From eric at geospatialtraining.com Mon Jun 3 08:01:53 2013 From: eric at geospatialtraining.com (Eric Pimpler) Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 10:01:53 -0500 Subject: [gis_info] Live, Online Class - Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Workshop Begins Monday Message-ID: <002601ce606b$48ada5f0$da08f1d0$@com> The next live, online session of Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Workshop will be delivered June 10th and 11th via GoToTraining. The workshop is based on the book, Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Cookbook, written by Eric Pimpler, President of Geospatial Training Services. Eric currently offers Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python workshops in a traditional classroom setting as well as live, online workshops. The course content is the same for both. This is a hands-on style workshop with lots of exercises designed to teach you how to automate your ArcGIS geoprocessing tasks with Python. The workshop is designed around the content of the book. In addition to all the workshop materials, each student will also receive a copy of the book and lifetime access to all the course content over the web. All lectures for the workshop have been pre-recorded so that you can review concepts whenever needed after the workshop. Register online at: http://www.geospatialtraining.com/index.php?option=com_catalog &view=node&id=117%3Aprogramming-arcgis-10-1-with-python-workshop&Itemid=117 Thanks, Eric Pimpler President/Owner GeoSpatial Training Services, LLC 215 W. Bandera #114-104 Boerne, TX 78006 210-260-4992 http://geospatialtraining.com http:// geospatialtraining.com/blog http://www.mygiscareer.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We'll start with a tour through recent developments in sensor fusion, machine vision, and liquid data cloud supercomputing and then tour a few of the more interesting cartographic frontiers including augmented reality, robotic SLAM ( Simultaneous Location and Mapping) and geolocated simulations. Mike Liebhold is a tech research pioneer and veteran with decades of experience working for iconic companies like Atari, Apple, Netscape, and Intel. As a senior researcher and distinguished fellow at IFTF, he researches and disseminates information about the technological underpinnings of tomorrow?s world, including the mobile web, immersive media, and context-aware and ubiquitous computing. He has been a visiting researcher at Intel Labs, a senior consulting architect at Netscape Communications, vice president and chief technology officer at Times Mirror Publishing, a senior scientist at Apple Computer, and administrative director for the Systems Research Group at the Atari Sunnyvale Research Laboratory. Mike was principal technology policy adviser to Apple?s chairman and was Apple?s principal contributor to the national dialog on the National Information Infrastructure, including cable TV, video dial tone, digital advanced television, and HDTV. Mike is a frequent speaker and commentator on the futures of computing and telecommunications. Read more >> COM.Geo 2013 Opens An Extra Session - Hot Short Talks There are only limited spaces (30-40) for this hot session. Please submit your talk to reserve NOW. COM.Geo 2013 2nd Call for Posters Two submission deadlines are provided for the flexibility of your choice for early submission for IEEE publication by June 10 or late submission close to the conference dates. Read more >> Conference Hotel Reservations at $159 BOOK ONLINE Advanced Registration from $650, Save Up to $200 by June 24 register_now_gif 2 spacer.gif spacer.gif About COM.Geo Computing for Geospatial Research Institute (COM.Geo) is one of the leading-edge geospatial computing research organizations in the world. COM.Geo is playing a guiding role to advancing the technologies in computing for geospatial research and application fields. COM.Geo R&D focuses on the latest computing technologies for multidisciplinary research and development that enables the exploration in geospatial areas. 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Cheers, -- David Percy ("Percy") -Geospatial Data Manager -Web Map Wrangler -GIS Instructor Portland State University -gisgeek.pdx.edu -geology.pdx.edu -portlandpulse.org From erik.endrulat at state.or.us Tue Jun 4 11:10:27 2013 From: erik.endrulat at state.or.us (ENDRULAT Erik * CIO) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 18:10:27 +0000 Subject: [gis_info] FW: Information Systems Specialist 5 (GIS Systems Analyst) Message-ID: FYI, ODOT is hiring a GIS Analyst (IIS5) position. The closing date for the application 6/23/13. Check the link below for more details: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/oregon/default.cfm?action=viewJob&jobID=656968 Erik Endrulat, GISP | GIS Analyst, Web Administrator DAS GEO | 503-378-2781 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As we look across many groups in government, academia, and industry, we see similar trends and needs emerge- the need to access and integrate many types of multimodal data from many sources, the need to collaborate with others both inside and outside our own organizations irrespective of geographic location, and the desire to develop a shared understanding, better decision-making, and to coordinate action. What if we could integrate our data and leverage our shared resources? What if we could harness our shared knowledge and enthusiasm? What if together we could be much more than we