The 2013 SCAUG Regional conference in Addison, Texas, has officially begun! The Meet & Greet tonight was a great time for everyone. If you missed it, you missed a great networking opportunity, drinks, and glow sticks.
It's not too late to join in on the conference. Come on up to Addison and our officers will be happy to register you last minute to attend this once a year GIS event. Never been before? We'd love for you to become a part of our GIS community!
Tomorrow's opening event will be the welcoming breakfast in the Trinity Ball Room beginning at 7:30 am. We hope to see you there!
Kari Prell
South Texas Representative
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Geospatial industry hails 'Digital Coast' bill
Lack of accurate mapping, geospatial info of U.S. shoreline threatens economy, environment
by SPAR Point Group staff
March 28, 2013
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday seeks to authorize a "Digital Coast" program, a national mapping effort of coastal waters using bathymetric lidar and satellite and aerial imagery, among other tools.
More than half of all Americans, 153 million people, currently live on or near a coast and an additional 12 million are expected to move to the coasts over the next decade.
Yet despite this population density and economic magnet, much of the 95,000 miles of U.S. shoreline lack current, accurate mapping and geospatial information jeopardizing the nation's emergency preparedness and response, coastal assessments, coastal environment, and economic growth - and what does exist pre-dates the 1970s.
Of America's major ports, harbors and shipping areas, there is a 26,000 square nautical mile backlog that will take some 15 years to accurately update with current maps. Given recent natural disasters along our coastlines, including Hurricane's Sandy and Katrina and manmade events such as the Gulf Coast Oil Spill, the need for spatial data on our coast.
Sponsored by U.S. Representatives C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger (D-Md.) and Don Young (R-Alaska), H.R. 1382, the Digital Coast Act of 2013 would authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to oversee the collection and creation of quality non-navigation feature data sets to include: shoreline change, land use and land cover maps, benthic habitat mapping, terrestrial topography and submerged aquatic vegetation.
The bill was applauded by MAPPS, the national association of private sector geospatial firms.
"The Digital Coast Act is needed to realize the concept of a digital and geospatially enabled view of the nation's coastlines as recommended by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)," said MAPPS Executive Director John Palatiello.
He said the legislation also addresses issues raised by the U.S. Oceans Commission and the Pew Commission that highlight the "need for surveying, charting, remote sensing, and geospatial data of America's coasts, harbors, ports, shorelines, and ocean resources critical to the nation's most basic economic and recreational activities, and to smartly conserve a fragile environment."
The "Digital Coast" is a geospatially enabled program to:
• improve coordination and support work with stakeholders to identify geospatial priorities
•improve coordination of coastal mapping and management activities
•use standards and standardized methods for data acquisition, processing, and distribution to ensure broadest utility of data
•promote best practices when applying geospatial data for coastal decision making
The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources, where Congressman Young is a member and former chairman.
MAPPS members are engaged in satellite and airborne remote sensing, surveying, photogrammetry, aerial photography, LIDAR, hydrography, bathymetry, charting, aerial and satellite image processing, GPS, and GIS data collection and conversion services.
Lack of accurate mapping, geospatial info of U.S. shoreline threatens economy, environment
by SPAR Point Group staff
March 28, 2013
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday seeks to authorize a "Digital Coast" program, a national mapping effort of coastal waters using bathymetric lidar and satellite and aerial imagery, among other tools.
More than half of all Americans, 153 million people, currently live on or near a coast and an additional 12 million are expected to move to the coasts over the next decade.
Yet despite this population density and economic magnet, much of the 95,000 miles of U.S. shoreline lack current, accurate mapping and geospatial information jeopardizing the nation's emergency preparedness and response, coastal assessments, coastal environment, and economic growth - and what does exist pre-dates the 1970s.
Of America's major ports, harbors and shipping areas, there is a 26,000 square nautical mile backlog that will take some 15 years to accurately update with current maps. Given recent natural disasters along our coastlines, including Hurricane's Sandy and Katrina and manmade events such as the Gulf Coast Oil Spill, the need for spatial data on our coast.
Sponsored by U.S. Representatives C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger (D-Md.) and Don Young (R-Alaska), H.R. 1382, the Digital Coast Act of 2013 would authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to oversee the collection and creation of quality non-navigation feature data sets to include: shoreline change, land use and land cover maps, benthic habitat mapping, terrestrial topography and submerged aquatic vegetation.
The bill was applauded by MAPPS, the national association of private sector geospatial firms.
"The Digital Coast Act is needed to realize the concept of a digital and geospatially enabled view of the nation's coastlines as recommended by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)," said MAPPS Executive Director John Palatiello.
