I am joined by the fun folks from the Geodorable podcast. Chris Morris, Mark Thompson and I sat down in the map gallery. These three podcasters talk about their conference experiences, opening plenary, new technology, a few buzzwords and conference fashion.
Check out Geodorable.com for information. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps.
Contact me for ideas and best places to look for hobbits. kurt@speakingofgis.com
Tim Nolan from Collin County and I discuss the upcoming Esri User Conference and his work at Collin County, Texas. Thanks, Tim!
Organizational integration of GIS and IT and his career perspectives.
Foreclosure Application honored as best practice for counties in Texas
https://apps.collincountytx.gov/ForeclosureNotices
Newbie planning for the conference.
Get the Agenda. https://bit.ly/2MSrSCT
Getting Inspired at the Plenary
Find the tracks that are of interest.
GIS Manager Summit started by Adam Carnow
Lean Coffee - leancoffee.org
Esri Showcase
Vendor Expo
Finding and Connecting with Your Peers
Startup Alley
Connect with Tim @PlotBoy
Kurt is around at kurt@speakingofgis.com, also on Twitter @speakingofgis
We all have titles, mine is GIS Supervisor. No one uses that title. They call me and ask for information products. No one asks me how I supervised today. It's org chart language that is functional but doesn't really describe my role in the company.
Wade got me thinking (really, listen to the show). Can you think of your job title in a way that reduces the technology names, removes geospatial, GIS and any other tech names? What is the title you would give yourself if it truly represented the value you provide to the organization?
What am I now - Supervisor? That is really not my role. Again, they call me and ask for unique and special information products, mobile apps, and insight into company information.
I'm joined by Wade Kloos who helps me understand a few things about Utah Dept of Natural Resources and aligning GIS to organizational objectives.
Show Topics:
State of Utah Overall Mission vs. DNR Division Goals
Integration with Enterprise Platforms
GIS Manager Summit at Esri User Conference
Achieving Maximum Organizational Value
Contact Wade: wkloos@utah.gov
Contact Kurt: kurt@speakingofgis.com
Thanks, Wade!
Today I'm joined by Dr. Leroy Heitz, who is professor emeritus at the University of Guam. We discuss all the different ways he has mapped water in Guam.
Topics include:
You can reach Leroy at lheitz@triton.uog.edu
Reach out to me at kurt@speakingofgis.com
Mark Limbruner and Drew Fioranelli talk about what GITA does for it's members and and the larger geospatial community.
What does GITA do for its members?
Webinars, conferences, position papers, GISP certification materials
EnerGIS Conference Highlights
Drones:
GITA's position paper on the Geospatial Data Act of 2017
GIS as a disruptive technology and methodology.
Upcoming events - Upper Midwest Geospatial Conference 2018
Contact Mark and Drew to learn more!
Got an idea? Find me here: kurt@speakingofgis.com or @SpeakingofGIS
Music by Lee Rosevere
I am joined by Dr. Megan Gall who is a senior researcher for the Thurgood Marshall Institute at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. We talk about how GIS is used in redistricting, gerrymandering and how census data is used to draw maps.
Supreme Court Weighs Claims That Texas Voting Maps Discriminate Against Minorities
Supreme Court, Again Weighing Map Warped by Politics, Shows No Consensus
A Case for Math, Not ‘Gobbledygook,’ in Judging Partisan Voting Maps
Current topics in redistricting:
Essential guidelines used to draw district boundaries.
Methods: People vs Algorithms - are they better/worse?
GIS software in play that makes this work possible.
Maptitude, Esri, QGIS
GIS datasets that are important.
Census - redistricting summary file, census block - building block of districts, counties, census tracks, other demographic data, prison populations, current districts and voting precincts.
Importance of Census data.
Changes to census in 2020 that affect redistricting.
Reach out to Megan at: mgall@naacpldf.org
Kurt is usually at kurt@speakingofgis.com
Also here: @SpeakingofGIS
Today I am joined by special guest, Jean-Yves Lauture, CTO for EOS Positioning Systems. We talk about a huge shift in collecting high accuracy data using GPS and GNSS receivers. Today we can collect better data at a lower cost which enables new forms of geospatial visualization.
Special Guest this week is Zac Canders, CEO of DataCapable. We talk about social media as a source for location information and ways organizations can think about the data.
You can reach Zac at: Zac@datacapable.com
Find me on the twitter @speakingofgis
This week’s special guest is Lance Watkins, Center Lead for NASA DEVELOP in Tempe, Arizona.
NASA DEVELOP is a capacity building program that combines rich satellite geospatial information with local problem solving. These 10 week workshops that helps organizations collaborate on new kinds of problem solving. Participants learn how to use rich NASA datasets to move the needle on their local issues.
https://develop.larc.nasa.gov/projects.php
https://develop.larc.nasa.gov/2017/fall/PhoenixHealthAQII.html
https://community.esri.com/community/education/blog/2017/09/15/esri-supports-student-work-in-nasa-develop-program
Special thanks to Lance and everyone at NASA DEVELOP.
Lance Watkins can be found here: lance.e.watkins@nasa.gov
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