could be alone? How would the world be impacted if such a shared, global collaboration and geospatial infrastructure were available? Read more >> Demo Video: Collaborate.org- Connect. Share. Change the World. In the future, we need to work together to address the challenges we will all face- across individuals, NGOs, academia, and governments. We will need a collaboration and geospatial data infrastructure to empower that synergy, leverage our shared resources, and coordinate our actions. Collaborate.org is an open global online community of people, working together and sharing resources, expertise and enthusiasm, empowered with advanced collaboration and geospatial visualization technologies, to empower people to do Great Things. Collaborate.org is an open global online community of people, working together and sharing resources, expertise and enthusiasm, empowered with advanced technologies like collaboration and visualization tools, and all the world?s geospatial data at your fingertips- including real-time sensor data, GIS and database information, news/RSS and social media, and satellite and aerial imagery. It currently hosts over 2.2M layers, estimated at over 5PB of data, with the easy ability for users to upload and share their own data with those they wish. It?s Very Big Data leveraging a worldwide cloud computing infrastructure, with crowdsourced data acquisition and quality, and advanced visualization and collaboration tools- everything people need to work together in one place to empower them to do Great Things. Read more >> COM.Geo 2013 Open an Extra Exhibition Hall for Sponsors & Exhibitors & an Extra Session - Hot Short Talks Apply NOW (by June 24) As per request from many people, COM.Geo 2013 organizing committee has decided to open an extra session for Hot Short Talks as well as an extra Exhibiition Hall to provide the extra opportunities specially for start-ups, exhibitors, vendors, consultants as well as potential billionaires, innovators, etc. COM.Geo 2013 2nd Call for Posters Two submission deadlines are provided for the flexibility of your choice for early submission for IEEE publication by June 10 or late submission close to the conference dates. Read more >> Conference Hotel Reservations BOOK ONLINE The Fairmont San Jose hotel has a block of rooms reserved at a conference discounted rate of $159 plus taxes. The rates are also available (4) days before and after conference end until block is filled. Advanced Registration from $650, Save Up to $200 by June 24 register_now_gif 2 spacer.gif spacer.gif About COM.Geo Computing for Geospatial Research Institute (COM.Geo) is one of the leading-edge geospatial computing research organizations in the world. COM.Geo is playing a guiding role to advancing the technologies in computing for geospatial research and application fields. COM.Geo R&D focuses on the latest computing technologies for multidisciplinary research and development that enables the exploration in geospatial areas. COM.Geo conference is an exclusive international event that connects researchers, developers, scientists, and application users from academia, government, and industry in both computing and geospatial fields. 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News release: http://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/nr/press-release-2013-06-05.pdf View and order LDQ data using the DOGAMI Lidar Viewer: http://www.oregongeology.org/sub/lidardataviewer/index.htm Preview quadrangles and data extent on this index map: http://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/ldq/Lidar_Series_Index_Map_Rogue_Basin _2013.pdf Data readme file: http://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/ldq/LDQ_Series_readme_RogueBasin_2013. txt You can also order these and other DOGAMI publications directly from the Nature of the Northwest Information Center: Nature of the Northwest 800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 965 Portland, Oregon 97232 (971) 673-2331 Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Closed for Federal Holidays, State furlough days and vacation days Email: info at naturenw.org Web site: www.naturenw.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For outdoor location, we dive into the principles of GPS receivers and show that by offloading GPS processing to the cloud, we can reduce the device side energy consumption by three orders of magnitude. For indoor location, we discover that commercial FM signals are good sources of location signatures that work better than WiFi signatures by themself, and works even better if combined with WiFi signatures. These low energy approaches enable always-there location services without users paying battery life penalty. Read more >> Microsoft CLEO TechShow: Energy Efficient GPS Sensing with Cloud Offloading Location is a fundamental service for mobile computing. Typical GPS receivers, although widely available, consume too much energy to be useful for many applications. Observing that in many sensing scenarios, the location information can be post-processed when the data is uploaded to a server, Microsoft CLEO team designs a Cloud-Offloaded GPS (CO-GPS) solution that allows a sensing device to aggressively duty-cycle its GPS receiver and log just enough raw GPS signal for postprocessing. Leveraging publicly available information such as GNSS satellite ephemeris and an Earth elevation database, a cloud service can derive good quality GPS locations from a few milliseconds of raw data. Compared to