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TECH 101 – Mashups For Planning Mobile Webinar Related:  5 comments  Database, Education, GIS, GISBlog, Geography, IMS, LBS, Mashup, OSGeo, Planning, Programming, Service, Social, Technology, Virtual Globe, Web  add, api, cowley, create, data, demo, earth, edu, Education, esri, evans, geo, georeference, GIS, gisblog.org, google, harsh, howto, image, javascript, jennifer, kml, map, marker, mash-up, Mashup, microsoft, opensource, osu, placemark, Planning, prakash, program, Service, Social, spatial, spreadsheet, Technology, Web, web2, webinar, wms, yahoo 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 “Big-City Rush Hour Blues Now Afflict Smaller Cities: 36 hours. That’s the additional time the average U.S. urban traveler spends on the road per year because of rush-hour congestion, according to the Texas Transportation Institute. What’s more, commuters in medium-size cities now face about the same delays that residents of “very large” cities experienced a quarter-century . . . → Read More: Follow Up [1]: Rural Clusters and Relative Rurality Top 10 most congested metro areas: Related: America’s 10 Most Miserable Cities Related: CO2 emissions per capita: Carbon dioxide emissions in metric tons per capita Population: Midyear estimates of the resident population Related: Selected Influenza A(H1N1) Maps Related: In reference to PerryGeo’s generosity comments, I have benefited from similar help. And the more I talk about it with other outdoor enthusiasts, the more I feel that that may just be a common trait of those professionals who get to work outdoors, especially the always helpful park service staff. The pace is relaxed, the rhythm . . . → Read More: Our Environment Quotes from the recent Net Neutrality Hearings: David L. Cohen, Vice-President, Comcast- ‘…on a “very limited basis” Comcast was delaying traffic in limited areas when there is heavy traffic.’”Don’t let the rhetoric of some of the critics scare you- there is nothing wrong with network management. Every network is managed.” Tim Wu, Professor, Columbia Law School- “I have . . . → Read More: Follow Up [2]: Debating Net Neutrality: A Nutshell BBC News | Special Reports: “Weather disasters ‘getting worse’” Related: Top 3 Contributions Over $2,000 from the Big 3:
Source: Related: 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. . . . → Read More: Cost of Living and Higher Education The US Economic Development Administration [EDA], in conjunction with the State of Indiana, has recently released an interesting research titled “The Role of Regional Clusters: Unlocking Rural Competitiveness” [2007] on the benefits of regionalism in rural America. One of the primary objectives of this research is to help rural America find its competitive edge in our rapidly . . . → Read More: Rural Clusters and Relative Rurality 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: “FEMA Told to Resume Storm Aid” Related: 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? “Storm Surge Is Flood, Judge Says” Related: One of the pleasures of my current job is the annual opportunity to interact with professionals from around the world, thanks to the International Visitor Leadership Program. During these interactions, I share with the visiting delegations how regional government works in West Virginia. Mayoral Delegation from the Republic of Tajikistan, 2006 Public and Private Sector Delegation from the . . . → Read More: International Outreach An intriguing article that may help those interested in best meeting project expectations in a team-setting. Here is my take on that- for rewards, it is often best if expectations are lower than the actual; for punishments, it is often best if expectations are higher than the actual; so that in both cases, the resulting momentum . . . → Read More: Brain Hypnosis “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 WIKI 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 Katrina 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 The definition of GIS has evolved from ‘Geographic Information System’ to ‘Geospatial Information System’. It is time that it takes the next logical step to ‘Spatial Information System’. My earlier post wrestled, well not quiet, for a truer understanding of “GIS” given the advent of non-traditional spatial software. Since then I have been convinced that spatial . . . → Read More: A Rose by Any Other Name “As we become aware of the ethical implications of design, not only with respect to buildings, but in every aspect of human endeavour, they reflect changes in the historical concept of who or what has rights. When you study the history of rights, you begin with the Magna Carta which was about the rights of white, . . . → Read More: Declaration of Interdependence My pick of technology-related headlines from The New York Times Page One 1851-2002: Nutshell: “‘Substituting tax-increase with state lottery’ [Policy - Director/Manager/Planner] as a means to generate additional revenue. Here, it becomes important to first find the ‘percentage of non-gamblers/gamblers/disinterested in the effected constituency’ [Information - Spatial Analyst] because ‘opposition to such a move is more likely to come from non-gamblers’ [Theory - Planner]“. Nutshell adapted from [Skinner, B. Beyond . . . → Read More: Making Public Policy: A Nutshell 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 NOAA: Tsunami Research Program What is the most effective method to spread the digital wave, especially of the spatial kind, in rural communities and developing countries? The following links offer some fodder, although Korea left the company of developing nations some time ago. A lot of talk has centered around the potential of wireless to bridge the digital chasm between . . . → Read More: Wanted: Proactive Policies Interesting blog on Life With Alacrity about Social Software. For the ignoramus, crudely put Social Software or Groupware or Collaborative Software is software that facilitates group interaction. Often, there is “no overt coordination with the group functioning as an aggregation of interested individuals” rather than as a cohesive unit. Two intriguing perspectives on the internet from the . . . → Read More: Social Software |
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