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The Nature Conservancy has produced a lovely hardcover Atlas of Global Conservation. An interactive version is available at http://www.nature.org/atlas/. A Groundbreaking Look at ConservationWith The Atlas of Global Conservation, readers can take measure of their own place in the world, not only by longitude and latitude but also by the types of habitats surrounding them, … Read more

The NYCArc User Group is hosting a seminar on Friday 18 June. The full day session will take place at John Jay College – 899 Tenth Ave @ 59th Street. Doors open at 8:00 am. The symposium will run until approximately 4:30pm. Please note that seats are on a first come first serve basis: you … Read more

GISMO is Back! Come Join Us for a Re-launch Meeting on Wednesday 6/30 from3-5pm at the Fund for the City of NYhttp://www.fcny.org/fcny/about/contact/ Elisabetta (Lis) DeGironimo, GISP & Bruce Oswald are traveling downstate topresent the benefits of formal association between GISMO & the NYS GISAssociation http://nysgis.org. Steve Romalewski will provide an update on the CUNY Mapping … Read more

www.nysgis.org The new site will include improved organization, content and a members only that will provide members with reports on their participation in the organization to assist them in their GISP certification. Visit the site and send any quesitons or feedback to: info@nysgis.org.

(via Wendy Brawer) Dear friends at GISMO Joining the mobile revolution, Green Map System has two new resources for green living – a mobile website and the first Green Map iPhone App! Ideal for locals and tourists alike, both are free and feature the beta version of “What’s Green Nearby?

*The Summit is BACK!* * *On May 18-19th the 2010 NYS GeoSpatial Summit will be held at the historic Otesaga Hotel overlooking beautiful Otsego Lake in Cooperstown. Sponsored by the NYS GIS Association and the NYS Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination, the event will be kicked off with a reception on the … Read more

Check out the NYC BigApps Competition: $20,000 cash prizes including lunch with Mayor Bloomberg. http://www.nycbigapps.com/ The City of New York is improving the way it provides information and transparency to citizens. But delivering great information requires great tools. The NYC BigApps Competition will reward the developers of the most useful, inventive, appealing, effective, and commercially … Read more

Amy Jeu sent me this announcement. If you love mapping and love mentoring kids, don’t miss this opportunity: The Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) software company ESRI has partnered with National Geographic to recruit GIS professionals to mentor students. In true GIS form, they present a map of who is mentoring where. So far, no one … Read more

Map Preservation (literally) Posted by: “Baruch” barry@droginconsult.com bdroginDate: Thu Oct 8, 2009 7:45 am ((PDT)) Volunteers needed to help preserve 1964 World’s Fair 130’x166′ terrazzo replica of Texaco New York State Road Map designed by Philip Johnson. Please RSVP to Michelle Langlie (Michelle.Langlie@Parks.NYC.gov) if you wish to participate and forward to anyone you may think … Read more