more than 30 seconds of heavy signal processing on standalone GPS receivers, three orders of magnitude lower energy consumption per location tagging can be achieved using this design. Read more >> COM.Geo 2013 2nd Call for Posters for IEEE Publication by June 10 Two submission deadlines are provided for the flexibility of your choice for early submission for IEEE publication by June 10 or late submission close to the conference dates. Read more >> COM.Geo 2013 Open an Extra Exhibition Hall for Sponsors & Exhibitors & an Extra Session - Hot Short Talks Apply NOW (by June 24) COM.Geo conference is a leading-edge conference which focuses on the hottest research and applications across the entire range of computing and geospatial fields, which can both inform and inspire your product development, transform the results of company's research into the newest products, best services, and great sales. COM.Geo 2013 has opened an extra session for Hot Short Talks as well as an extra Exhibiition Hall to provide the extra opportunities specially for start-ups, exhibitors, vendors, consultants, innovators, etc. Conference Hotel Reservations BOOK ONLINE The Fairmont San Jose hotel plays an integral role in the community, hosting presidents, dignitaries, celebrities, CEOs and noted scholars. Since the Fairmont San Jose was built in 1987, President George Bush Sr, Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama, they all stayed in the Presidential Suite. The hotel has a block of rooms reserved at a conference discounted rate of $159 plus taxes. The rates are also available (4) days before and after conference end until block is filled. Advanced Registration from $650, Save Up to $200 by June 24 register_now_gif 2 spacer.gif spacer.gif About COM.Geo Computing for Geospatial Research Institute (COM.Geo) is one of the leading-edge geospatial computing research organizations in the world. COM.Geo is playing a guiding role to advancing the technologies in computing for geospatial research and application fields. COM.Geo R&D focuses on the latest computing technologies for multidisciplinary research and development that enables the exploration in geospatial areas. 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Imagery Explorer now provides streaming and download access to five generations of statewide aerial imagery: 1995, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2011, with the addition of 2009 and 2011 Color Infrared, Pictometry orthophotos in selected urban centers, bare earth hillshade, and other products derived from available Lidar data. The new functionality uses either a swipe tool or transparency overlay tool to compare imagery from any available year to another year, or to the bare hillshade. In addition to the Imagery Explorer Application, the same imagery and Lidar-derived products can be accessed through web services in your web or desktop client of choice, allowing you to access the data without having to download and store it. Cy Smith, GISP, Oregon State GIO DAS/CIO Geospatial Enterprise Office Past President, Urban & Regional Info Sys Assoc (URISA) Past President, Natl States Geographic Info Council (NSGIC) 503-378-6066 http://gis.oregon.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From newsletter at nwgis.org Wed Jun 12 20:20:07 2013 From: newsletter at nwgis.org (Northwest GIS User Group) Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:20:07 -0500 Subject: [gis_info] NWGIS Users Conference | Call for Presentations Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ef at oregonwild.org Tue Jun 18 14:08:36 2013 From: ef at oregonwild.org (Erik Fernandez) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:36 -0700 Subject: [gis_info] GIS computer question/recommendation Message-ID: I'm hoping someone out there might have some insight on a recommendation for a new GIS laptop. Generally looking for something with some kick, but I'm not running GIS processes that are going to be setting any records. I'm considering a Dell Latitude e6530 and the Lenovo ThinkPad W530. I've had a trusted tech friend suggest leaning away from Lenovo but two GIS colleagues strongly recommending them. Is there a consensus out there on Lenovo as being solid or best to avoid? Thanks for any input- folks can just respond to me and I'll send out a single email with any feedback if there's consensus. Thanks, Erik -- Erik Fernandez Wilderness Coordinator Oregon Wild, formerly ONRC (503) 283-6343 x202** Protecting Oregon's wildlands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy since 1974. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bruce at kesslergis.com Tue Jun 18 15:37:09 2013 From: bruce at kesslergis.com (Bruce Kessler) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:37:09 -0700 Subject: [gis_info] FW: GIS computer question/recommendation Message-ID: <005601ce6c74$5f1c0100$1d540300$@com> Erik, I'm a little Dell biased, but I've bought almost 20 Dell's in the last 12 years and have been very happy. So if you decide to go Dell, one thing I suggest is not buying the cheapest in-store model. I would order directly from Dell and use their Small Business sales force. You only need to be a 'business' of one person (me) to qualify. Here's the deal that I learned by buying a number of machines. If you buy a Dell through Walmart, Costco, Best Buy, etc. you might get a great price because Dell constructs these machines for that client in large quantities. They go out for parts low-bid for that group of machines. So one