He said the legislation also addresses issues raised by the U.S. Oceans Commission and the Pew Commission that highlight the "need for surveying, charting, remote sensing, and geospatial data of America's coasts, harbors, ports, shorelines, and ocean resources critical to the nation's most basic economic and recreational activities, and to smartly conserve a fragile environment."
The "Digital Coast" is a geospatially enabled program to:
• improve coordination and support work with stakeholders to identify geospatial priorities
•improve coordination of coastal mapping and management activities
•use standards and standardized methods for data acquisition, processing, and distribution to ensure broadest utility of data
•promote best practices when applying geospatial data for coastal decision making
The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources, where Congressman Young is a member and former chairman.
MAPPS members are engaged in satellite and airborne remote sensing, surveying, photogrammetry, aerial photography, LIDAR, hydrography, bathymetry, charting, aerial and satellite image processing, GPS, and GIS data collection and conversion services.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Save
the date!
The ETUG meeting will begin at 10:30 AM.
SCAUG will be sponsoring lunch.
The next East
Texas GIS & GPS User Group (ETUG) meeting is Friday March 22, 2013 at Kilgore Economic
Development Corporation in Kilgore. The address is 1001 Synergy Blvd, Suite 300, Kilgore, TX 75662
(94°49'52.814"W 32°24'42.244"N). Click here for a
location map: http://goo.gl/maps/r7a63 See the attached map for the location of the meeting.
Please
RSVP to me ASAP so that we insure we order enough food. See you there!
Justin Cure, GISP, CTT+
Information Services Manager
City of Longview, Texas | P.O. Box 1952 |
Longview, TX 75606
903.237.1041 GIS HelpDesk | 903.237.1042 IT HelpDesk |
903.237.1041 GIS HelpDesk | 903.237.1042 IT HelpDesk |
Monday, February 25, 2013
Are you a pinner? Here is a good article I thought everyone who uses pinterest might find useful. It has some demonstrations on how to use photos from pinterest in ArcGIS.
http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2012/07/08/add-pinterest-photos-to-arcgis-online-web-maps/
http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2012/07/08/add-pinterest-photos-to-arcgis-online-web-maps/
Friday, February 15, 2013
Happy Middle of February GIS Folks
There
are so many things going on in the SCAUG world over the next few weeks. We have
an OKSCAUG User Group meeting in Edmond,
OK on February 27. If you are in
the area we would love for you to join us for this ½ day free event.
The
conference is just around the corner. Don’t forget to register by March 1
to take advantage of the early bird discount and to get your conference tee
shirt. We are also offering some great training opportunities.
For
all the latest SCAUG happenings visit the events page on our website often.
We look forward to seeing you at one or all of our upcoming events.
Have a great afternoon!
Shellie
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Good Afternoon,
SCAUG is in the process of trying to document the rich history that SCAUG has provided the GIS community to the region over the past 23 years. As you will see it is easier to document recent history but we are definitely trying to document it from day one. (Or as close as we can to that time) We are bringing several aspects of SCAUG history to the website for the members to see and appreciate the years of hard work that helped form SCAUG as you see it today. The website has proven to serve as a good repository for SCAUG to display the history to the members. Here is what we have started so far. As time and resources permit we will upload more material and historical resources for you to enjoy.
Regional SCAUG Conference History Site Under Development
http://www.scaug.org/Default.aspx?pageId=716915
If you would like to submit material to share your SCAUG history in photos, stories, scanned files, or publications feel free to send them to us so we can enrich SCAUG for years to come.
webmaster@scaug.org
Have a Good Afternoon,
CEB III
SCAUG is in the process of trying to document the rich history that SCAUG has provided the GIS community to the region over the past 23 years. As you will see it is easier to document recent history but we are definitely trying to document it from day one. (Or as close as we can to that time) We are bringing several aspects of SCAUG history to the website for the members to see and appreciate the years of hard work that helped form SCAUG as you see it today. The website has proven to serve as a good repository for SCAUG to display the history to the members. Here is what we have started so far. As time and resources permit we will upload more material and historical resources for you to enjoy.
