Geospatial News and Articles

ESRI and Trimble Team Up to Offer Grant Money to Government

Sep 16, 2009 - $90,000 to be available to state and local agencies.

Rhode Island Governor Vetoes RFID Privacy Bill: Nov 12, 2009 - Restricted use of RFID capabilities to track children and motorists without a warrant.
New York City Ferry Passengers get GPS Bus Schedule Data: Oct 28, 2009 - A cellular-based GPS system.
San Diego Upgrades Towing System: Oct 20, 2009 - "Will shorten tow response times and reduce the administrative burden on our Police Department."
State Broadband Mapping Grants Announced: Oct 7, 2009 - Grant Program to fund activities in California, Indiana, North Carolina and Vermont.
Virginia County to Premier In-House Reassessment Tool: Sep 17, 2009 - Gloucester County brings its property reassessment process in-house after dumping vendor.
ESRI and Trimble Team Up to Offer Grant Money to Government: Sep 16, 2009 - $90,000 to be available to state and local agencies.
Rome Was Built in a Day, with Hundreds of Thousands of Digital Photos: Sep 16, 2009 - A new computer algorithm developed at the University of Washington uses hundreds of thousands of tourist photos to automatically reconstruct an entire city in about a day.
Gov 2.0 Summit: GIS the Big Winner in Push for Open Government (analysis): Sep 11, 2009 - Geospatial applications and services dominate at Gov 2.0 Summit.
Washington State GIS Transportation Repository Takes Long Road: Sep 3, 2009 - Six years in the making, the state and counties teamed to create the Washington Statewide Transportation Framework -- a massive project that required data integration and conversion, software integration and application development.
Web Site Upgrades: Aug 27, 2009 - $300 billion a year to state and local governments depends on census data.
EU Ready to Mandate eCall Vehicle Collision Notification System: Aug 25, 2009 - EU-wide standards have been agreed to by industry, but six EU countries are not ready to commit, citing costs.
Full-Service Delivery of Geospatial Data Gains Steam: Aug 19, 2009 - How government agencies put the "e" in online spatial data distribution.
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Adds Data Sets to Google: Aug 18, 2009 - Boston's transit system will also allow third-party developers to create applications using the data.
Energy News Wrap: Aug 12, 2009 - Smart grid, regenerative braking, New Jersey solar, real-time bus arrival schedules, smart appliances.
Texas to Map Broadband Inventory in Bid for Stimulus Funds: Aug 5, 2009 - Broadband mapping could boost Texas' chances of getting federal funding.
Gov. Martin O'Malley Uses StateStat to Transform Maryland: Aug 4, 2009 - GIS technology based on CompStat measures Maryland's performance for citizens.
The Vote: An Independent, Impartial California Redistricting?: Aug 3, 2009 - A new Web site and draft regulations published.
Well-Timed Phone Call Leads to Cover Story: Aug 1, 2009 - Maryland governor uses GIS to Map Crime, Traffic, Infrastructure, Spending
California "Pay as You Drive" Insurance Proposal Stirs Privacy Concerns: Jul 17, 2009 - Auto insurance becomes a "metered utility."
Enterprise Technology: Web 2.0 Comes of Age (Opinion): Jul 6, 2009 - GIS mapping and Twitter -- once dismissed as toys -- are becoming platforms and platform extenders.