e6530 from Costco is not the same parts as one from Walmart or even one bought through Dell consumer! If you purchase through the business group, the machines are standardized (or at least better) AND they have higher quality components. So, if you purchase an e6530 through the business group, it does not have the same components. WHAT? YOU SAY??? The consumer grade markets demand "fast, light, cheap". That's what is offered. The business grade machines are "fast, strong, reliable". They're heavier built, which improves reliability immensely! So you'll pay some in weight. Other model numbers may be offered instead of the e6530. Anyway, I've found that the Dell business group treats me VERY well, the machines have been solid and the sales people all speak English as a first language! (Sorry, I don't mean to Diss anyone. but sometimes an accent is just too difficult for me to understand.) Yes, the machines are a bit more expensive. about $50 to $100 more, but I get exactly what I want. Additionally, they often throw in some extras (particularly if you're nice and like to chat) for free! I've gotten all sorts of extras that aren't listed on the normal parts list just by telling them what I do, that I'm a small company struggling along, etc., etc. Bruce Kessler, MS, GISP, CTT+ testPure GIS Service! Kessler GIS 20414 W Baker Rd. Cheney, WA 99004 +1 (509) 235-5500 www.kesslergis.com www.kesslergis.blogspot.com ESRICertifiedDesktopAssoc.bmp esri-CertTrainer_sRGB.png Web , On-Site , and Custom classes available. Coaching provided for your convenience. New! Anything Goes GIS T From: gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Erik Fernandez Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:09 PM To: gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [gis_info] GIS computer question/recommendation I'm hoping someone out there might have some insight on a recommendation for a new GIS laptop. Generally looking for something with some kick, but I'm not running GIS processes that are going to be setting any records. I'm considering a Dell Latitude e6530 and the Lenovo ThinkPad W530. I've had a trusted tech friend suggest leaning away from Lenovo but two GIS colleagues strongly recommending them. Is there a consensus out there on Lenovo as being solid or best to avoid? Thanks for any input- folks can just respond to me and I'll send out a single email with any feedback if there's consensus. Thanks, Erik -- Erik Fernandez Wilderness Coordinator Oregon Wild, formerly ONRC (503) 283-6343 x202 Protecting Oregon's wildlands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy since 1974. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 7323 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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They won't replace anything, just keep coming a replacing parts or have me on the phone for hours to try and trouble shoot things. We have recently bought Lenovo's to replace the Dell's and love both the support, power, lightness of the laptops and don't plan on going back to Dell. I have been a loyal customer for over ten years and it's sad that I have to say this. Good luck on your purchase(s)! Shirley Corbett GeoSolve Inc. 541-926-2870 -----Original Message----- From: gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of gis_info-request at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 3:37 PM To: gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: gis_info Digest, Vol 124, Issue 8 Send gis_info mailing list submissions to gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/gis_info or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to gis_info-request at listsmart.osl.state.or.us You can reach the person managing the list at gis_info-owner at listsmart.osl.state.or.us When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of gis_info digest..." Today's Topics: 1. GIS computer question/recommendation (Erik Fernandez) 2. FW: GIS computer question/recommendation (Bruce Kessler) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:36 -0700 From: Erik Fernandez To: gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [gis_info] GIS computer question/recommendation Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I'm hoping someone out there might have some insight on a recommendation for a new GIS laptop. Generally looking for something with some kick, but I'm not running GIS processes that are going to be setting any records. I'm considering a Dell Latitude e6530 and the Lenovo ThinkPad W530. I've had a trusted tech friend suggest leaning away from Lenovo but two GIS colleagues strongly recommending them. Is there a consensus out there on Lenovo as being solid or best to avoid? Thanks for any input- folks can just respond to me and I'll send out a single email with any feedback if there's consensus. Thanks, Erik -- Erik Fernandez Wilderness Coordinator Oregon Wild, formerly ONRC (503) 283-6343 x202** Protecting Oregon's wildlands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy since 1974. