In Pleasantville, the streets are clean and happy, vibrant individuals populate the city and nothing bad ever happens. But as GovLoop moderator Emily Jarvis said in our recent online training, Making Business Happen: ArcGIS for Economic Development, “Dreaming of Pleasantville and building it are entirely two different things.” Jarvis then went on to note aRead… Read more »
The Tech Loop is a weekly compilation of the latest happenings in government technology gathered from around the web. This week’s topics include big data & analytics, cybersecurity, GIS, cloud, and IoT. Big Data & Analytics Oops, NIST did it again. Except in a good way. Following the wide and growing use of the NationalRead… Read more »
The Tech Loop is a weekly compilation of the latest happenings in government technology gathered from around the web. This week’s topics include cloud, GIS, cybersecurity, big data, and IoT. Cloud A cloud of doubt? According to Gartner, Inc., CIOs remain hesitant to consider cloud computing as a first-line option for IT projects. Most areRead… Read more »
Since the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency in the 1970s, the agency has been flooded with paper reports that detail self-proclaimed emissions, pollution, and toxic releases from companies across the United States. The excessive amount of paper has made it more than difficult to detect or monitor fraudulent reports – perhaps an irony forRead… Read more »
Esri is a company that strives to create products that will better the world. Their most recent accomplishment is called: the Global Ecological Land Units (Global ELU) map. This new technology co-created with Roger Sayre of the US Geological Survey (USGS) is meant to help users see the world in a new organized way whileRead… Read more »
I recently completed the Esri Technical Certification Skills Review for ArcGIS Desktop. It was an online, instructor-led, two-day class in preparation for taking the certification test. To say the least, I have some catching up to do. I would like to talk about staying current in GIS through training and utilizing multiple platforms to acquireRead… Read more »
Thursday night, GovLoop and Esri hosted the eighth and final GIS meetup of the year, Turn to GIS in an Emergency. We discussed how organizations are using geospatial technology to address the needs of vulnerable populations during emergencies and crises. The event featured a presentation from Robert Shankman, GIS Program Manager, HHS ASPR, Office of Emergency Management andRead… Read more »
There are some basic features—things like buildings, water systems, parks, roads, electrical lines and buildings—that comprise the infrastructure of any city. And many people, myself included, often think of these as static features within the city landscape. However, if you work in state or local government, you know that’s not the case. The infrastructure ofRead… Read more »
As a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.®, I have earned my fair share of compass merit badges. Despite my badge-certified sense of direction, I still have trouble locating some places when doing a simple Internet search, especially after I have moved to a new city. With ArcGIS, mapping data in an organized,Read… Read more »
This is the second installment in a two-part series covering GovLoop and Esri’s virtual training event on open data and GIS. The first installment highlights a number of success stories at the state and federal levels. “I see the role of GIS as being able to make sense of [health] data. A lot of theRead… Read more »