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Geographic Information System (GIS)

The ArcGIS site license allows for ArcGIS to be loaded on any University-owned machine. For installation of the full version, including ArcInfo, for a campus computer utilized by a professor, AU employee, Graduate student doing research, contact your departmental IT coordinator to do the installation.

For undergraduates, ArcGIS should be loaded on all OIT lab machines. Professors may request 1-year student editions for their classes from ESRI. Please contact either Barbara Bishop or Christopher Mixon for the correct contact information. For undergraduates not in a GIS class there are a limited number of student edition copies available through the AU Libraries' Digital Resource Lab.

There are "free" online courses available through the ESRI Virtual Campus. For a listing and description of these courses to to the catalog. Once you have selected your course e-mail Barbara Bishop for the course code(s).

GIS NewsFeed

Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Geo Challenge Looks to mobile apps and crowd sourcing: Here's details of an effort that's near and dear to my heart, literally! The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Geo...

Using iOS 5: Your Guide to the Latest and Greatest Mobile Operating System: Learn all about iOS 5, the latest operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

Geo Reading - 10 New, Must-Read GIS user Articles of Interest: A number of fun, educational, and interesting articles and blogs have hit GISuser recently. In case you missed out, here's...

Geospatial Technologies and GIS to model predictive behavior and meth lab locations in Colorado: An interesting read on Geospatial technologies and predictive behavior analysis in mapping meth labs in Colorado Springs.

5 Ways to Make Sure Your Press Release Doesn't Suck: Ok, you have some news, BIG news... now what? Well, if you have a PR or marketing person or department...

2012 Super Bowl Fan Map - Esri Mashup of Football Pick and Political Candidate: Another fun social news map from Esri. Cast your vote for the Super Bowl winner and select which political candidate...

ILMF 2012 Video - Cardinal Systems VR Mapping Software #ILMF12: GISuser.com and LiDARnews.com visits with Cardinal systems at ILMF 2012 (http://youtu.be/QpMiBtB7EEY) in Denver, Colorado.

Free E-Book: GIS Geeks Guide to Mastering the ArcGIS Server API for JavaScript: This from Eric at Geospatial Training... Each chapter from my e-book, The GIS Geeks Guide to Mastering the ArcGIS...

How to Video - Creating Geolocation & Maps on S40 from Nokia Developer: A video presentation delivered by Andrew Knight and Nokia Developer

GITA unveils new membership structure: One of the primary tasks with which the GITA staff has been involved has been a complete overhaul of...

Directions Magazine

The Appalachian Ohio Geospatial Data Partnership: Building Partnerships to Level the Playing Field: The Appalachian Ohio Geospatial Data Partnership (AOGDP) is a coalition of counties, regional and state agencies, and the private sector, formed to support the advancement of the use of GIS in southeastern Ohio. One of the founding partners, Thomas Fisher, who is also the Information Systems and Technology manager for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, describes how and why the partnership was formed. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geographic+data">geographic data</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geospatial+technology">geospatial technology</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/local+government">local government</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/surveying">surveying</a>

New GfK Study Reveals Socio-demographic Structures in Germany: GfK GeoMarketing annually releases the "GfK Demographics" study, which calculates the regional distribution of household types, income brackets and accommodation types in Germany. According to the 2011 data, Berlin has the largest share of young people among Germany's federal states, while Baden-Württemberg has the most families with children. One- to two-family houses are most common in Saarland. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/business+gis">business gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/demographic+data">demographic data</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/demographics">demographics</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geographic+data">geographic data</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/germany">germany</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/location+intelligence">location intelligence</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/location+technology">location technology</a>

Podcast: The Value of GIS Competitions: This past week Spatial Energy and the IEEE became two of the latest organizations to announce competitions aimed at students and users of geospatial technology. Why do these keep popping up? Are they good for the geospatial industry? More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/competitions">competitions</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/contests">contests</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/education">education</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/esri">esri</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/ge">ge</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/ieee">ieee</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/location+based+services">location based services</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/open+source">open source</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/remote+sensing">remote sensing</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/spatial+energy">spatial energy</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/state+and+local+government">state and local government</a>

Letter from the Low Lands: Holland from Above: GIS on TV, Is It Worth the Effort?: <a href="http://www.vpro.nl/overdevpro/3779624/about+vpro">VPRO</a>, a Dutch public broadcasting organization, has produced a TV documentary called “The Netherlands from Above.” Location-based information was used to map and portray many phenomena, from pop culture to nature to environmental disaster management. Jan Willem van Eck shares details and thoughts about the potential impact of the series. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/culture+and+traditions">culture and traditions</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/environmental">environmental</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geographic+data">geographic data</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gis">gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/location+technology">location technology</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/remote+sensing">remote sensing</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/tourism">tourism</a>

What is Pitney Bowes Software’s Geosk?: Pitney Bowes announced its new data as a service offering, Geosk, last fall. Adena Schutzberg interviewed Pitney Bowes Software’s Scott Robinson, director of Global Data Products, to learn more. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/business+gis">business gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/daas">daas</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/data+as+a+service">data as a service</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geocoding">geocoding</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geographic+data">geographic data</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geospatial+technology">geospatial technology</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/location+intelligence">location intelligence</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/real+estate">real estate</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/saas">saas</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/telecommunications">telecommunications</a>

City of Las Vegas Implements ParkPAD for Mobile Asset Management: Mobile field data collection starts with a reliable hand-held device and software that can be as functional as any desktop GIS. The city of Las Vegas, Nevada found that its existing mobile solution was incompatible with its GIS, which resulted in some redundancies. That problem was mitigated with an ArcPAD solution that was more than up to the task for the city’s Parks and Open Spaces Division. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/database">database</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geographic+data">geographic data</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geospatial+technology">geospatial technology</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gis">gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gis+software+products">gis software products</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gps">gps</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/local+government">local government</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/local+government+gis">local government gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/mobile+asset+management">mobile asset management</a>