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:37:09 -0700 From: "Bruce Kessler" To: Subject: [gis_info] FW: GIS computer question/recommendation Message-ID: <005601ce6c74$5f1c0100$1d540300$@com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Erik, I'm a little Dell biased, but I've bought almost 20 Dell's in the last 12 years and have been very happy. So if you decide to go Dell, one thing I suggest is not buying the cheapest in-store model. I would order directly from Dell and use their Small Business sales force. You only need to be a 'business' of one person (me) to qualify. Here's the deal that I learned by buying a number of machines. If you buy a Dell through Walmart, Costco, Best Buy, etc. you might get a great price because Dell constructs these machines for that client in large quantities. They go out for parts low-bid for that group of machines. So one e6530 from Costco is not the same parts as one from Walmart or even one bought through Dell consumer! If you purchase through the business group, the machines are standardized (or at least better) AND they have higher quality components. So, if you purchase an e6530 through the business group, it does not have the same components. WHAT? YOU SAY??? The consumer grade markets demand "fast, light, cheap". That's what is offered. The business grade machines are "fast, strong, reliable". They're heavier built, which improves reliability immensely! So you'll pay some in weight. Other model numbers may be offered instead of the e6530. Anyway, I've found that the Dell business group treats me VERY well, the machines have been solid and the sales people all speak English as a first language! (Sorry, I don't mean to Diss anyone. but sometimes an accent is just too difficult for me to understand.) Yes, the machines are a bit more expensive. about $50 to $100 more, but I get exactly what I want. Additionally, they often throw in some extras (particularly if you're nice and like to chat) for free! I've gotten all sorts of extras that aren't listed on the normal parts list just by telling them what I do, that I'm a small company struggling along, etc., etc. Bruce Kessler, MS, GISP, CTT+ testPure GIS Service! Kessler GIS 20414 W Baker Rd. Cheney, WA 99004 +1 (509) 235-5500 www.kesslergis.com www.kesslergis.blogspot.com ESRICertifiedDesktopAssoc.bmp esri-CertTrainer_sRGB.png Web , On-Site , and Custom classes available. Coaching provided for your convenience. New! Anything Goes GIS T From: gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Erik Fernandez Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:09 PM To: gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [gis_info] GIS computer question/recommendation I'm hoping someone out there might have some insight on a recommendation for a new GIS laptop. Generally looking for something with some kick, but I'm not running GIS processes that are going to be setting any records. I'm considering a Dell Latitude e6530 and the Lenovo ThinkPad W530. I've had a trusted tech friend suggest leaning away from Lenovo but two GIS colleagues strongly recommending them. Is there a consensus out there on Lenovo as being solid or best to avoid? Thanks for any input- folks can just respond to me and I'll send out a single email with any feedback if there's consensus. 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Name: ATT00011.txt URL: ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ gis_info mailing list gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/gis_info End of gis_info Digest, Vol 124, Issue 8 **************************************** From jmanville at beavertonoregon.gov Tue Jun 18 16:53:09 2013 From: jmanville at beavertonoregon.gov (Juston Manville) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:53:09 -0700 Subject: [gis_info] GIS computer question/recommendation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <59F389FFD68A9A4393046FF49692BCFF9AC7CACE41@cobexchange2007> We use Lenovo with an internal wireless card used with net motion; they work well. At the price we paid we can replace several before we reach the cost of a true ruggedized unit. Juston Manville GIS Manager Phone: (503) 350-4002 E-Mail: jmanville at beavertonoregon.gov "The more mature your spatial integration the greater value you realize from spatial investments." From: gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Erik Fernandez Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:09 PM To: gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [gis_info] GIS computer question/recommendation I'm hoping someone out there might have some insight on a recommendation for a new GIS laptop. Generally looking for something with some kick, but I'm not running GIS processes that are going to be setting any records. I'm considering a Dell Latitude e6530 and the Lenovo ThinkPad W530. I've had a trusted tech friend suggest leaning away from Lenovo but two GIS colleagues strongly recommending them. Is there a consensus out there on Lenovo as being solid or best to avoid? Thanks for any input- folks can just respond to me and I'll send out a single email with any feedback if there's consensus. Thanks, Erik -- Erik Fernandez Wilderness Coordinator Oregon Wild, formerly ONRC (503) 283-6343 x202 [https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1780/images/facebook32.png][https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1780/images/twitter32.png] Protecting Oregon's wildlands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy since 1974. PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE This e-mail is a public record of the City of Beaverton and is subject to public disclosure unless exempt from disclosure under Oregon Public Records Law. This email is subject to the State Retention Schedule. