By Harsh, on April 15th, 2010%
OK, so tested Google, Bing, Yahoo, ESRI, Openlayers and MapServer mashups on the iPad, and much like on the iPhone, the slippy drag-and-droll interface doesn’t work. Except for one mashup. Take a guess?
Related:
* . . . → Read More: Mashup on iPad
By Harsh, on April 5th, 2010%
TECH 101 – Mashups For Planning
View more presentations from gisblog.
Mobile Webinar
Related:
* Mash-ups as Planning Tools
* GISP and AICP
* Technology Division of the American Planning Association (APA) Webinar Series – TECH 101: Mashups for Planning
* APA Technology Division: Education
* APA Technology Division Webinar . . . → Read More: Webinar Series: TECH 101 – Mashups For Planning
By Harsh, on March 30th, 2010%
Category 1: The award for the ‘Best Use of Technology to Improve a Plan or Planning Process’ goes to Marc Schlossberg‘s (University of Oregon) ‘Engaging Citizens in Active Transportation Planning with Mobile GIS‘ for its creative use of technology in improving planning processes.
Category 2: The award for the ‘Best Use of Technology for Public Participation’ goes . . . → Read More: Technology Division of the American Planning Association (APA) Awards for 2010
By Harsh, on March 18th, 2010%
* Part 1
* Part 2
Interviewed by Carl Williams.
Related:
2009
* Technology Division of the American Planning Association (APA) Webinar Series – TECH 101: Mashups for Planning
2008
* GISP and AICP
2007
* Mash-ups as Planning Tools
* Neogeography 101: Word Association
* Elite Systems Research Institute, Inc. [ESRI] et al
* Google Earth [GE] @ Work
2006
* ESRI Ketchup!
* Why do you like Geography?
2005
* A . . . → Read More: Interview: “Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – It’s Much More Than Google Maps – A Chat With GIS Experts”
By Harsh, on July 11th, 2008%
Although I am still on the fence on GISP given the relative lackluster, what APA has done with AICP‘s CM could give it some shine when it comes to creating a provider ecosystem.
To quickly fill you in: Last year at its Leadership Meetings, APA launched the CM program for AICP. In short, it required professional planners . . . → Read More: GISP and AICP
By Harsh, on July 7th, 2007%
Question:
‘Genre Books’ is to ‘Writer’
as
‘Web Maps’ is to …?
Choices:
[a] iPhone [...since the buzz is about it- the Paris Hilton of the technorati]
[b] Paris Hilton [...since the buzz is about her- the iPhone of the glitterati]
[c] Geographer [...since ESRI Press said so]
[d] Programmer/Developer
Answer:
If you answered [c], you have spent a lot of . . . → Read More: Neogeography 101: Word Association
By Harsh, on December 23rd, 2006%
Former senator Stafford of Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, familiar to anyone requesting, managing and mapping disaster grants under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program [HMGP] AKA Buyout Program, dies at 93.
–π
Related:
Pre-Disaster Mitigation [PDM] Grant . . . → Read More: Follow Up [5]: Katrina Links
By Harsh, on December 8th, 2006%
“FEMA Told to Resume Storm Aid”
Related:
Blogs about this article
“Katrina Victims in Limbo as FEMA Appeals Aid Order”
Government Accountability Office [GAO] Report: Abstract- Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief. Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste and Abuse. GAO-07-252T. December 6, 2006
Video: Reactions from the Grassroots- Effects of Flood Map Modernization [Map Mod] Program’s Digital . . . → Read More: Follow Up [4]: Katrina Links
By Harsh, on August 26th, 2006%
Here’s one of many reasons:
“… And then the strange people of Asia- the Tartars, who are such splendid horsemen; the Arabs, who travel over the deserts upon camels, and at night stop and tell stories to each other; and the Hindoos, who burn their widows and drown their children, thinking these things are pleasing to God; . . . → Read More: Why do you like Geography?
By Harsh, on August 16th, 2006%
“Storm Surge Is Flood, Judge Says”
Related:
Blogs about this . . . → Read More: Follow Up [3]: Katrina Links
By Harsh, on September 21st, 2005%
“Rethinking Flood Insurance” [09/21/2005]: A timely but poorly-researched editorial in The Washington Post on the levee problems plaguing the National Flood Insurance Program.
As much as some may cringe to what they see as their tax-dollars being spent on bail out, the often-omitted fact remains that many New Orleanians were not required by the National Flood Insurance . . . → Read More: Follow Up [2]: Katrina Links
By Harsh, on September 7th, 2005%
WIKI
Red Cross: Family Links Registry
Lycos: Missing Persons Search
Housing Information Gateway
Shelter Map
Information Map
ESRI: Katrina Disaster Viewer
Google Earth: Imagery
NYT: Draining New Orleans Map
Contact: Mitigation Planners and Substantial Damage Assessors
Expounding on my earlier post on this disaster management and planning, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 had laid down . . . → Read More: Follow Up [1]: Katrina Links
By Harsh, on September 1st, 2005%
Katrina
Craigslist: Lost and Found- New Orleans LA, Baton Rouge LA
While on this disaster as one watches events unfold, it becomes clear that an infuriating management style marked by a “hands-off” approach that is prone to making excuses for ignored red flags can only get rewarded for ideological and rhetorical reasons rather than merit. And . . . → Read More: Katrina Links
By Harsh, on January 8th, 2005%
Below is a simple inquiry into how natural check could kick-in from a market stand-point to curtail a growing population. Although, a more interesting inquiry would have been “when” would it kick-in?
First, a sample population was divided into 3 basic groups- consumers, laborers and producers. Then the general effect of each on the other because of . . . → Read More: Population π
By Harsh, on January 5th, 2005%
NOAA: Tsunami Research Program
NOAA: Tsunami Animation
USGS: Natural Hazards Support System
USGS: Earthquake Hazards Program
UN News Center: Tsunami
UN Map: “Serving the Information Needs”
Tsunami Homepage
IASC: Humanitarian Early Warning Service
Nature: Photographs
BBC: Asia Quake Disaster
ESRI Pressroom: Indian Ocean Disaster
Penn State: World Data
. . . → Read More: Tsunami Links
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