Author Archives: John Reiser

Thoughts on the start of the Spring Semester

Posted on January 18, 2011 by John Reiser

Today marks the beginning of the Spring Semester. For many students, this will be their last semester at Rowan University. For me, I’ll be teaching GIS II, which is mostly upperclassmen, and Intro to Mapping and GIS, which is more … Continue reading →

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2cm Photography of the Ongoing Flooding in Queensland

Posted on January 16, 2011 by John Reiser

NearMap has released an interactive map showing the imagery acquired this week of the flooding around Brisbane. 2cm imagery, less than a week old, available around the world through the internet. Pretty soon, laughing about how some fools think the … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Cartography

Posted on January 8, 2011 by John Reiser

Back in March of 2010, Sarah Palin’s PAC released a map of “democratic targets” she would like to see out of office. The map, depicted at right, used gunsights to highlight where the representatives she wants gone are located. Sadly, … Continue reading →

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Repetitive tasks are what computers do best.

Posted on January 6, 2011 by John Reiser

Python is worlds apart from VB in all the right ways. Continue reading →

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High Expectations for Barnes & Nobles in Glassboro

Posted on December 3, 2010 by John Reiser

The undersized collection of books means that Geography and Planning books have a very small, blink-and-miss-it section of shelf in the general circulation. Continue reading →

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MAC URISA and posts from the conference

Posted on October 4, 2010 by John Reiser

I’ll be at MAC URISA in Atlantic City from the 4th until the 6th. On the 4th, I’ll be conducting a introductory-level workshop on Distributed GIS. On Tuesday the 5th, John Hasse and I will be at the Interactive Expo … Continue reading →

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Unmoderated communities aren’t communities.

Posted on September 29, 2010 by John Reiser

Without a fear of social repercussions for anti-social behavior, online communities without moderation often devolve into a cesspool. Take for instance InsiderPages, a hybrid yellow pages with reviews. There are countless sites like this out there, all suffering from the … Continue reading →

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Location-based services may be a hard sell.

Posted on September 26, 2010 by John Reiser

How will our location-based services be perceived by the public? Will our smart web maps be seen as black magic? Continue reading →

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The “Danger” of Creative Commons

Posted on August 30, 2010 by John Reiser

Am I upset that an anti-rail group used my picture for their own use? Not really. The Internet is founded on sharing information. Continue reading →

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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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