Regional SCAUG Conference History Site Under Development
http://www.scaug.org/Default.aspx?pageId=716915
If you would like to submit material to share your SCAUG history in photos, stories, scanned files, or publications feel free to send them to us so we can enrich SCAUG for years to come.
webmaster@scaug.org
Have a Good Afternoon,
CEB III
New Tools and updates
Esri Map Shows Impacts of Storms Sweeping Across the US with social media updates - The Esri Severe Weather Public Information Map can be used to explore live storm reports, weather warnings, and precipitation data with geo-tagged social content from Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube http://bit.ly/WM962v
Developers... The USGS Wants You! The USGS is seeking help via this platform from many of the Nation's premier app developers and data visualization specialists in developing new visualizations and applications for datasets http://bit.ly/Y7IPsj
NFL Fan Map Data Visualization created from Facebook data - I’m not sure I can agree that its the best fan map “ever”, however, given that its been created by mashing up data scraped from facebook it is pretty cool! So how was this one done? Well, they used data… LOTS of it! http://bit.ly/YQRKV4
National Geographic Maps Now Available on Avenza's PDF Maps App - The alliance enhances Avenza's digital map database by adding more than 500 maps from National Geographic, a world-renowned source, and furthers National Geographic Maps' established reach with mobile consumers http://bit.ly/11Panow
The Cloud's Implications for 3D Machine Control and What is The Cloud? - There are many types of cloud computing. After understanding the various types, it becomes obvious that the term "Cloud" is used in a broad sense. Lets take a look at the list below then understand how this can benefit 3D machine control and site connectivity http://bit.ly/14BKb3X
Your Guide to What's New in Mountain Lion - Ever since the introduction of the iPhone (and the iPad a few years later), people have increasingly been introduced to the Apple ecosystem first by an iOS device,not a Mac. Apple's biggest selling point is that its products all work together and work consistently. http://bit.ly/12pSXTZ
The BlackBerry Enterprise Vision and Roadmap: Find out about innovative tools for Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) including BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10, and get all the details on the BlackBerry® software and services roadmap http://bit.ly/11G9lzy
Mobile Developers - Get Listed in This Directory! - Developers, please feel free list yourself and describe your services in this directory - be sure to specify the area of specialty (iOS, Android etc...) Be sure to include your Twitter @name to get tweeted! http://bit.ly/XlpsLv
JOB - GIS Specialist - AE2S is seeking a GIS Specialist to be located in our Bismarck, ND office. The successful candidate will assist Engineers, Surveyors, and Project Managers with tasks associated with projects, studies, and presentations, as well as provide stand-alone GIS development and implementation http://bit.ly/TEOSHR
JOB - Software Developer (GIS) - Minimum 5 years specialized experience is required. Specialized experience includes: experience as an applications programmer, knowledge of computer equipment and ability to develop complex software to satisfy design objectives http://bit.ly/13oxaKv
Developers... The USGS Wants You! The USGS is seeking help via this platform from many of the Nation's premier app developers and data visualization specialists in developing new visualizations and applications for datasets http://bit.ly/Y7IPsj
NFL Fan Map Data Visualization created from Facebook data - I’m not sure I can agree that its the best fan map “ever”, however, given that its been created by mashing up data scraped from facebook it is pretty cool! So how was this one done? Well, they used data… LOTS of it! http://bit.ly/YQRKV4
National Geographic Maps Now Available on Avenza's PDF Maps App - The alliance enhances Avenza's digital map database by adding more than 500 maps from National Geographic, a world-renowned source, and furthers National Geographic Maps' established reach with mobile consumers http://bit.ly/11Panow
The Cloud's Implications for 3D Machine Control and What is The Cloud? - There are many types of cloud computing. After understanding the various types, it becomes obvious that the term "Cloud" is used in a broad sense. Lets take a look at the list below then understand how this can benefit 3D machine control and site connectivity http://bit.ly/14BKb3X
Your Guide to What's New in Mountain Lion - Ever since the introduction of the iPhone (and the iPad a few years later), people have increasingly been introduced to the Apple ecosystem first by an iOS device,not a Mac. Apple's biggest selling point is that its products all work together and work consistently. http://bit.ly/12pSXTZ
The BlackBerry Enterprise Vision and Roadmap: Find out about innovative tools for Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) including BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10, and get all the details on the BlackBerry® software and services roadmap http://bit.ly/11G9lzy
Mobile Developers - Get Listed in This Directory! - Developers, please feel free list yourself and describe your services in this directory - be sure to specify the area of specialty (iOS, Android etc...) Be sure to include your Twitter @name to get tweeted! http://bit.ly/XlpsLv
JOB - GIS Specialist - AE2S is seeking a GIS Specialist to be located in our Bismarck, ND office. The successful candidate will assist Engineers, Surveyors, and Project Managers with tasks associated with projects, studies, and presentations, as well as provide stand-alone GIS development and implementation http://bit.ly/TEOSHR
JOB - Software Developer (GIS) - Minimum 5 years specialized experience is required. Specialized experience includes: experience as an applications programmer, knowledge of computer equipment and ability to develop complex software to satisfy design objectives http://bit.ly/13oxaKv
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