about one data scientist using ArcGIS API for Python to look for a house in the Portland area, ultimately building a housing recommendation engine. It will make your head spin!

LED Street Light Fail

Posted on May 10, 2019 by socalgovgis - Michael Carson

Is your city working on updating street lights to LEDs? Make sure you buy quality lights, not from China! Read about the problems that Detroit and Berkeley are encountering.

Explain GIS Better

Posted on May 7, 2019 by socalgovgis - Michael Carson

Ever had to explain what GIS is to a person that had no idea what it was? Check out this article and you will find some nice answers you can use in the future!

Measles Map

Posted on May 1, 2019 by socalgovgis - Michael Carson

Seems like the measles these days are popping up everywhere. Check out the CDC Measles map and info for this year so far.

The Transcontinental Railroad

Posted on April 26, 2019 by socalgovgis - Michael Carson

150 years ago the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869 marked an important milestone in the history of the United States with the joining of the populated east with the growing cities and towns of the west. Stanford University, with its connection to Leland Stanford and Timothy Hopkins, holds in its libraries an impressive array of materials related to this monumental achievement including the often overlooked contributions of the Chinese railroad workers. A new Spotlight exhibit, Transcontinental Railroad, pulls together this material to give an overview of the people and places that played a role in transforming the west. There are maps too! Check it out.

SoCalGIS.org

Southern California Government GIS User Group – Working together locally in GIS