The next Regional GIS Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 29th at the Tarrant County College campus in Downtown Fort Worth.
This is a beautiful new facility and the college has been gracious enough to allow us the use of several meeting rooms. Therefore, we will be expanding our regular format to include additional presentations and a workshop.
As before, the meeting is free and breakfast is provided. We hope you will join us for a day of learning and networking with your fellow GIS professionals and students.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
ESRI User Conference Highlight Seminars
Are you still bummed you weren't able to attend the 2009 ESRI User Conference in San Diego? Were you able to attend the conference but still bummed because you wish you were back in San Diego?
Good news. ESRI is holding a series of free, 1/2 day seminars that will highlight important news and messages from the first day of the conference. Click on the title of this post to get more information.
Seminars will be held in Dallas on September 22 and Houston on October 1. Don't continue to be bummed if you live in/near Austin or Oklahoma. ESRI will host an additional seminar on October 6 in Austin (it's associated with the Texas GIS Forum). Some of the same information will also be presented by ESRI at the Oklahoma SCAUG conference on October 20.
If you need more details, you can send an email to uchighlights@esri.com.
Good news. ESRI is holding a series of free, 1/2 day seminars that will highlight important news and messages from the first day of the conference. Click on the title of this post to get more information.
Seminars will be held in Dallas on September 22 and Houston on October 1. Don't continue to be bummed if you live in/near Austin or Oklahoma. ESRI will host an additional seminar on October 6 in Austin (it's associated with the Texas GIS Forum). Some of the same information will also be presented by ESRI at the Oklahoma SCAUG conference on October 20.
If you need more details, you can send an email to uchighlights@esri.com.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
SCAUG Members ESRI Press Publication
Congratulations are in order for long-time SCAUG member David W. Allen, GISP for his ESRI Press publication GIS Tutorial II: Spatial Analysis Workbook which was released this summer. The book offers hands-on exercises to help GIS users at the intermediate level continue to build their problem-solving and analysis skills in various spatial analysis methods, including classification; assessment of quantities and densities; location analysis; change over time, location, and value comparisons; geographic distribution; pattern analysis; and cluster identification. GIS Tutorial II: Spatial Analysis Workbook includes a fully functioning 180-day trial version of ArcGIS® Desktop 9.3 software on DVD and a DVD of data for working through the exercises.
David W. Allen, GISP is the GIS manager for the City of Euless, Texas, where he designs data structures and custom applications from scratch. He has used his knowledge of GIS as an instructor at Tarrant County College for the past eight years, during which time he assisted in the development of a GIS degree program, and worked to establish a state standard for GIS degree programs in Texas. Additionally, he has volunteered his time and GIS/GPS expertise collecting data for the Columbia Shuttle recovery, training the Mississippi State University School of Architecture to assist in Hurricane Katrina cleanup efforts, and designing a database for the Green Belt Movement in Nairobi, Kenya.
David W. Allen, GISP is the GIS manager for the City of Euless, Texas, where he designs data structures and custom applications from scratch. He has used his knowledge of GIS as an instructor at Tarrant County College for the past eight years, during which time he assisted in the development of a GIS degree program, and worked to establish a state standard for GIS degree programs in Texas. Additionally, he has volunteered his time and GIS/GPS expertise collecting data for the Columbia Shuttle recovery, training the Mississippi State University School of Architecture to assist in Hurricane Katrina cleanup efforts, and designing a database for the Green Belt Movement in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Texas GIS Forum 2009 Poster Contest
Please submit your poster for the Poster Gallery at the 2009 Texas GIS Forum!
The deadline is September 28, 2009. For more information, please see the link below.
http://www.tnris.org/uploadedFiles/Education/Forum2009/PosterGallerySubmission.pdf
For more information about the 2009 Texas GIS Forum:
http://www.tnris.org/forum2009/
The deadline is September 28, 2009. For more information, please see the link below.
http://www.tnris.org/uploadedFiles/Education/Forum2009/PosterGallerySubmission.pdf
For more information about the 2009 Texas GIS Forum:
http://www.tnris.org/forum2009/
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
ArcGIS Server Workgroup
From: John Hunt [mailto:jhunt@esri.com]
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 3:42 PM
Subject: ArcGIS Server Workgroup
I had emailed everyone about having an ArcGIS Server (AGS) Workgroup. I would like to have our 1st meeting sometime in September/October. Before that meeting I need some input from all of you. This group will be organized based on all of your feedback. Here’s what I’m thinking at this point.
WHO CAN JOIN
o All of the workgroup/meetings would be free to whoever wants to participate. I encourage all of you that are interested in ArcGIS Server, or anyone who wants to develop on AGS in the future, to get on board…even if you haven’t started developing anything at this point. The whole purpose of these meetings is for all of you to share information/knowledge that might be helpful to others.
WHERE ARE THE MEETINGS AND WHO PRESENTS
o I would like to have each meeting at a “host” location, which would change with each meeting.
