http://njgeo.org News and discussion related to the geospatial industry in New Jersey Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:16:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On the Channel 9 blog, Mark Brown shows off a video featuring Virtual Earth on a 20 foot tall, HD display with a 180-degree field of vision. I want one. http://njgeo.org/2008/11/02/behind-the-maps-180-degree-hd-viewer/ I just recently updated NJ State Atlas with a USGS Topo Map mashup. It's a pretty simple, straightforward application. I'm pretty pleased with it, as it's part of a larger upgrade on the site: now, the State Plan Map, Land Use Change Map, and the Topo Mashup are all served ... http://njgeo.org/2008/10/14/new-jersey-state-atlas-updated-topo-maps/ GeoEye-1, an Earth-imaging satellite that's been in the news recently due to its agreement with Google to provide the company with half-meter imagery, has sent back its first pictures. The satellite will provide images for Google to use in its Maps and Earth applications, as well as for resale. The ... http://njgeo.org/2008/10/09/geoeye-1-sends-back-first-imagery/ Point locations for public schools in New Jersey is now available in personal geodatabase form. The dataset, created by the Office of GIS with information from the Department of Education, is available for download through NJGIN. http://njgeo.org/2008/10/08/new-jersey-public-schools-gis-data/ ESRI recently unveiled MapMPG, a demostration site using BusinessMap and ArcGIS Server with a Flex front end. It allows you to choose a point and visualize the range two different car makes could travel on one gallon of gas. It's fun to compare your car to a gas-guzzler like a ... http://njgeo.org/2008/10/07/mapmpg-esris-practical-businessmap-demo/ I've been mining Google's "My Maps" data for some base datasets. Some users have plotted some useful data; one created sets of all the rest stops and toll plazas on the State's limited access highways. In looking for NJ Transit data, I was surprised to find that a search in ... http://njgeo.org/2008/10/05/nj-transit-is-a-housing-complex/ Atanas Entchev has posted some notes he received from the recent Municipal Users Group meeting. Worth the read. http://njgeo.org/2008/10/04/njgf-municipal-users-group-meeting/ With the recent signing of the Permit Extension Act, permits and smart growth designations have been extended through to July 2010. However, certain areas will be exempted from the extension. This will have an effect on State Plan Centers and Smart Growth Areas. Once the effects of this legislation are ... http://njgeo.org/2008/10/04/permit-extension-act-and-its-effect-on-smart-growth-areas/ With all the recent news about cattle orienting themselves in cardinal directions (and the debate on the story's veracity) I found it more interesting that the researchers used Google Earth to find oriented photography, instead of say, going out and observing cattle. "The Last Guy" introduces an even more esoteric use ... http://njgeo.org/2008/08/27/two-recent-stories-on-aerial-photography/ Microsoft recently posted another episode on Channel 9 dealing with the UltraCam. Three interviews and some in-flight footage of the camera. http://njgeo.org/2008/08/11/more-on-the-ultracam-behind-the-maps/