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cy.smith at state.or.us Wed Jun 19 16:05:23 2013 From: cy.smith at state.or.us (SMITH Cy * CIO) Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:05:23 +0000 Subject: [gis_info] Metro job announcement Message-ID: <1153D380A8408D40A473EDB6B63869D3365F5F7B@WPDASEXCL01.ad.state.or.us> This is NOT a GIS job, but some of you may have an interest or may know others who do. This position performs a variety of complex research, planning, modeling and analysis duties, primarily related to the development, maintenance and improvement of tools and methods to assess progress toward meeting regional waste and toxics reduction goals, and quantifying the associated environmental and human health benefits. This position will also provide technical measurement assistance to division programs and projects, and make policy and program recommendations to management based on technical analyses. This position may serve as a project or team leader. It is part of the Resource Conservation & Recycling (RCR) division of the Sustainability Center and reports to a RCR manager. http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id/24255. Cy Smith, GISP, Oregon State GIO DAS/CIO Geospatial Enterprise Office Past President, Urban & Regional Info Sys Assoc (URISA) Past President, Natl States Geographic Info Council (NSGIC) 503-378-6066 http://gis.oregon.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jonathan.STEPHENS at odot.state.or.us Fri Jun 21 07:52:44 2013 From: Jonathan.STEPHENS at odot.state.or.us (STEPHENS Jonathan) Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:52:44 +0000 Subject: [gis_info] GIS computer question/recommendation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <423E1B28E6E65A439991E5F48A821C8F40D9351A@WPDOTEXCL02.odot.state.or.us> In today's computer market, most companies use the same few parts manufacturers for the internal components. Some people have better experience with one company or another so I never decide purely on the brand. I would look for what best fits your needs. If you buying a laptop because you need to use the computer on the go and you are looking for great battery life, then make sure you look for a computer with the new Intel Haswell Chipset. The new Haswell line uses far less power than the previous Intel chipsets and should add hours to your battery life per charge. I also recommend a solid state hard drive if you can afford the option. These drives are much faster than hard disk drives and it might be the factor that gives your computer the extra "kick". Solid state drives also do not have moving parts which should several reduce the risk of hard drive failure (the most frequent part in a computer to go bad is a hard disk drive due to constant moving parts and vibration). I personally have had a Lenovo Thinkpad (motherboard failed after 4 years), a Sony Viao (going 5 years strong), and a MacBook Pro (video card died and was replaced for free the same day at an Apple Store). The MacBook Pro has been my personal choice so far but it is not a great option if you plan to use ESRI products. I hope this helps! Jonathan Stephens GIS Analyst Oregon Department of Transportation (503) 986-3165 From: gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Erik Fernandez Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:09 PM To: gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [gis_info] GIS computer question/recommendation I'm hoping someone out there might have some insight on a recommendation for a new GIS laptop. Generally looking for something with some kick, but I'm not running GIS processes that are going to be setting any records. I'm considering a Dell Latitude e6530 and the Lenovo ThinkPad W530. I've had a trusted tech friend suggest leaning away from Lenovo but two GIS colleagues strongly recommending them. Is there a consensus out there on Lenovo as being solid or best to avoid? Thanks for any input- folks can just respond to me and I'll send out a single email with any feedback if there's consensus. Thanks, Erik -- Erik Fernandez Wilderness Coordinator Oregon Wild, formerly ONRC (503) 283-6343 x202 [https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1780/images/facebook32.png][https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1780/images/twitter32.png] Protecting Oregon's wildlands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy since 1974. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davydc at bluemarblegeo.com Fri Jun 21 11:25:01 2013 From: davydc at bluemarblegeo.com (Davyd Collinson) Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:25:01 -0400 Subject: [gis_info] GIS Acces Local Towns and Municipalities - Global Mapper Educational Webinar Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ef at oregonwild.org Fri Jun 21 17:01:36 2013 From: ef at oregonwild.org (Erik Fernandez) Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:01:36 -0700 Subject: [gis_info] Summary of laptop recommendations Message-ID: Thanks to all of you who responded to my question about lenovo vs dell laptops. I've summarized the comments I got from folks and am pasting that below. The comments below are shorted from what I got... so it's not word for word, just including the main themes. Overall I got feedback that was totally contradictory (thanks for nothing!) in some respects and consistent in others, but I wouldn't say it's definitive toward one or the other. Different people have had good and bad experiences with both. Hopefully if anyone else is looking for insight on GIS laptops the below summary will be helpful. Thanks again for the feedback. A number of folks suggested getting an SSD drive as being very important. Someone