A collection of various GIS related links, information and other GIS blogs.

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Bringing It Together: The National Biological Information Infrastructure - Articles: "The US Geological Survey is spearheading an effort to make biological data widely available to anyone with an Internet connection. This effort, the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) is the sister component to the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and is now home to a wide variety of biological information - from fish to coral reefs."

Monday, July 11, 2005

Darwin - Top Annoyances at Work: "In a survey over a base of about 2,000 senior executives and managers nationwide, the majority ranked office politics, loud cell phone usage, being put on hold and excessive e-mail as the top annoyances to them while conducting business, whether in the office or on the road."
San Diego CityWorks: "CityWorks uses ArcIMS Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to create online, interactive maps that display hundreds of City of San Diego construction projects in the planning, design, or construction phases. Many of the projects are pipelines or other work affecting the public right-of-way. "
San Diego City Street Division Services - Service Request Form: "GIS-Based method for reporting potholes or burned out street lights - anything road related that needs city attention. This application makes use of ArcIMS and SAP."

Thursday, July 07, 2005

spatiallink_org:: Blog: "Volunteer based non commercial website supporting the spatial needs of the US"

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

ArcNews Summer 2005 Issue: Top 10 Benefits of Migrating to ArcGIS 9: "The version 9 platform of ArcGIS offers many benefits to the ArcGIS user. This article outlines several top benefits that users can expect from a migration. The fundamental architecture of ArcGIS 9 enables users to deploy GIS functionality and business logic wherever it is needed in desktops, in servers, over the Web, in the field, or in custom clients."

Monday, December 20, 2004

GeoData Diagnostics Product Information Discover geodatabase schema and property differences in seconds! "GeoData Diagnostics is an essential tool for geodatabase configuration management. There are an overwhelming number of properties in any given geodatabase. Trying to find minor differences is time consuming if not impossible. Up until now there has not been a product that can perform side by side geodatabase comparisons. Geodata Diagnostics helps you quickly determine if two geodatabases are identical. Just select the geodatabases and click on the compare button. Geodata Diagnostics outputs a detailed report of differences in HTML format. In seconds you will be able to detect differences in schema or properties between two geodatabase. If there are no differences, you have the piece of mind that your configuration management processes are sound. Now you will have a tool to help you continue keeping your geodatabases in sync."

Monday, November 29, 2004

Aligo - The Mobile Enterprise Software Company: " - Always know where your workers are - Quickly make informed deployment updates - Enforce work rules dealing with billing, overtime, and even speeding Cost Savings WorkTrack vastly reduces job/time inaccuracies, input delays, and the need for a large number of employees to handle calls, payroll, and data entry. It delivers dramatic time and cost saving by enabling you to: Eliminate inflated overtime Streamline billing to reduce overhead/admin costs Reduce downtime for increased profitability Instant, Accurate Reports"

Monday, November 22, 2004

GIS.com--Your Internet Guide to GIS (Geographic Information Systems): "GIS.com is your learning guide to GIS and a place for professionals to find useful resources."

Saturday, November 20, 2004

ArcGIS Desktop Products Data Sheet: Date: November 2004 [PDF-320 KB, 16 pages] This document is great for explaining the differences in functionality between ArcReader, ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo.

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Baltimore CitiStat: Reports and Maps: "CITISTAT REPORTS AND MAPS" - Actual maps for this week's reports. Really interesting.
News in Baltimore: CitiStat: "CITISTAT What is CitiStat? CitiStat is an accountability tool based on the ComStat program pioneered in the New York City Police Department by Jack Maple. CompStat, utilizing computer pin mapping and weekly accountability sessions, helped the NYPD dramatically reduce crime and is employed today by several police departments around the world. Mayor O'Malley is convinced that this same process can be used, not only for crime, but for every City agency from Public Works to Health. In short, CitiStat is how the Mayor runs the City. Strategies are developed and employed, managers held accountable, and results measured --not yearly, quarterly, or monthly, but week to week. "