GCS Announces Geospatial Big Data Webinar: Moving to Mobility

MISSOULA, MONT., Aug. 7, 2013–Registration is now open for the second webinar in the GCS Geospatial Big Data series. “Moving to Mobility: Leveraging Location Analytics” will be presented by GCS on Thursday, August 15, at 3 pm EDT. One webinar attendee will be...

Learn to Streamline Operations with ArcGIS Workflow Manager

Redlands, Calif., Aug. 8, 2013—GIS professionals constantly strive to track information about their projects, manage data, and produce maps on time and on budget. Esri ArcGIS Workflow Manager helps do that, giving you the tools to organize, centralize, and manage...

URISA Announces 2013 Exemplary Systems in Government Award Winners

Des Plaines, Ill., Aug. 2, 2013—URISA is pleased to announce the recipients of 2013 URISA Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards. Since 1980, URISA’s ESIG Awards have recognized exceptional achievements in the application of information technology that have...

Emerging Space Program Investments Reach $1.8 billion in 2013

Paris, Montreal and Washington D.C., Aug. 6, 2013—Euroconsult released today its new executive brief, Trends & Prospects for Emerging Space Programs, which benchmarks projects, development models, lessons learned and perspectives of countries starting their...

Esri European Wind User Group Finds New Uses for GIS

Redlands, Calif., Aug. 8, 2013—European wind energy professionals gathered in Dublin, Ireland, recently to discuss innovative ways to meet renewable-energy demands using the Esri ArcGIS platform. Members of the Esri European Wind User Group shared how they apply...

Southern Oregon a Hotspot

Southern Oregon a Hotspot

On July 26, 2013, thunderstorms passed over southern Oregon, and lightning ignited dozens of difficult-to-control wildfires. Persistently dry weather since the beginning of 2013 had primed forests to burn, and nearly all of southern Oregon was in a state of severe or moderate drought. The Douglas complex north of Glendale, the largest of the fires, has scorched nearly 45,500 acres and now is 50 percent contained, according to The Oregonian.