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Developers and users: Divided by a common language 11 May 2013 | 12:39 am
Back in February I was invited to keynote the Esri developer meetup in Philadelphia. It was a well-attended event at a very nice venue, hosted by Jim Barry and Amy Niessen. I saw many old friends, mad...
Google Crisis Response Team Hurricane Sandy response 7 Mar 2013 | 10:42 pm
The Google Crisis Response Team gave a presentation on their Hurricane Sandy response for the New York State GIS Association on Feb 19, 2013 at the Google offices in New York City. Presenter Vanessa ...
Is there a cat in the room? 13 Jan 2013 | 05:07 am
"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat." --Confucius (attributed) "Digitally mapping the world" appears to be the new digital gold rush, and th...
"Mapping is a thankless job" 11 Jan 2013 | 01:35 am
"Mapping is a thankless job."* So wrote Farhad Manjoo in "Google, Apple, Nokia, And The Quest For The Perfect Map" -- a great piece on the escalating mapping war between the Internet giants, published...
Happy holidays! 22 Dec 2012 | 05:15 am
We wish you happy holidays and a prosperous 2013!
Hurricane Sandy storm surge data for New Jersey available from FEMA 19 Dec 2012 | 12:31 am
Hurricane Sandy storm surge data for New Jersey are now available for download from FEMA, as per note from NJ Office of GIS Director Andy Rowan sent to the New Jersey Geospatial Forum (NJGF) email lis...
IMPORTANT New Jersey Geospatial Forum (NJGF) 2012 winter meeting announcement 30 Nov 2012 | 08:44 pm
The New Jersey Geospatial Forum (NJGF) 2012 winter meeting has been RESCHEDULED. See below announcement from the New Jersey Office of Information Technology (NJOIT): The next meeting of the NJ Geospat...
New Brunswick land assessment map 20 Nov 2012 | 05:33 am
I have been itching to map something local. After briefly considering The New Brunswick Homicide Map, I was talked out of it by someone more sensible than me. So I present to you this New Brunswick La...
Map of operational New Jersey gas stations after hurricane Sandy -- November 1, 2012 2 Nov 2012 | 02:51 am
The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJ OEM) published a list of resources at 4:45 pm on Thursday, Nov 1, 2012. The list includes operational gas stations, hotels, pharmacies, and food store...
New Jersey Geospatial Forum (NJGF) 2012 fall meeting summary 25 Oct 2012 | 01:09 am
I could not attend today’s New Jersey Geospatial Forum (NJGF) 2012 fall meeting in Atlantic City, but here is a summary of the major announcements, as tweeted by NJGF Executive Committee member John R...
