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Author Archives: John Reiser
New Jersey State Atlas Updated: Topo Maps
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 … Continue reading
GeoEye-1 sends back first imagery
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Photography, Data, Google, In the News
Tagged Data, earth imaging, Google, satellite
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New Jersey Public Schools GIS Data
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.
Posted in Data, Government
Tagged Data, OGIS, schools
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MapMPG, ESRI’s practical BusinessMap demo
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 … Continue reading
NJ Transit is a housing complex?
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 … Continue reading
NJGF Municipal Users Group Meeting
Atanas Entchev has posted some notes he received from the recent Municipal Users Group meeting. Worth the read.
Posted in Events, Government
Tagged municipal gis, New Jersey Geospatial Forum, user groups
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Permit Extension Act and its effect on Smart Growth Areas
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Data, In the News, Planning, Web Mapping
Tagged locator, smart growth, Web Mapping
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Two Recent Stories on Aerial Photography
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Photography, Data
Tagged Aerial Photography, games, nature
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More on the UltraCam – Behind the Maps
Microsoft recently posted another episode on Channel 9 dealing with the UltraCam. Three interviews and some in-flight footage of the camera.
Posted in Aerial Photography, Microsoft
Tagged Aerial Photography, Microsoft, remote sensing, ultracam, video
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GIS and the expectation of privacy
GIS is considered by some to be an invasive technology. Even though some of the “invasive” data like lot lines and ownership are in the public domain, the easy access to large data stores of personal information is a cause … Continue reading