reported having purchased 7 dells over the last several years. Not good support, and lots of problems. Have purchased Lenovo?s recently and have had a much better experience. Used almost 20 dells in past 12 years. Good experience with computers and support. Suggests buying directly from Dell, not from a store, you may pay slightly more but you?ll get a much better computer with better parts, etc. Oregon Dept. of Forestry has been using Dell Precision M4600 for GIS with good results. Someone suggested Lenovo quality has dropped off after they were bought out by someone else. HP makes decent laptops, cheaper and work fine. Make sure to get a strong graphics processor and lots of memory for drawing rasters. Gaming laptops have great speed. Dell serves a lot of govt agencies. Have had good exp with Dell laptop. We just got 2 of the Dell Latitude e6530 laptops. Top of the line and fast. Have not had time to run Arc on it yet but it looks like it will run great. Just get lots of memory! Really liked the Dell Latitude e6350, as did others in office. Best laptop ever had, no problems for anyone in office after 9 mos. Fast, good battery, ssd drive make it great. Nvidia card is good. In the past used Dell Precisions, good. These were designed to be easily reapaired. Make sure to avoid Dell Vostro lines. Bad experiences with HP and Toshiba. Optionally wait for the Haswell chips and wifi 802.11ac to come out. Lenovo with an internal wireless card used with net motion has been good. More affordable than more rugged options. Keep in mind that with ArcGIS 10.2 and 11 after that coming out much of the GIS processing will be done in the cloud. Good reference doc herefrom esri. HP EliteBook 6930p, Intel dual processors at 2.2ghz and 4gb of ram, and it has less problems than the Lenovo?s that my co-workers have used. Also have a dell latitude e6400 with dual 3ghz processors and 4gb of ram that I mainly use citrix on for ArcGIS tasks and it does fine. Have had a Lenovo Thinkpad (motherboard failed after 4 years), a Sony Viao (going 5 years strong). Buy something that is suited to what you really need? for travel, get good battery, etc. I have 10+ years of government experience supporting Dell machines using GIS in a government setting and I would recommend them. I recommend a Dell Precision laptop with dual hard drives (non-RAID), at least 8GB RAM (I have 16) and the fastest processor you can afford. ArcGIS can utilize multiple cores but, for ArcGIS, the money is better spent on higher CPU speed than on more CPU cores. -- Erik Fernandez Wilderness Coordinator Oregon Wild, formerly ONRC (503) 283-6343 x202** Protecting Oregon's wildlands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy since 1974. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erik.endrulat at state.or.us Mon Jun 24 10:28:25 2013 From: erik.endrulat at state.or.us (ENDRULAT Erik * CIO) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:28:25 +0000 Subject: [gis_info] [Job opening] Information Systems Specialist 3 (GIS Data Analyst) at ODOT Message-ID: Job Code: ODOT13-0558oc Job Title: Information Systems Specialist 3 (GIS Data Analyst) Opening Date/Time: Fri. 06/21/13 12:00 AM Pacific Time Closing Date/Time: Sun. 07/07/13 11:59 PM Pacific Time Salary: $3,356.00 - $4,843.00 Monthly Job Type: Permanent Location: Salem, Oregon Agency: Transportation-Development More information here: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/oregon/default.cfm?action=viewJob&jobID=670548 ________________________________ Erik Endrulat, GISP GIS Analyst-Web Administrator DAS | Office of the CIO | Geospatial Enterprise Office 155 Cottage St SE Salem, OR 97301 | 503-378-2781 Twitter: @OregonGEO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milton.e.hill at state.or.us Wed Jun 26 08:40:15 2013 From: milton.e.hill at state.or.us (HILL Milton E * CIO) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:40:15 +0000 Subject: [gis_info] DRAFT amended Map Element Standard, Second review In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: GPL has modified the first revision to the Map Element Standard based on feedback received and this new version is now available for review. The review period closes on August 9th. Please address questions and comments to me (milton.e.hill at state.or.us) Here's the latest version: http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/standards/docs/OGIC_Map_Elements_Standard-DRAFT-20130605.pdf --- Milt From: gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of HILL Milton E * CIO Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:52 AM To: gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; 'gpl_list at listsmart.osl.state.or.us'; 'fit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us'; pac at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; ous-gis at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; ogic2 at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; ogic at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [gis_info] DRAFT amended Map Element Standard available for review At OGIC's request GPL has reviewed and revised the current Map Element Standard and a draft of version 2 is available for review. The comment period will be open for 45 business days and closes April 3rd, 2013. Please address questions and comments to me (milton.e.hill at state.or.us) Map Element Standard, Draft v2.0 (the amended document): http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/standards/docs/OGIC_Map_Elements_Standard_v2_DRAFT-20130129.pdf