GISCafe Voice Posts Tagged ‘NOAA’From the Exhibit Hall: SPAR3D 2016Wednesday, April 20th, 2016Those I spoke to at SPAR3D 2016 last week were amazed at the progress the 3D laser scanning/reality capture products had made over just one year. Many people attended in order to find out if the technology would be right for their organization and what it would entail in terms of a learning curve, and of course, how much it would cost.  SPAR 3D scanning mobile unit from Surphaser Utilizing Tools of the Trade for Land and Natural Resource ManagementSaturday, April 2nd, 2016At Esri FedGIS 2016 I sat in on a session, entitled, “Land and Natural Resources Management – Effective Planning, Analysis and Communication.” New National Flood Insurance Program Data Released by FEMAMonday, March 21st, 2016In February, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) responded to concern about increased El Nino flood risk by releasing new data on National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies, which showed an increase in more than 27,000 new NFIP policies written in California during the month of December 2015. FedGIS 2016 Summit: Earth Science as it is TodayThursday, March 10th, 2016At Esri Federal GIS two weeks ago, there were a number of three-hour presentations called “Summits” that focused on particular areas of expertise and featured many federal agency experts. Esri Federal User Conference 2016 Kicks OffThursday, February 25th, 2016It would seem from the presentations at the Esri Federal User Conference 2016 held in Washington D. C. this week, that the federal government is becoming more “open” on the subject of data, while at the same time protecting the nation’s security perhaps more fiercely than ever. Avenza’s PDF Maps and Affiliate Program for Digital NativesFriday, January 15th, 2016In a world that is rapidly becoming less paper based and more dependent upon digital products, the introduction of a map app that copies the model of iTunes and Kindle is an appealing commodity. Avenza’s PDF Maps does just this: makes PDF maps downloadable on mobile devices to be available anywhere – while abroad, in remote areas and in the back country.  Grand Canyon GISCafe’s 2016 Trends ReportFriday, January 8th, 2016Top trends that we can expect to see dominating the geospatial landscape in 2016 are trends driven in large part by world events and climate change. Technologies play a large part in how well we will be able to manage climate change and attendant disasters, world events that include terrorism, and disease. Contribute Ideas to our Trends/Predictions Article for 2016!Monday, December 14th, 2015Hello Readers! GISCafe Editorial Calendar 2016*Thursday, December 10th, 2015Technology Shrinks GeographyWednesday, October 14th, 2015Author Robert D. Kaplan Author of “The Revenge of Geography” Senior Fellow, CNAS spoke recently on the topic of technology and geography. “Technology has not negated geography, but has shrunk geography,” stated Kaplan, “it has made it claustrophobic. The fights over packets of ground are more intense than before. Each part of world interlocks with the other.” He chose to talk about the Middle East, then about Asia Pacific, then Europe. |
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