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Geography Notes
Today’s a great day for graduation!
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To what purpose does this serve?
Our plastic relief map of New Jersey is so old it’s a historic resource, too.
Pretty cool view from Kean’s STEM building.
Nice morning to ride your bike to work in a suit.
Author Archives: John Reiser
Map Maker for carto-masochists, part 1
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
Posted in Data, ESRI, Google, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Technology, Uncategorized, Web Mapping
Tagged Google Map Maker, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap
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ArcGIS: strong enough for Server, pH balanced for Desktop
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
Posted in ESRI, In the News
Tagged ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, ArcPad, ESRI, James Fee, rebranding
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Back to the New Normal
It’s been a while since I last posted to the ol’ Blog. After I returned from the DevSummit in March, my free time dwindled down to nothing. The end of the spring semester has been a whirlwind of activity; developing … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Tools and Scripts, Updates, Web Mapping
Tagged Broadband, DevMeetup, New Jersey Geospatial Forum, Rowan University
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Some thoughts on the ESRI DevSummit
I’m back from the sixth ESRI DevSummit. It was a great event full of informative sessions, socializing and networking. This was one of the first conferences in a while where I did not participate more than simply attending. The DevSummit … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, ESRI, Events, Technology
Tagged ArcGIS, Development, DevSummit, ESRI, GIS, mobile, Software
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March Madness
Back in January, I had every intention of updating this weekly, but once the semester starts, all bets were off. It’s been a crazy few weeks, juggling several research projects, two classes and compiling everything needed for my recontracting at … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Events, Technology, Tools and Scripts, Web Mapping
Tagged ArcGIS Server, DevSummit, ESRI, Teaching
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Thoughts on the start of the Spring Semester
Today marks the beginning of the Spring Semester. For many students, this will be their last semester at Rowan University. For me, I’ll be teaching GIS II, which is mostly upperclassmen, and Intro to Mapping and GIS, which is more … Continue reading
2cm Photography of the Ongoing Flooding in Queensland
NearMap has released an interactive map showing the imagery acquired this week of the flooding around Brisbane. 2cm imagery, less than a week old, available around the world through the internet. Pretty soon, laughing about how some fools think the … Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Photography, In the News, Technology
Tagged Aerial Photography, Australia, Brisbane, flooding, Queensland
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Dangerous Cartography
Back in March of 2010, Sarah Palin’s PAC released a map of “democratic targets” she would like to see out of office. The map, depicted at right, used gunsights to highlight where the representatives she wants gone are located. Sadly, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, In the News
Tagged Gabrielle Giffords, Politics, Sarah Palin, Tea Party
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Repetitive tasks are what computers do best.
Python is worlds apart from VB in all the right ways. Continue reading
Posted in ESRI, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged AML, ArcGIS, Avenue, ESRI, python, scripting
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