Web Editing (ESRI)

Some of you might find this worth reading...

http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/winter0910articles/web-editing.html

The Dapple Project

Some of you might find this free application useful:

http://dapple.geosoft.com/

Neptune Canada

This site has been in the news recently and provides access to all sorts of real-time data related to the oceans. Check out the map:

http://neptunecanada.ca/

A couple of handy links

Happy New Year, everyone!

I have a couple of things to bring to your attention:

1. The 3tab Metadata Editor has been modified to include all required fields from the CRP Metadata Standard. You can download the new-and-improved editor here:
   http://gis.cdatribe-nsn.gov/ThreeTabMetadataEditor/#DownLoad
   Also, a reminder that the newest ArcGIS, version 9.4, currently does not support the use of custom-built metadata editor templates like 3tab. Unless this (hopefully) oversight is rectified, this means that you will be unable to use 3tab if/when you upgrade to 9.4 - so if this is on your horizon, you might want to send a message to your ESRI rep and suggest that they allow for this capacity in the new ArcGIS.
2. At last meeting, I promised to post a link to this blog I subscribe to, which posts regularly on sources for free GIS and remote sensing data. Here is the blog:
   http://free-gis-data.blogspot.com/
   and here is the particular post I mentioned at our last meeting, related to global population density data:
   http://free-gis-data.blogspot.com/2009/04/global-gridded-population-maps-and-data.html
   Even if you don't find all of the information on this blog applicable to your everyday work, you might find it interesting (and encouraging) to learn about all of the free resources that are out there.

I hope to see you all tomorrow, and I trust you found some time for friends, family, and fun this holiday season.

Best,
greg

Bing Maps News

For those of you familiar with Google Street View, Microsoft has their own version of a similar concept but with some variations. Check it out:

http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/maps/archive/2009/12/02/bing-maps-adds-streetside-enhanced-bird-s-eye-photosynth-and-more.aspx

For some more techy info if you use Bing maps read this:

http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/MainFeed.aspx

ArcGIS Online moving to Google / Bing tiling scheme

As some of you are working more with internet technologies and planning to integrate with Google and Microsoft Apps, this blog post may be of interest to you:

http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/arcgisserver/archive/2009/11/20/ArcGIS-Online-moving-to-Google-_2F00_-Bing-tiling-scheme_3A00_-What-does-this-mean-for-you_3F00_.aspx

AB- Environmental Site Assessment Repository

Hi All,
You might find this link interesting:
http://environment.alberta.ca/2948.html

ESRI System Design Strategies 2009

ESRI has updated their system design strategies white paper as of August of 2009. This document addresses many of the technical issues of GIS systems and is a great reference

Link to White Paper

Google Place Pages

Some discussion about Google's Place Pages that those of you invloved in web applications would find interesting (courtesy of Jason Birch's Blog, City of Naniamo):

http://feeds.feedburner.com/RandomNodes

Right-of-Way Information

Based on our discussion on Right-of-Way access at our July meeting I approached our Engineering department here in Airdrie. Here is what they had to say:

Utility companies are required to apply for line assignments within City rights of way (i.e.: roads, parks, etc.) They are granted an alignment at which time they typically state on the plans the depth they are going (typically 1 meter deep). I do not receive as-builts from these companies. Most companies do not provide as-built depths because they are reluctant to say they are 3 feet deep when someone may have changed the grades and they are actually only 1.5 feet deep.