WHO PRESENTS
o The host would present during the 1st part of the meeting. Showing what they’ve done with their ArcGIS Server. Problems/successes, etc…. The floor would then be open to users having additional questions.
o The 2nd part of the meeting will either be web presentations, or live presentations by ESRI, OR whatever topic the group decides from the last meeting.
HOW OFTEN ARE THE MEETINGS
o I would like to start out having them 4-times/year, unless the majority of the group wants them more or less. You’re call.
What I need from you at this point is:
1. Any suggestions/changes to the above
2. Questions/problems you are presently having with AGS (ArcGIS Server) at this point that you need help with. I’ll get a technical person to try and answer these questions during the 1st meeting…so these questions/problems are important to send in.
3. Volunteers for the 1st meeting.
4. If you haven’t sent me an email asking to be in the group, please do so immediately.
I had emailed everyone about having an ArcGIS Server (AGS) Workgroup. I would like to have our 1st meeting sometime in September/October. Before that meeting I need some input from all of you. This group will be organized based on all of your feedback. Here’s what I’m thinking at this point.
WHO CAN JOIN
o All of the workgroup/meetings would be free to whoever wants to participate. I encourage all of you that are interested in ArcGIS Server, or anyone who wants to develop on AGS in the future, to get on board…even if you haven’t started developing anything at this point. The whole purpose of these meetings is for all of you to share information/knowledge that might be helpful to others.
WHERE ARE THE MEETINGS AND WHO PRESENTS
o I would like to have each meeting at a “host” location, which would change with each meeting.
WHO PRESENTS
o The host would present during the 1st part of the meeting. Showing what they’ve done with their ArcGIS Server. Problems/successes, etc…. The floor would then be open to users having additional questions.
o The 2nd part of the meeting will either be web presentations, or live presentations by ESRI, OR whatever topic the group decides from the last meeting.
HOW OFTEN ARE THE MEETINGS
o I would like to start out having them 4-times/year, unless the majority of the group wants them more or less. You’re call.
What I need from you at this point is:
1. Any suggestions/changes to the above
2. Questions/problems you are presently having with AGS (ArcGIS Server) at this point that you need help with. I’ll get a technical person to try and answer these questions during the 1st meeting…so these questions/problems are important to send in.
3. Volunteers for the 1st meeting.
4. If you haven’t sent me an email asking to be in the group, please do so immediately.
John Hunt
ESRI Sr. Account Rep.
Cell - (817) 905-9005
jhunt@esri.com
ESRI Sr. Account Rep.
Cell - (817) 905-9005
jhunt@esri.com
Monday, August 10, 2009
SWIGGIS Happy Hour
The ladies of SWIGGIS (Supporting Women in Geography & GIS) are having a happy hour on Tuesday, August 11th. Please join them to socialize and network with your peers.
Vino Vino (http://www.vinovinotx.com/)
4119 Guadalupe st
Austin, TX
6pm - ??
For more information about SWIGGIS and their events, please see the link below:
http://www.swiggis-austin.org/index.htm
Vino Vino (http://www.vinovinotx.com/)
4119 Guadalupe st
Austin, TX
6pm - ??
For more information about SWIGGIS and their events, please see the link below:
http://www.swiggis-austin.org/index.htm
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Animated & Web-Based Mapping Workshop
Axis Maps and the University of Texas present a 3-day workshop:
Join us for this 3-day workshop and learn how to design and build professional interactive and animated maps. With the world of web mapping moving at lightspeed, we'll teach you what you need to know about cartography today, what technology to implement, and how to deliver great looking custom geographic content over the web. If you want to take your maps beyond simple red pushpins on a Google map, this is the seminar for you.
We will take you through graduate-level discussions on the principles of cartography and insights from the latest mapping research. From there, we will move to hands-on development, implementing these ideas by building a series of interactive, web-based maps. We will provide you with extensive tutorials, lecture materials, and custom code libraries. At the end of the workshop you will have everything you need to start building your own content right away.
Lecture Topics Covered:
Thinking beyond paper
Map animation and geovisualization
Interface design do's and don'ts
Flattening the learning curve
Understanding visual and cognitive limits
User testing
Lab Topics Covered:
Loading dynamic geodata
Filtering data by attributes or time
Data-driven symbols
Using open-source visualization libraries
Programming Actionscript 3
Design in the Flash CS4 environment
August 17-19, 2009
University of Texas Geography Building
9am - 5pm
For more information, please see the link below:
http://workshop.axismaps.com/
Join us for this 3-day workshop and learn how to design and build professional interactive and animated maps. With the world of web mapping moving at lightspeed, we'll teach you what you need to know about cartography today, what technology to implement, and how to deliver great looking custom geographic content over the web. If you want to take your maps beyond simple red pushpins on a Google map, this is the seminar for you.
We will take you through graduate-level discussions on the principles of cartography and insights from the latest mapping research. From there, we will move to hands-on development, implementing these ideas by building a series of interactive, web-based maps. We will provide you with extensive tutorials, lecture materials, and custom code libraries. At the end of the workshop you will have everything you need to start building your own content right away.
