The Center for Spatial Studies at UCSB is hosting a poster and plenary session on campus on June 6th. The Plenary session will be on “Improving Information Accuracy for Extreme Events”. For more info and to RSVP, click below.
The California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) Board nominations are still open, but will close at the end of the day tomorrow. Nominate yourself or someone that would like to run for the following openings:
Board Officer positions open for nominations:
Board Member Categories open for nomination:
ESRI has announced the release of the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor, available in beta on the ArcGIS for Developers website. The tool gives you a fast and easy way to create a custom basemap style.
By selecting an existing vector basemap, you can customize the layer colors and labels. You can edit everything from fill and text symbols to fonts, halos, patterns, transparency, and zoom level visibility. When you are finished, the styles are saved as an item in ArcGIS Online with a unique ID. The map viewer or any custom application can then reference the ID to display the basemap. Check it out.
With all that is going on in Hawaii, the USGS is keeping up by mapping the fissure systems and lava flows of the eruption at Kilauea. They also have been taking thermal images so you can really see where the lava is flowing. Check it out!
Wanting to catch a look at some wildflowers in SoCal? You might still have some time. Check out this app by SCAG. Using precipitation, windstorm, natural habitats, and open space data, they mapped likely wildflower blooms and potential superblooms. You can also overlay transit data to plan your trip!
The City Health Dashboard is an online resource with community-level health, social, and economic data for the 500 largest cities in the US. The dashboard reports on 36 key measures of health, such as obesity and opioid overdose deaths, as well as the conditions that influence health, such as housing affordability and reading proficiency. The dashboard represents a first of its kind effort to provide city and neighborhood level data from multiple national sources, creating a one stop online resource to help city leaders and residents pinpoint and take action on gaps in health and opportunity. Check it out!
Interesting article about mapping the ocean floor. I did not know that only 15% of the ocean floor has been mapped so far. An idea to “crowd source” ocean floor mapping is taking hold, using volunteer cargo ships, fishing boats, and pleasure craft to transmit data in real time.
The ArcGIS Pro 2.2 Beta release will be available soon. The release will include new color schemes, 3D slice tool, full-motion video in the ArcGIS Image Analyst extension, UTM zone clipping, and about 50 new geoprocessing tools. Click below for more info and to sign up.
ESRI announced that there is a security vulnerability in ArcGIS server and there is a patch for 10.2.1 through 10.6. Version 10.6.1 has already been fixed. Click here to read the technical support article.
Though the article is from last year, I think it still applies if you are a student looking for a great Geography Graduate Program for the fall. You can check out the rankings here.
Some top schools in California include UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Berkeley.
The article also touches on why online might not be a good idea for a graduate program and just taking GIS courses for a GIS certificate does not give you a deeper understanding of the world and teach you the ability to think spatially … Geography will.
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