Archive for April, 2007
Elite Systems Research Institute, Inc. [ESRI] et al
This GCN article titled ‘Geospatial and the elite: Old-school geographic information systems still dig deep on mapping and analyses’ points to a tortuous debate within the traditional GIS industry, and the new industry push to remodel itself as solely an “enterprise class” industry while it continues to loose ground to an increasing domestication or democratization of GIS services.
ESRI: Elitist or Commonplace?
But this new industry push is not without some strategy confusion as old-school GIS faces its mid-life identity crisis without the “cool factor” spouse.
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Cost of Living and Higher Education
As I returned from the American Planning Association‘s 2007 National Planning Conference in Philadelphia, I rummaged through some past papers and chanced upon an offer letter that I have been unable to let go of.
Thomas Jefferson or William Penn?
When I look back to why I chose UVA over UPenn, the cost of living at Charlottesville v. Philadelphia, not Public Ivy v. Ivy League, proved to be the determining factor given finances. Although UVA did not play to my strengths in physical design, focusing more on the sociological aspects of planning that I now believe to be closer to the core principles of planning, it was extremely enriching and rewarding.
So, as some of you may be deciding on which offer letter to accept this fall, here is a little advice- focus on the one you really want and everything else might just fall in place. But even if you do not or can not, individual effort can even things out.
Good luck!
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‘Mr. Jefferson would be proud’: Charlottesville is No. 1
Rural Clusters and Relative Rurality:
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COUNTY ST | PER CAPITA INCOME [PCI] | RELATIVE RURALITY | HOW FAR WOULD PCI GO? [2004] *
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Albemarle VA | $37,638 | 0.358 | $13,474.40
Philadelphia PA | $29,755 | 0.037 | $1,100.935
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* Roughly, the higher the Relative Rurality, the further the dollar would go
Cities Ranked & Rated: ‘The Ten Best Places to Live [2005]‘ and ’2005 Best Places to Live’
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RANK | METRO AREA
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1 | Charlottesville VA
76 | Philadelphia PA-NJ
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Frost, Robert. The Road Not Taken. http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15717
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