Blog Articles
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GISMO Meeting – Wednesday 30 June (3-5pm)
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…
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Check Out the New NYS GIS Association Web Site
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.
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GreenMap.org Goes Mobile
(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?
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Geospatial Summit
*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…
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NYC BigApps Competition
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…
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Be a GeoMentor!
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…
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Be a GeoMentor!
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…
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Map Preservation Volunteer Opportunity – October 24
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…
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Interesting Article on NYC as User Interface
Found via twitter: @redmolly23: Enjoying new Cooper Journal article on NYC as user interface: http://tinyurl.com/yjcljgo. Cool Ideas: * “Newbie” versus “Power User” Interfaces (maps for tourists vs residents) * High Line Park as example of vertically layering natural spaces and pauses into this interface.
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The 2009 IA Institute Salary and Benefits Survey Opens
The 2009 IA Institute Salary and Benefits Survey is now open at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rnk5PuDVMuIRC1QwwS9PtA_3d_3d The survey takes only a minute or two to complete, so we hope you’ll stop by and contribute. We have made slight edits from last year including a much simpler matrix of responses for IA related tasks, a more normalized breakdown of…