Archive for December 29th, 2005





Sometimes you just gotta get out and drive it…

Dec 29th, 2005 | By

Here’s an interesting article in Wired about keeping all of these online GIS databases fresh. As they point out, sometimes you just have to send someone out to drive the route and see what’s out there. Electronic methods are great but they only take you so far. I think the most interesting quote is on [...]



Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

Dec 29th, 2005 | By

It’s good to hear that, even though the current US administration has failed to support the Kyoto Protocol, individual US states are at least trying to do something to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. One such effort is the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. [...]



Help define geospatial workforce

Dec 29th, 2005 | By

The AAG, GITA, and Wharton School of Business at the Univ of Pennsylvania have created a preconference questionaire for the second and final Leadership Rountable on the Geospatial Industry. The feedback form can be found at White Paper: Feedback for Defining the Geospatial/Geographic Technologies Industry