“Oh, hey. I’m new to the area. You should call me to talk GIS…and, maybe, to be friends.” “I’d love to talk to you more about how we did that project. Give me a business card and I’ll shoot you an e-mail when I get back to the office.” “Do you have a copy of your resume? We can sit down and take a look at it now.” These are all things that have been said and heard at TUGIS, the…
The 2018 Maryland Board of Regents’ Excellence in Teaching Award. An impressive name for an equally prestigious honor, and only awarded to four teachers in the entire University of Maryland System. This year, a particularly gifted and highly respected teacher is being recognized for his commitment to teaching, professional development and strategic vision, and he happens to be teaching GIS. Dr. Arthur “Art” Lembo joined the faculty at Salisbury University in 2007 where he teaches Advanced GIS, Spatial Analysis, and…
This is a re-post of a June 2017 blog entry from the Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative website. Find out more about ESRGC and read more articles on their blog at ESRGC.org. On Tuesday afternoon the ESRGC hosted the Girls Innovation Academy summer camp. The Girls Innovation Academy (GIA) is a three-week summer camp at Salisbury University for middle school girls and focuses on technology, communication, and leadership. Dr. Lembo began the session with an overall discussion of the definition of…
Many of us will be traveling for memorial day weekend, but your summer travels don’t have to be impacted by construction. A new online map has been released to the public, which can help you avoid the traffic. The Maryland State Highway Administration recently released a map that pinpoints constructions zones, so that commuters can plan to navigate around them. It couldn’t come at a better time too, as the Maryland Department of Transportation will have a record high of construction projects this…
The National Capital Region’s (NCR) Transportation Planning Board (TPB) recently adopted an Equity Emphasis Areas (EEA) Map that marks a new approach by the organization to ensure equity in their Constrained Long Range Transportation Plan (CLRP). The map was a collaborative effort involving staff from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG), TPB and other local leaders. The adoption of the EEA Map is the first phase in a federally mandated Title VI analysis of the CLRP to “test for…
In some systems we accept faults, but when it comes to safety we expect perfection. In Baltimore last month, officials met to discuss how our emergency 9-1-1 system could be upgraded along side our rapidly growing technology, in the pursuit of that ideal. Part of this includes using GIS to accurately locate a caller in need. Here is an article reporting on Maryland’s round table discussion about Next Generation 9-1-1, which took place in September. ____________________________________________ County Emergency Managers, Public Safety…
Whether you are completely new to GIS or you have been working with the software for years, ESRI is the place to go for ArcGIS training. ESRI offers training for all academic levels including new users, students, GIS managers, data editors, GIS analysts, map designers, GIS technical leads, GIS application developers, or anyone else interested in learning about GIS. The best news is that they now offer FREE TRAINING. You can sharpen your skills or learn a new skill altogether…
If you’ve been following weather forecasts, this August is gearing up to be one of the warmest on record in Maryland. Though you may have some sunburn from your summer activities, (sunscreen is an everyday essential at this point) it’s best to appreciate summer before it’s gone. I for one would take beach traffic on my commute over dangerous icy roads any day. To remind you of cooler thoughts, here is an article about GIS being used to dispatch snow…
Given a map of your area, could you indicate where the historical family plots, churchyards, and cemeteries reside? MSGIC’s very own Ashley Samonisky could, with her comprehensive map of grave-sites in Dorchester County. After over six months of data collection in the field, she presented her findings at the Robbins Heritage Center in Cambridge this week. The project began when she was inspired by her grandmother to research her own family history. Starting with local records, and using a combination of…
The National Address Database (NAD) represents a single database containing address information for every residential and non-residential structure and interior unit, and optimally, for every point of ingress to real property. Providing accurate address data in a centralized open data portal will benefit nearly every aspect of government service, consistently improve the delivery of services, and spur innovation in the public and private sectors. Advanced technologies make the NAD possible today. The necessity for an open NAD is real and…
