Category Archives: Data

Changing Landscapes: Final Thoughts

Posted on August 5, 2010 by John Reiser

I stuck to this schedule because any project without clearly defined goals and time lines are doomed to mediocrity. You can only exceed expectations if you have them in the first place. Continue reading →

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Changing Landscapes: A Million Little Tiles

Posted on August 3, 2010 by John Reiser

The New Jersey Land Change Viewer, the online component of the Changing Landscapes research project required the generation of approximately one million map tiles. These tiles needed to be served quickly – the online viewer is meant to make the … Continue reading →

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Changing Landscapes: Brainstorming

Posted on August 2, 2010 by John Reiser

Back in June, the New Jersey DEP Bureau of GIS released the 2007 Land Use/Land Cover data. The data was released in record time, just slightly over 3 years from the aerial photography date. We felt that we needed to … Continue reading →

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Release of “Changing Landscapes in the Garden State”

Posted on July 28, 2010 by John Reiser

The last month has literally been a blur as we’ve worked to get the data for the report together and then into a series of interactive, animated web maps that show the progression of urban change over 21 years. Continue reading →

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Projects featured on Rowan’s home page

Posted on July 5, 2010 by John Reiser

I’m proud to say that I now have two articles written about my work that have been featured on the Rowan University home page. Most recently, Mapping the Guard (still on the home page) was posted, detailing the great work … Continue reading →

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More on Apple’s mishandling of geotagged photos

Posted on July 5, 2010 by John Reiser

I claimed that iPhoto was the culprit behind the mangling of the GPS coordinates embedded in my photographs. The problem likely lies in the Core Image library used throughout Mac OS X. Continue reading →

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Script: Geotagged Photos to GIS

Posted on June 1, 2010 by John Reiser

I think it’s somewhat ridiculous that ArcGIS Explorer has the ability to add geotagged photos to the map, but ArcGIS Desktop doesn’t have a built-in means of recognizing geotagged photos. Continue reading →

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Apple iPhoto rounds GPS coordinates to nearest second

Posted on May 29, 2010 by John Reiser

I tested the script out on my Woodstown pictures and was conflicted: I was happy the script was doing what I wanted, but I was very disappointed with the results. Continue reading →

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Equality in Data: Should personal addresses be redacted?

Posted on February 19, 2010 by John Reiser

Just because you have a hammer doesn’t mean you’re going to start hitting people with it. Intentionally crippling a web service and reducing accessibility should always be seen as a major step backwards. Continue reading →

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Updating OpenStreetMap with Land Use Data

Posted on February 3, 2010 by John Reiser

Over the course of 2009, I got involved with OpenStreetMap. If you haven’t used OSM, I suggest you check it out. It’s being updated and used throughout the world, from mapping campuses in New Jersey to aiding the relief efforts … Continue reading →

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