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Change in blog server address
It’s been a year since the last post here. We have had some issues with the old blog server and now moved to a brand new blog server that is maintained by Furman C&IS folks. It should be faster and better now. The new address is: https://blogs.furman.edu/gisnews/
Great Wal(Mart) of America
Some great flash animation and cool data set to go with to study the spread of WalMart across America is available from the following two websites.
Flash Animation of WalMart Growth
If you like what you see there, check out the following website for a report and the data associated with this.
Census Atlas of the United States
This is a good resource for a lot of us who use census data in our classes or in our research. Whole atlas is available in digital format (PDF). The description as shown on the census website is below.
“We are pleased to present the complete content, in PDF format, of the recently published Census Atlas of the United States, the first comprehensive atlas of population and housing produced by the Census Bureau since the 1920s. The Census Atlas is a large-format publication about 300 pages long and containing almost 800 maps. Data from decennial censuses prior to 2000 support nearly 150 maps and figures, providing context and an historical perspective for many of the topics presented.
A variety of topics are covered in the Census Atlas, ranging from language and ancestry characteristics to housing patterns and the geographic distribution of the population. A majority of the maps in the Census Atlas present data at the county level, but data also are sometimes mapped by state, census tract (for largest cities and metropolitan areas), and for selected American Indian reservations. The book is modern, colorful, and includes a variety of map styles and data symbolization techniques. ”
Click the map to go to the link or copy and paste the url below:
Republican Caucus in Iowa
G I Yes – Let the Festivities begin…
I am sure all GIS folks, especially the Mac fans will get a laugh out of this video…
National Weather Data Available in GIS formats
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) produces and distributes weather related data through their National Weather Service website. One can download a variety of GIS data from this site. My Favorite is the precipitation data.
All data can be viewed as well as downloaded for use later.
Posted by: Suresh Muthukrishnan
Bugaboo fire captured by NASA satellite
In this satellite image taken on 11th May 2007, one can see the Bugaboo fire as well as our first tropical storm Andrea. Click on the image or the link below to read more and get a more detailed satellite image.
Posted by: Suresh Muthukrishnan
Windows Live Writer – simplest blog writer.
I have been using windows live writer for few months and I love it. Before I discovered this program, I was using the web based WordPress blog editor. It was terribly slow to respond and you have to be online to work on it. Since most of us would be working on these blog entries in multiple sitting, it is nice to have an “offline” blog editor. Windows Live Writer allows one to work on your post off line and then when it is ready, then upload it to the blog site. Coolest thing is that it takes care of all the formatting to match your blog site. I love using Windows Live Writer, and I am sure you will too.Here is a brief video some one has put together that describes this program and it’s capabilities.Posted by: Suresh Muthukrishnan
GIS Jobs from around the world by Location
The GIS Jobs Clearinghouse website www.gjc.org shows list of available jobs. The unique thing about this is they appropriately use GIS to show where exactly the job is located. They use Google Maps API to show the locations of the job.
Now find where you want to live and then look for a job in that location. Click on the map to get to the website.
Posted by: Suresh Muthukrishnan