Podcast: The Supreme Court and Nokia Make Statements on the State of LBS: The Supreme Court ruled that police must have warrants to attach GPS trackers to suspects' cars. Nokia closed its NAVTEQ developer program. What do these actions say about the state of location-based services in 2012? More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/developers">developers</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/energy+utilities+and+telecommunications">energy utilities and telecommunications</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gps">gps</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/location+based+services">location based services</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/navteq">navteq</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/nokia">nokia</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/remotes+sensing">remotes sensing</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/supreme+court">supreme court</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/tracking">tracking</a>

A Tale of Two Cities: Enterprise GIS in Torino, Italy and Huntsville, Alabama: Powerful. Flexible. These are words ascribed by one utility manager to be essential attributes to his planned enterprise GIS solution. “The value of the system lies in the fact that the GIS and engineering data are not kept in separate databases or in functional silos … and to have a single source of data available to anyone who manages or supports the utility network.” Cyndi Smith and Richard Zambuni of Bentley Systems provide examples from Turin, Italy and Huntsville, Alabama as these cities undertook this challenge. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/database">database</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/environmental">environmental</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gis">gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/local+government">local government</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/local+government+gis">local government gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/spatial+database">spatial database</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/standards">standards</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/utilities">utilities</a>

2010-2011 Review of Publicly Traded Location Technology Stocks: Editor in Chief Joe Francica provides an encapsulated review of publicly traded geospatial information and location technology companies. The global economic turmoil has had a dramatic impact on this technology sector, with few companies delivering positive gains for shareholders. The roller-coaster ride of the last two years is unlikely to change but opportunities exist for investors who believe that location-based information is still an essential driver of business. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/business+intelligence">business intelligence</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/database">database</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geospatial+technology">geospatial technology</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gis">gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/google">google</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/lbs">lbs</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/location+intelligence">location intelligence</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/location+technology">location technology</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/stock+market">stock market</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/surveying">surveying</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/utilities">utilities</a>

Meet Your Colleagues: Dino Ravnić: Dino Ravnić is the co-founder and CEO of GIS Cloud, Ltd, and he is passionate about the present and future of GIS in the cloud. When asked to send us a picture of something he enjoys doing (fishing? hunting? ballroom dancing?), he gave us one of him working on GIS cloud capabilities for GPS. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/cloud">cloud</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/cloud+applications">cloud applications</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/cloud+gis">cloud gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/cloud+gis+apps">cloud gis apps</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/cloud+solutions">cloud solutions</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/colleagues">colleagues</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gis">gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gps">gps</a>

Why LiDAR Has Become the “Go To” Technology for Utility Corridor Mapping: In December, Infotech Enterprises and DTS GIS participated in a Directions Magazine webinar to present a cost-effective solution to the NERC-mandated transmission line monitoring. This webinar sparked more good questions than could be answered during the allotted time. Here those answers are presented in detail. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gis">gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/google">google</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/lidar">lidar</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/utilities">utilities</a>

Socium: 1Spatial’s Online Data Validation Service Launches in US: Socium, a subsidiary of 1Spatial, is launching an online data validation service in the United States on February1st. Directions Magazine interviewed Abbie Beckford, customer relations and marketing manager at Socium, to learn the details of the offering. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/cloud+adoption">cloud adoption</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/data+validation">data validation</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geographic+data">geographic data</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geospatial+technology">geospatial technology</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gis">gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/software+as+a+service">software as a service</a>

Podcast: GIS Teachable Moments in the News: Three items in the news in early January are teachable moments in geotechnology, for students and citizens and for the geospatial community. They include satellite imagery from the cruise ship Costa Concordia, Google tangling with OSM and World Bank, and an outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease explained by geography. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/costa+concordia">costa concordia</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/crowdsourcing">crowdsourcing</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/digitalglobe">digitalglobe</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/education">education</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/google">google</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/health">health</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/legionnaire's+disease">legionnaire's disease</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/open+source">open source</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/openstreetmap">openstreetmap</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/remote+sensing">remote sensing</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/state+and+local+government">state and local government</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/world+bank">world bank</a>

Geospatial Data Content Licensing and Marketing in the Era of Data as a Service - An Interview With James Cutler, CEO, emapsite.com: James Cutler, CEO of emapsite, a geospatial data provider in the UK, discusses how selling data online has evolved over the last 10 years to accommodate new licensing agreements and data delivery platforms. He forthrightly expresses the opinion that “open data” is a promise yet to be fulfilled. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/business+intelligence">business intelligence</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/data+as+a+service">data as a service</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/database">database</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/geographic+data">geographic data</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gis">gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/google">google</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/homeland+security">homeland security</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/location+intelligence">location intelligence</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/utilities">utilities</a>

The Marcellus Shale Play ... Hot Prospecting, Cool Geospatial Lease Data: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection reports that the Marcellus Shale underlying much of Pennsylvania and portions of New York and West Virginia is believed to hold trillions of cubic feet of natural gas. This formation has long been considered prohibitively expensive to access but recent advances in drilling technology and rising natural gas prices have attracted new interest in this previously untapped formation. Updated lease maps of the area are critical to tapping this vast energy resource. Editor in Chief Joe Francica spoke to Brock McCarty of <a href="http://www.apollomapping.com/">Apollo Mapping</a> to get some specifics on the maps Apollo Mapping is providing to companies prospecting in the area. More about: <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/database">database</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/environmental">environmental</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/gis">gis</a>, <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/tags/explore/mining">mining</a>