2012 LIGIS Conference Recap

On May 11th we held our annual conference at Brookhaven National Lab. We had four very informative sessions. Jim Daly from Suffolk County IT explained how their Suffolk iMap web mapping application has matured. He expressed that in the future they may move into a…

GIS in K-12 Education in New York

New York State has signed an agreement with Esri to provide GIS licenses for the K-12 environment. The New York State GIS Association is in the final stages of addressing the administrative details of this agreement which will run through July 31, 2014. Through this…

GIS User Blues

By: Thomas J. Marquardt, A.I.C.P. (member of LIGIS Steering Committee) Remember; it is not shameful to be lazy. Use all of the tools whether they are simple or complicated; but get the job done with the least amount of effort.…

Handheld 3D Scanner Lets You Digitize Objects And Rooms In Minutes

by David J. Hill May 3rd, 2012 http://singularityhub.com A Silicon Valley startup wants to give you the power to “scan your world” with a handheld scanner that rapidly creates 3D maps of objects and rooms, complete with colors and textures. While it may seem like you’d have…

2012 LIGIS Conference Agenda and Vendor Information

We will be holding our 2012 Conference on May 11, 2012 at Brookhaven National Lab. The agenda and vendor information are in this article.…

2012 NYS GIS Association Winter Meeting

The NYS GIS Association held its winter meeting on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the NYS Thruway Authority Offices inAlbany,NY.  The meeting featured a presentation on census data by Bob Scardamalia, a professional demographer with more than 35 years of experience using Census and related…

New Presentation: Emerging Technologies for Field Data Access and Capture

On May 11, 2011 at the LIGIS Conference Bill Timmins from GIS Services will do a presentation that will provide examples of the integration of GIS/GPS cameras and digital pen solutions for feature data capture and access in the field.…

The Use of Modeling to Optimize the Implementation of Transit Signal Priority in Lower Manhattan

We have a new presentation lined up for our May 11th Conference at Brookhaven National Labs. The presentation description is below: “The Use of Modeling to Optimize the Implementation of Transit Signal Priority in Lower Manhattan” Mark Yedlin Director of Simulation Modeling Services Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Summary: This presentation describes…

Learning Python

Python as you already know is a programming language that is included in default installations of ArcGIS. There are many ways that you can learn how to use this language, some free and some not. I have put together a list of some training resources…

ArcGIS 10.0 Service Pack 4 Released

The latest service pack for ArcGIS 10.0 has been released and includes many fixes for targeted issues.…