By juhrovic on 6/19/2008 12:07 PM

After watching today's "What's New in ArcGIS 9.3" training seminar, I got very excited about some of the new features. Particulary

• ArcGIS Desktop Resource Center, which creates a centralized information forum for desktop users along with ArcGIS Online base maps
• Abilitity to export KML files
• HTML Pop up tool
• Adobe PDF map exports that have increased interaction cabilities.

If you want to learn more about these features and more in ArcGIS 9.3 read "What's New in ArcGIS 9.3". Keep up the good work, ESRI!

By juhrovic on 6/18/2008 12:48 PM

So, this afternoon as I'm drinking my coffee and clicking through various blogs/news and such, and I came across this little tid bit. Whenever I introduce GIS to new users/students, I always say anything can be visualized in a GIS, as long as the data has a geographic component. I know this is true, but every now and again I see something mapped that is a cross between "really?!" and "how come I didn't think of that?" Check out what I mean here.

By juhrovic on 5/19/2008 8:49 AM

"This Terrorism and Insurgency Centre Map tracks up-to-the-minute terrorist and insurgent activity using the interactive events database. It analyzes these activities using an archive of over 47,000 records of events built up over the last ten years, advanced mapping technology and a vast archive of related thematic analysis on issues such as terrorist financing and radicalisation."

By juhrovic on 5/16/2008 8:42 AM

Through a collaborative effort between WWF and the Nature Conservancy FEOW is the "first ever comprehensive map and database describing the world's freshwater biodiversity". It is comprised of 426 freshwater ecoregions and distribution data for more than 13,400 freshwater fish species, 4,000 amphibian species, 300 turtle species, 20 crocodiliam species.

By selecting one of the ecoregions on the world map, users are provided with a summary of the region including static maps that show such information as species richness for the world as well as threats (urban landcover, human footprint etc.)  to freshwater ecosystems.

This is really a great resource for students and faculty looking for static maps and data.

By juhrovic on 5/16/2008 7:54 AM

Yup...that's right. Earth has a myspace profile along with pics blogs and over 15919 friends (some of which include the moon, venus, the universe etc.) Enjoy!

By juhrovic on 5/12/2008 11:32 AM

As more and more government agencies are using GIS data, interoperability has become a growing problem. With individual agencies collecting data and developing different applications, there is a growing need for some sort of standardization. Read more for a lesson in interoperability.

By juhrovic on 4/23/2008 10:46 AM

An interesting topic, and a good listing of articles to learn more.

By juhrovic on 4/15/2008 8:39 AM

GIS data for Kenya, from the Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being, is now available on the web.  Data includes:

• Population and Poverty
• Agriculture
• Land Cover and Landform
• Read More »
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By juhrovic on 4/9/2008 9:27 AM

Cartographica is the international journal for geographic information
and geovisualization. The journal is dedicated to publishing articles on
all aspects of cartographic and geovisualization research while
maintaining its tradition of publishing material on cartographic
thought, the history of cartography, and cartography and society.
Cartographica, edited by Jeremy Crampton, delivers in-depth research
and writing covering a wide range of cartographic studies, including the
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By juhrovic on 3/31/2008 4:08 PM

Virtual Pilot: maybe not a valuable information resource, but a fun way to test your knowledge of cities in Europe.