Category Archives: In the News

ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap

Posted on July 7, 2010 by John Reiser

ESRI has just released an add-in for ArcGIS 10 allowing ArcGIS users to download data from and contribute to OpenStreetMap. Marten Hogeweg announced the tool and news spread pretty quickly. While I agree with the favorable reception the tool has … 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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Please Rob Me: What’s the big deal?

Posted on February 18, 2010 by John Reiser

There’s been a flurry of posts across the web about Please Rob Me, a site that aggregates check-ins on sites like FourSquare, illustrating the fact that we’ve known all along: people are willing to release more information than they realize. … Continue reading →

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UK magazine on why OpenStreetMap is brilliant

Posted on July 29, 2009 by John Reiser

Just two days after I wrote about OpenStreetMap, PC Pro, a UK computing magazine, posted a blog about the brilliance of OpenStreetMap.  This entry is a much better introduction to OSM than what I previously wrote.

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The Advent of All-knowing Point Maps

Posted on April 20, 2009 by John Reiser

Using Google Maps isn’t what’s important. Making sure your map delivers its intended message is essential. Continue reading →

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Architecture, five cents.

Posted on March 31, 2009 by John Reiser

What was initially a concept project has ballooned into a movement promoting an open, candid discussion about local architectural issues. Architecture 5¢ is an attempt to get the public talking about architecture. I think this is a great idea – … Continue reading →

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Web Mapping featured on Rowan’s homepage

Posted on March 24, 2009 by John Reiser

Currently on Rowan’s homepage is an article on the Geography Department‘s work on bring GIS to the greater university community. The article focuses on our recent web mapping work; specifically the Land Use Change viewer and NJ State Atlas.  I’m … Continue reading →

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God help us.

Posted on February 23, 2009 by John Reiser

GIS for Dummies has been released. Aren’t there already too many people abusing GIS? Doesn’t the advanced nature of GIS preclude a “Dummies” book? I can understand Google Earth for Dummies, as that software is geared more towards general use, … Continue reading →

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Ogle Earth on redaction of images from Google

Posted on February 23, 2009 by John Reiser

Today, Ogle Earth has posted an excellent article on images from Google Earth that have gone missing. The imagery is of an area in Pakistan. Apparently Dianne Feinstein commented that the US military has been using a base in Pakistan … Continue reading →

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Unsold cars requiring more and more space

Posted on January 26, 2009 by John Reiser

Automobile manufacturers are cutting back on production as they cannot sell what they have on hand. This results in the staging areas at the ports becoming crowded with new cars that have nowhere to go. I find this ironic (in … Continue reading →

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