Dozens of tornados, hailstorms, and heavy rain have recently slammed the United States. In Joplin, Missouri, for example, a tornado devastated much of the city, killing more than 130 people. Esri's Severe Weather Map;shows how feeds from the National Weather Service; data from Televent; and crowdsourcing information from Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr all combine to tell the story of these unfolding events. Learn more about this application.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Mapping Severe Weather
Dozens of tornados, hailstorms, and heavy rain have recently slammed the United States. In Joplin, Missouri, for example, a tornado devastated much of the city, killing more than 130 people. Esri's Severe Weather Map;shows how feeds from the National Weather Service; data from Televent; and crowdsourcing information from Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr all combine to tell the story of these unfolding events. Learn more about this application.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Map Sharing
Share a Common Map for Your Organization
Get step-by-step instructions on how to share a common map for your organization to use with desktop, web, and mobile applications. Read this tip.
Monday, June 27, 2011
GIS SPATIAL ANALYSIS WORKSHOP
This three day/four-hour workshop series provides an overview of applied spatial pattern analysis using GIS and SPSS. The selected readings and the replication data sets may also be of interest in itself for some participants. The workshop is FREE for students. The course is oriented to spatial analysis for students & others committed to applied research in spatial analysis. Attendees, by replication, will develop confidence to scan different literature on analytical procedures or specific computing routines. This is a free, hands-on workshop. Please see the attached flyer.
These workshops will cover the following areas:
Monday: Spatial Autocorrelation (Concepts & Examples and Exercises & Case Studies)
Tuesday: Spatial Autocorrelation (Continuation) and Identification & Visualization of Univariate and Multivariate Outliers
Wednesday: Classification & Visualization of Georeferenced Information and Intro to Spatial Regression
When: Monday-Wednesday, June 27-29, 2011, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Where: Room UH 004 at University Hall, UT-Arlington location map
Cost: FREE for students
RSVP: Marjorie Dick at marjorie@uta.edu or 817.272.3301
INFO: Ard Anjomani at anjomani@uta.edu
82nd TEXAS LEGISLATURE WRAP-UP
Please join us as we welcome Cathy Cunningham of Boyle and Lowry, Jonathon Bazan of the City of Irving, and Amanda Wilson of NCTGOC for a networking lunch to learn about how the 82nd Texas Legislature will affect planners.
Cathy and Jonathon will provide a brief overview of the legislative process and political happenings during the session. In addition, they will provide an update on the 82nd Texas Legislature regular and special sessions and cover issues related to the planning profession. Amanda will provide an update on how transportation issues were addressed during the session. Speakers will also address issues that may return during future legislative sessions. Please see the attached flyer.
When: Friday, July 8, 2011; registration 11:30 a.m. – Noon, presentation Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Where: Transportation Council Room – North Central Texas Council of Governments location map
Cost: $10 APA members / $15 non-members. Box lunch from Jason’s Deli included
RSVP: Amanda Wilson at awilson@nctcog.org or 817.695.9284
AICP: CM Legal credits have been requested. Approval is pending.
Clayton Husband AICP
Secretary - Midwest Section TexasAPA
email: clayton.husband@arlingtontx.gov
phone: 817.459.6668
www.midwest-texapa.blogspot.com
This three day/four-hour workshop series provides an overview of applied spatial pattern analysis using GIS and SPSS. The selected readings and the replication data sets may also be of interest in itself for some participants. The workshop is FREE for students. The course is oriented to spatial analysis for students & others committed to applied research in spatial analysis. Attendees, by replication, will develop confidence to scan different literature on analytical procedures or specific computing routines. This is a free, hands-on workshop. Please see the attached flyer.
These workshops will cover the following areas:
Monday: Spatial Autocorrelation (Concepts & Examples and Exercises & Case Studies)
Tuesday: Spatial Autocorrelation (Continuation) and Identification & Visualization of Univariate and Multivariate Outliers
Wednesday: Classification & Visualization of Georeferenced Information and Intro to Spatial Regression
When: Monday-Wednesday, June 27-29, 2011, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Where: Room UH 004 at University Hall, UT-Arlington location map
Cost: FREE for students
RSVP: Marjorie Dick at marjorie@uta.edu or 817.272.3301
INFO: Ard Anjomani at anjomani@uta.edu
82nd TEXAS LEGISLATURE WRAP-UP
Please join us as we welcome Cathy Cunningham of Boyle and Lowry, Jonathon Bazan of the City of Irving, and Amanda Wilson of NCTGOC for a networking lunch to learn about how the 82nd Texas Legislature will affect planners.
Cathy and Jonathon will provide a brief overview of the legislative process and political happenings during the session. In addition, they will provide an update on the 82nd Texas Legislature regular and special sessions and cover issues related to the planning profession. Amanda will provide an update on how transportation issues were addressed during the session. Speakers will also address issues that may return during future legislative sessions. Please see the attached flyer.
When: Friday, July 8, 2011; registration 11:30 a.m. – Noon, presentation Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Where: Transportation Council Room – North Central Texas Council of Governments location map
Cost: $10 APA members / $15 non-members. Box lunch from Jason’s Deli included
RSVP: Amanda Wilson at awilson@nctcog.org or 817.695.9284
AICP: CM Legal credits have been requested. Approval is pending.
Clayton Husband AICP
Secretary - Midwest Section TexasAPA
email: clayton.husband@arlingtontx.gov
phone: 817.459.6668
www.midwest-texapa.blogspot.com
One-Stop Mapping Center
Do you need to know how to choose the right symbols for your map; select the appropriate geographic transformation; or decide which digital elevation model (DEM) dataset to use, given your map scale? Esri Mapping Center can help. In this article, Aileen Buckley, team lead for the center, offers a tour of this free online resource, which is dedicated to helping people make great maps with Esri's ArcGIS software.
Do you need to know how to choose the right symbols for your map; select the appropriate geographic transformation; or decide which digital elevation model (DEM) dataset to use, given your map scale? Esri Mapping Center can help. In this article, Aileen Buckley, team lead for the center, offers a tour of this free online resource, which is dedicated to helping people make great maps with Esri's ArcGIS software.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
SCAUG Mixer at ESRI UC
Come join your fellow GISers from Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas at the SCAUG Mixer on Tuesday, July 12th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm in the San Diego Convention Center Room 6F.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Bill Text: TX House Bill 1147 - 82nd Legislature Regular Session | eLobbyist
GIS Colleagues: If you haven't heard about Texas House Bill 1147, you need to check it out. You must now put a disclaimer on any map or website that contains parcel data. It goes into effect September 1st.
Bill Text: TX House Bill 1147 - 82nd Legislature Regular Session eLobbyist
Bill Text: TX House Bill 1147 - 82nd Legislature Regular Session eLobbyist
SCAUG meeting during Esri User Conference
If you're feeling sad because you haven't seen your SCAUG buddies since April, get ready for some good news. SCAUG is hosting a meeting and social during the upcoming Esri International User Conference! Come join us at 5:30pm PST on Tuesday, July 12th in Room 6F at the San Diego Convention Center. Add us to your Outlook calendar by clicking here: http://events.esri.com/uc/2011/infoWeb/OnlineAgenda/?fa=ofg_export_vcs_act&ScheduleID=2425
Hope to see you in San Diego!!
Hope to see you in San Diego!!
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