Author Archives: John Reiser

Announcing LearnWebMapping.com

Posted on January 23, 2012 by John Reiser

I am pleased to announce that I have started another blog, LearnWebMapping.com. This summer, I am offering a Web Mapping & GIS Services course through Rowan University Online. To promote the course and to help keep myself mentally focused on … Continue reading →

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Zipcar is here!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by John Reiser

The Rowan University Facebook account recently posted some not-so-clear messages announcing the arrival of Zipcar on campus. I was thrilled to hear the news! Having a cheap rental car nearby has prompted me to reconsider owning two vehicles. I live just … Continue reading →

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Finals season is upon us.

Posted on December 19, 2011 by John Reiser

Fall Final Exam week is now here and I have been dealing with an unending stream of last-minute, panicked questions about the software and the assignments. This semester, I have two sections of GIS I which is required for a … Continue reading →

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Colleague in Need – Atanas Entchev facing deportation

Posted on October 17, 2011 by John Reiser

Update: The GIS community has come out in support of Atanas and his family. Calls for letters of support have spread across Twitter and has been picked up by several other blogs: SpatiallyAdjusted (James Fee) GeoMusings (Bill Dollins) GIS Lounge … Continue reading →

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RULost? I hope not.

Posted on September 9, 2011 by John Reiser

Fellow Rutgers grad Jim Barry shared with me a link to a press release on the RULost iPhone app. While I was initially excited to see Rutgers come out with an app to aid students in navigating the huge New … Continue reading →

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GIS & Live Maps for Hurricane Irene

Posted on August 27, 2011 by John Reiser

New Jersey is in the path of Hurricane Irene. The last time a hurricane actually made landfall in New Jersey was the 1903 Vagabond Hurricane. The mandatory evacuations are underway (NJ OEM) and to my knowledge, it is the first … Continue reading →

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Statewide 1974 aerial imagery available via WMS

Posted on August 9, 2011 by John Reiser

OIT has made the 1974 statewide aerial photography available via their WMS service. WMS: http://njwebmap.state.nj.us/njimagery Civil Solutions was the contractor that assembled the source imagery and prepared the seamless dataset for OIT. What I find amazing about the data is … Continue reading →

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Map Maker for carto-masochists, part 2

Posted on July 11, 2011 by John Reiser

After failing to provide data straight from GIS – which is possible using OpenStreetMap or ESRI’s Community Base Map programs – I sat down with Matt, my student intern that is working on developing the campus data in Map Maker. … Continue reading →

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Map Maker for carto-masochists, part 1

Posted on July 10, 2011 by John Reiser

Why make data created of the third world (and likely by individuals in the third world) a for-sale product for a first world company? Continue reading →

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ArcGIS: strong enough for Server, pH balanced for Desktop

Posted on June 14, 2011 by John Reiser

James Fee pointed out how ArcGIS is undergoing minor rewording as part of the changes coming to the software at version 10.1. One thing to note is that the ArcView license level is now Basic, while the ArcEditor level is … Continue reading →

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