Geospatial

Pennsylvania Travel Site Goes Web 2.0

September 19, 2008 - Web users can offer reviews of attractions, restaurants and lodging and post their favorite vacation photos.

Colorado Partnership Uses Geospatial Technologies to Support the DNC

September 18, 2008 - GIS collaborations play role in Democratic National Convention.

URISA: GIS for Hard Times

September 17, 2008 - URISA's 46th Annual Conference: October 7-10, 2008 in New Orleans

Horry County, S.C., and Fontana, Calif, Win 2008 Exemplary Systems in Government Award

September 8, 2008 - For the application of information technology that has improved the delivery and quality of government services.

GIS Aids in Search for Lost Hiker

September 3, 2008 - Man lost in California's rugged San Bernardino Mountains.

BlackBerry Apps for CIOs Pt. 1

September 2, 2008 - A look at the top BlackBerry downloads for public CIOs.

Louisiana Department of Social Services Receives IT Excellence Award

August 25, 2008 - "This technology provides an invaluable new tool for DSS to meet the needs of the children and families we serve in the Office of Community Services."

Is Your University Prepared to Issue Immediate Emergency Notifications Under New Higher Education Law?

August 22, 2008 - Requires higher education institutions put into place procedures to manage situations in which students are reported missing.

GIS Saves Baltimore County $4 Million Annually

August 20, 2008 - County's GIS strategic business plan quantifies geospatial ROI.

City of Philadelphia Receives GIS Award

August 19, 2008 - The city built a spatial data warehouse in 2000, followed by enterprise geospatial Web services in 2001.

Alaska Department of Revenue Uses IP Geolocation to Detect Fraudulent Applications for Funds

August 18, 2008 - In 2007 each Alaska resident received a dividend of $1,654.

GIS Industry Group Prefers McCain

August 14, 2008 - Measured the preference of principals, owners, partners and senior professional executives of the geospatial community's leading firms.

Coalition of Geospatial Organizations Announces Formation

August 11, 2008 - "We intend to begin immediately developing a collaborative advocacy agenda and aggressively pursuing those issues on which we can all agree."

The City of Hoover, Ala., to Develop GIS Strategic Implementation Plan

August 8, 2008 - "Staff are eager to move GIS to an enterprise-wide level while leveraging their existing information technology investments."

Immersive GIS to Engage Citizens Like Never Before

August 1, 2008 - Transportation, public health, economic development and a school finder among rich geospatial applications now available.

Where's the Data? GIS Helps Answer Enterprise Questions, Says NASCIO

July 23, 2008 - "GIS is really a portfolio of capabilities that extends across the enterprise."

Kathrine Cargo Elected URISA President

July 22, 2008 - "URISA has been and continues to be a great source of inspiration to me in my work as a GIS/Mapping Coordinator."

Delaware to Map Cancer Incidence Rates

July 18, 2008 - "The people of Delaware should be able to obtain as much cancer information about our state as they can without jeopardizing the privacy of any of our residents with cancer."

Virtual Alabama Wins Another Award

July 18, 2008 - A computerized database of information superimposed on satellite imagery and aerial photography of all 67 counties.

Group Urges Congress to Move Forward on Broadband Mapping

July 14, 2008 - Move toward a needed national policy of broadband deployment.