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Category Archives: Technology
Bizarre GeoServer WMS rendering possibly due to ArcGIS handling of PostGIS data
I just submitted a problem to the OpenGeo support forum regarding an unusual bug I’ve discovered in GeoServer. Multipart polygon geometries are producing “unintentional art” when rendered through GeoServer. Several GIS data sets that have been brought into PostGIS using … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Technology, Visualization, Web Mapping
Tagged ArcGIS, Geoserver, GIS, postgis, rendering, wms
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Beach erosion in Ocean City
While not as hard hit as the towns near Seaside Heights, Ocean City felt the effects of Sandy and is still in the process of cleanup. Back in July, I took a Gigapan photo of the Ocean City beach from … Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Technology, Visualization
Tagged gigapan, Hurricane, hurricane sandy, ocean city
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Hurricane Sandy live data resources
As Hurricane Sandy is about to make landfall somewhere in NJ or DE, keep safe and dry. Move to a safe location and stay there. Don’t attempt to travel after dusk due to reduced visibility and the intensifying storm. Once … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Events, In the News, Technology
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Pulling data from OSM using XAPI, bringing it to ArcGIS
I was recently asked by a friend if I knew of an ArcGIS-friendly data set representing the highway interchanges within New Jersey. I knew the information was already available in OpenStreetMap, but how could I quickly pull just the highway … Continue reading
Posted in OpenStreetMap, Technology, Tools and Scripts
Tagged github, mapquest, OpenStreetMap, python, scripts, xapi
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New Jersey Bike Map public meeting
This Thursday, May 10th, I will be attending the final public meeting to discuss the draft New Jersey Statewide Bicycle Map and Resource Guide. I attended the first meeting at Cumberland County College, but will be again providing comments at … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Data, Government, OpenStreetMap, OPRA, Planning, Technology, Transportation
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RULost? I hope not.
Fellow Rutgers grad Jim Barry shared with me a link to a press release on the RULost iPhone app. While I was initially excited to see Rutgers come out with an app to aid students in navigating the huge New … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Mass Transit, Technology, Transportation, Web Mapping
Tagged HTML5, iPhone App, RULost, Rutgers
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Statewide 1974 aerial imagery available via WMS
OIT has made the 1974 statewide aerial photography available via their WMS service. WMS: http://njwebmap.state.nj.us/njimagery Civil Solutions was the contractor that assembled the source imagery and prepared the seamless dataset for OIT. What I find amazing about the data is … Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Photography, Data, Government, Technology
Tagged Aerial Photography, historic, imagery, OIT
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Map Maker for carto-masochists, part 1
Why make data created of the third world (and likely by individuals in the third world) a for-sale product for a first world company? Continue reading
Posted in Data, ESRI, Google, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Technology, Uncategorized, Web Mapping
Tagged Google Map Maker, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap
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Back to the New Normal
It’s been a while since I last posted to the ol’ Blog. After I returned from the DevSummit in March, my free time dwindled down to nothing. The end of the spring semester has been a whirlwind of activity; developing … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Tools and Scripts, Updates, Web Mapping
Tagged Broadband, DevMeetup, New Jersey Geospatial Forum, Rowan University
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Some thoughts on the ESRI DevSummit
I’m back from the sixth ESRI DevSummit. It was a great event full of informative sessions, socializing and networking. This was one of the first conferences in a while where I did not participate more than simply attending. The DevSummit … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, ESRI, Events, Technology
Tagged ArcGIS, Development, DevSummit, ESRI, GIS, mobile, Software
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