Comments for New Jersey Geospatial Users Group http://njgeo.org News and discussion related to the geospatial industry in New Jersey Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:20:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on MapMPG, ESRI’s practical BusinessMap demo by atanas entchev http://njgeo.org/2008/10/07/mapmpg-esris-practical-businessmap-demo/#comment-16 atanas entchev Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:52:10 +0000 http://njgeo.org/?p=26#comment-16 What ESRI needs to do is offer you a huge sign-on bonus to attract you to work for them. They are too cheap to do it, though. Also, IMHO, too busy with navel-gazing. What ESRI needs to do is offer you a huge sign-on bonus to attract you to work for them. They are too cheap to do it, though. Also, IMHO, too busy with navel-gazing.

]]> Comment on NJ Transit is a housing complex? by atanas entchev http://njgeo.org/2008/10/05/nj-transit-is-a-housing-complex/#comment-10 atanas entchev Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:29:35 +0000 http://njgeo.org/?p=24#comment-10 In other news: Duke University behavioral economist Dan Ariely won an Ig Nobel for his study that found more expensive fake medicines work better than cheaper fake medicines. In other words, perception IS reality. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/03/ig-nobel-prize.html In other news: Duke University behavioral economist Dan Ariely won an Ig Nobel for his study that found more expensive fake medicines work better than cheaper fake medicines. In other words, perception IS reality.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/03/ig-nobel-prize.html

]]> Comment on NJ Transit is a housing complex? by atanas entchev http://njgeo.org/2008/10/05/nj-transit-is-a-housing-complex/#comment-9 atanas entchev Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:56:55 +0000 http://njgeo.org/?p=24#comment-9 Such examples abound. What is interesting to me is that because of Google's hip image, slick interface, and perhaps other factors, users are willing to forgive such transgressions, more so than in competing, not-so-cool products. There's gotta be a lesson to be learned here. Such examples abound. What is interesting to me is that because of Google’s hip image, slick interface, and perhaps other factors, users are willing to forgive such transgressions, more so than in competing, not-so-cool products. There’s gotta be a lesson to be learned here.

]]> Comment on GIS and the expectation of privacy by John http://njgeo.org/2008/07/31/gis-and-the-expectation-of-privacy/#comment-8 John Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:21:20 +0000 http://njgeo.org/?p=13#comment-8 I completely forgot about that! I agree with part of that sentiment; just because it's now accessible doesn't mean it becomes invasive. If Google started cataloging faces and matching it up to Picasa accounts for secret "research purposes," I'd be concerned. Isolated data is not that dangerous, it's the unregulated corporations that maintain huge databases of personal data, cross referencing it with sensitive data like credit cards. It's horrible when TJ Maxx loses thousands of credit card numbers, just imagine someone getting a hold of a DB with CCs along with recent purchases, browsing habits, pictures of family, etc. I completely forgot about that! I agree with part of that sentiment; just because it’s now accessible doesn’t mean it becomes invasive. If Google started cataloging faces and matching it up to Picasa accounts for secret “research purposes,” I’d be concerned. Isolated data is not that dangerous, it’s the unregulated corporations that maintain huge databases of personal data, cross referencing it with sensitive data like credit cards. It’s horrible when TJ Maxx loses thousands of credit card numbers, just imagine someone getting a hold of a DB with CCs along with recent purchases, browsing habits, pictures of family, etc.

]]> Comment on GIS and the expectation of privacy by aentchev http://njgeo.org/2008/07/31/gis-and-the-expectation-of-privacy/#comment-7 aentchev Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:18:02 +0000 http://njgeo.org/?p=13#comment-7 "You have zero privacy anyway," Scott McNealy told a group of reporters and analysts Monday night [January 26, 1999] at an event to launch his company's new Jini technology. "Get over it." http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1999/01/17538 “You have zero privacy anyway,” Scott McNealy told a group of reporters and analysts Monday night [January 26, 1999] at an event to launch his company’s new Jini technology.

“Get over it.”

http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1999/01/17538

]]> Comment on More than mapping by atanas entchev http://njgeo.org/2008/07/07/more-than-mapping/#comment-6 atanas entchev Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:49:38 +0000 http://njgeo.org/?p=9#comment-6 Being a planner by training and a GISer by trade, I have kept a close watch on GIS use by planners. My observation -- the vast majority of planners pay lip service to GIS. I hope articles like this one in Planning Magazine facilitate the long-overdue integration. Being a planner by training and a GISer by trade, I have kept a close watch on GIS use by planners. My observation — the vast majority of planners pay lip service to GIS. I hope articles like this one in Planning Magazine facilitate the long-overdue integration.

]]> Comment on ArcGIS 9.3 now shipping by aentchev http://njgeo.org/2008/06/26/arcgis-93-now-shipping/#comment-3 aentchev Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:07:52 +0000 http://njgeo.org/?p=8#comment-3 Sitting on my wish list for a while has been topology in ArcView. I know we are not getting it at 9.3. ESRI ought to recognize that launching ArcEditor was a mistake, bury it, and roll its functionality into ArcView. Jack can thank me later. Sitting on my wish list for a while has been topology in ArcView. I know we are not getting it at 9.3.

ESRI ought to recognize that launching ArcEditor was a mistake, bury it, and roll its functionality into ArcView.

Jack can thank me later.

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