Changes are highlighted in yellow Current Map Element Standard v1.0 (the current standard): http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/standards/docs/ogicmapelementsstandardv1.pdf Thanks! Milt Hill, GISP Framework Coordinator DAS/Geospatial Enterprise Office 503-507-5838 http://gis.oregon.gov Data Classification: Level 1 - Published -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From stealthgis at live.com Thu Jun 27 10:33:47 2013 From: stealthgis at live.com (Jayson Steele) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:33:47 -0600 Subject: [gis_info] GIS Computers & Laptops In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: All this talk of Computer systems, DELL this, Lenovo that, Toshiba, HP, SONY???....... I decided to put in my 2 cents, so to speak. And give my advice to the community in hopes that it will benefit a few people. Quick line about me: I?m a Gamer, I?ve been doing IT Support for over 15 years, and GIS since 2005. To ALL, FYI: Remember were using GIS Applications that require a little more performance than the average user in an office, more like a ?Gaming? Level Performance, so don?t go for cheap, you pay for what you get. You want a $500 dollar system, this day in age that?s fine; it can do GIS and CAD. If you add $1K to it, it will do it very well for a lot longer. I would try to stay away from the Main-Stream systems at the store, they are generally built with cheaper large mass-produced products. Fry?s Electronics at least has enough of a variety to sport decent Off-The-Shelf systems. You should go to the company?s site, and ?Choose? what goes into the system you?re buying, make it how YOU want it for what YOU'RE doing. Or have the ability to tell your IT folks that you want a much better system than the secretary down the hall. Custom systems are always better, you get to pick "Exactly" what goes in your system so then you can choose what brand of what goes in; what model, what features, what specifications, etc... Along with OEM OS?s that do NOT have a company?s ?Flavor? of the OS with their extra stuff on it. Drivers from the manufacturer of the device are ALWAYS better than the ones from the maker of the System. Like you have a NVIDIA graphics card, go to NVIDIA for its drivers not HP, or DELL, or whoever. Also, you can do a little system configuration to get some more performance out of what you have. Look into ?CACHE? settings, and where it stores it. The internet can tell/show you how. You may have a decent system already, but poor graphics, not enough RAM, etc?..all it takes is one thing to make a system slow, or have issues. IE: You could have a nice Quad CPU, 8GB RAM, SATA3 HD, and then use the built on graphics, guess what??.all the graphics is now being done by the CPU and slows system performance down. SSD?s are faster, and a little more durable, but if they have an issue and break, data recovery is extremely difficult compared to a normal Hard Disk. Another reason why I reccomend having multiple drives, and backing up data. When picking out a system, don?t skimp on one piece of a system, unless you plan on upgrading later. OS and CPU?s: If you plan on running x86 or 32-bit Windows, then the CPU doesn?t really matter. If you plan on running x64 or 64-bit Windows, then the CPU DOES matter. Multi-core will work, but you want one that has 64-bit Architecture to utilize the CPU and software that supports it to its full potential. You can run a x64 OS on a 2-core 32-bit Architecture, it will split the data stream in half. If you run a x64 OS on a 2-core 64-bit Architecture, you will have 2 Full data streams. ALSO, if you run a x86 or 32-bit OS, It caps the SYSTEM RAM MEMORY at 4GB, which INCLUDES the Video RAM. Recommendations: I would recommend getting the ?best? CPU the Mainbored Supports. (No need to upgrade later) If you have 4 slots for RAM, get the Fastest Speed it supports and 2 decent sticks for now so you have the option to Upgrade Later to get the most from your current purchase. Video Cards are always upgrading, you can get a decent one now, and a great one later. For Hard Drives: You want the OS drive to be LESS than 500GB, 320GB or Less is recommended, because of how much the OS accesses the drive along with other applications, anything larger is designed for a Storage Drive. Also, Multiple Drives can drastically improve your performance, by disabling the Page/cache Files on the OS drive and setting it for the second drive. Installing your applications on the second drive, and using your working files on the second or even a third drive will help as well. Most of the time the CPU is ?Waiting? for the Hard Drive to Read the data and send it to the CPU, RAM is basically temporary storage that has a much faster transfer rate to the CPU than the Hard Drive.Some LAPTOPS support TWO Hard Drives. Also for Laptop users, some have a built-on card reader, when you get a card for it get one with a HIGH Speed Rating for data transfer like CLASS 10 or UHS 1 or higher. You can get a 64+GB Card and use it as a second drive. I have a ?12 YEAR OLD? system, TWO Single Core x64 Architecture CPU?s, 160GB HD for the OS and TWO 320GB HD's in RAID 0 (Striping, Both of them act as 1 drive for Speed). I have upgraded the RAM, and replaced the Video Card 3 years ago. It is STILL just as fast as some of the systems on the market today because of the setup and configurations, even though it is "12 Years Old". -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: