I would like to announce a plan, or at least the idea of a plan, for the upcoming ESRI International User Conference and beyond…PlaceCamp. PlaceCamp is intended to be a way to get people talking about how we can use geospatial data and technologies and Geography concepts in the humanities in an unconference-y environment. There
New GIScience track at the 2010 ESRI User Conference
The Call for Papers has gone out for the new GIScience Research track at the 2010 ESRI International User Conference. “Papers in this special track must focus on cutting-edge research in GIScience. Full papers will be included in a special issue of Transactions in GIS to be distributed at the 2010 Conference. Abstracts (500 words)
Some thoughts on making the UC better
The ESRI sessions are a great place to really see what the people in our field are doing. The diversity is really inspiring. Occasionally I’ll get the random person who’ll ask, “What can you do with GIS?” I’d love to have a copy of the User Conference program to whip out when that happens and
AVSP Roadshow – GISetc
We spoke with Roger Palmer of GISetc about their efforts in educating educators and students about Geography through GIS and GPS. Click here to download the episode in MP3 format
No Streaming for Live show
The bandwidth is just too sketchy at the ESRI User Conference (happens when you have 1000′s with wifi devices), but it means we will not be streaming the live show this afternoon. We did want to share a cupcake with you since we will be having some at the show.
ESRI UC Day 2 Roundup – Couple of Sessions
I caught a few sessions and two in particular I thought were worth taking notes. The first is about return on investments and calculating them for government. Ultimately the presentations weren’t that strong on this topic in that session, but there was a wealth of information about how local governments can develop GIS even on
EdUC plenary and keynote 2009
The multiple-conferenced beast that is the ESRI User Conference is underway today with the Education User Conference (where I am), the Homeland Security Summit, and the Surveying & Engineering Summit. This year the EdUC has moved to the other end of the SDCC to the Hilton Bayfront. The opening plenary saw the motley crew that
AVSP: Live! on July 15 in San Diego
With just three weeks until the ESRI User Conference(s) we have firmed up our plans for the 4th Anniversary AVSP: Live! show that will take place on Wednesday, July 15 at 5:00PDT in Room 30E of the SDCC. We are excited to be joined by ArcPad team members to talk about ArcPad 8 and mobile
Share your work at the ESRI UC
I am in presentation mode for the ESRI UC and EdUC already and reminders of other ways to contribute to the conferences keep popping up on my radar. You can submit up to three images by June 15 to be considered for presentation during the conference plenary. You can also submit to the Map Gallery
VSTV Episode 38 – Solid Terrain Modeling
At the ESRI UC we dropped by the Solid Terrain Modeling booth to check out their products. The video highlights just a few options they offer. Click here to download VSTV Episode 38 full size (24 MB) Click here to download VSTV Episode 38 small size (23 MB)
