Lecture Topics Covered:
Thinking beyond paper
Map animation and geovisualization
Interface design do's and don'ts
Flattening the learning curve
Understanding visual and cognitive limits
User testing
Lab Topics Covered:
Loading dynamic geodata
Filtering data by attributes or time
Data-driven symbols
Using open-source visualization libraries
Programming Actionscript 3
Design in the Flash CS4 environment
August 17-19, 2009
University of Texas Geography Building
9am - 5pm
For more information, please see the link below:
http://workshop.axismaps.com/
Monday, August 3, 2009
SCAUG Region SAG Award Winners
In case you missed it, several organizations in the SCAUG region won Special Achievement in GIS awards at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference. If you know any of the winners be sure to tell them congratulations for making our region look good! They are:
Louisiana National Guard – Develop a common operating picture for the Louisiana national guard, with the necessary mapping tools to perform common mapping tasks. Increase the recentness of spatial data, while decreasing the time it takes to access it. Learn more at: http://events.esri.com/uc/2009/sag/list/?fa=Detail&SID=991
Chickasaw Nation
Anadarko Petroleum – Anadarko has a large amount of spatial data for wells, seismic, pipeline, lease and regulatory information that is used by a geographically dispersed staff. A corporate goal is to deliver this data to the user in as lightweight manner as possible while maintaining content richness and integration. We began examining ArcGIS Server as a mechanism to do this about three years ago. Learn more at: http://events.esri.com/uc/2009/sag/list/?fa=Detail&SID=1010
Greater Houston Partnership – The Greater Houston Partnership (GHP), the primary advocate of Houston’s business community, launched a region-wide, GIS tool to assist site consultants and relocation professionals. Learn more at: http://events.esri.com/uc/2009/sag/list/?fa=Detail&SID=1000
Panhandle Energy
Louisiana National Guard – Develop a common operating picture for the Louisiana national guard, with the necessary mapping tools to perform common mapping tasks. Increase the recentness of spatial data, while decreasing the time it takes to access it. Learn more at: http://events.esri.com/uc/2009/sag/list/?fa=Detail&SID=991
Chickasaw Nation
Anadarko Petroleum – Anadarko has a large amount of spatial data for wells, seismic, pipeline, lease and regulatory information that is used by a geographically dispersed staff. A corporate goal is to deliver this data to the user in as lightweight manner as possible while maintaining content richness and integration. We began examining ArcGIS Server as a mechanism to do this about three years ago. Learn more at: http://events.esri.com/uc/2009/sag/list/?fa=Detail&SID=1010
Greater Houston Partnership – The Greater Houston Partnership (GHP), the primary advocate of Houston’s business community, launched a region-wide, GIS tool to assist site consultants and relocation professionals. Learn more at: http://events.esri.com/uc/2009/sag/list/?fa=Detail&SID=1000
Panhandle Energy
Tarrant County College Classes Fall 2009
Tarrant
County
College
Registration for GIS Classes Now
First Class of Fall Semester
August 24, 2009
Southeast Campus
GISC 1402 – Understanding GIS (Online)
This beginner level class covers the basics of what is GIS and how is it used.
GISC 2411 – GIS Applications (Online)
This class takes students through the process of evaluating a business for inclusion of GIS, and has them design a system It also explores how GIS is used in many different disciplines.
GISC 2402 – GIS Design with Raster Analysis
This mid-level course uses the Spatial Analyst extension to perform data creation and analysis.
GISC 2420 – Intermediate (& Advanced) GIS
This upper level course starts with a blank canvas and has students design databases, networks, domain, subtypes etc… It also covers modelbuilder, advanced labeling with Maplex, and cartographic representations.
Tips and Tricks
Tips & Tricks
It can be difficult to select features when they overlap with other features or if there are other features within the selection tolerance. The Selection tab on the Table of Contents can be used to assist with selecting features, but requires constant management by the user.
The Select Next function makes selecting overlapping features of features in a congested area a snap. Simply select a feature on the map using the Edit Tool and press the N key to cycle through features within the selection tolerance.
Pressing the N key will deselect the first feature and select the next feature within the selection tolerance. Continuing to press the N key will cycle through all features under the originally selected features based on the order of the selectable layers.
compliments of :
EI Technologies, LLC 19750 E. Parker Square Drive
Suite 100
Parker, CO 80134
It can be difficult to select features when they overlap with other features or if there are other features within the selection tolerance. The Selection tab on the Table of Contents can be used to assist with selecting features, but requires constant management by the user.
The Select Next function makes selecting overlapping features of features in a congested area a snap. Simply select a feature on the map using the Edit Tool and press the N key to cycle through features within the selection tolerance.
Pressing the N key will deselect the first feature and select the next feature within the selection tolerance. Continuing to press the N key will cycle through all features under the originally selected features based on the order of the selectable layers.
compliments of :
EI Technologies, LLC 19750 E. Parker Square Drive
Suite 100
Parker, CO 80134
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