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Census Data Workshops at LA County DPW HQ

By markgreninger, on June 22nd, 2012

Passing this along to folks who might be interested in learning more about Census data.  Click here to download the flyer: LA County Flyer Census (word file)

The Census data workshop will provide hands-on training to access the most up-to-date data for incorporated and unincorporated areas within Los Angeles County. Participants will also learn how to access data at the census tract, block group, and block levels.

The agenda includes an overview of

  • 2010 Census Data
  • American Community Survey Data
  • American FactFinder Data Tool
  • Data Release Schedules
  • Local Profiles and Characteristics

The following sessions are available:

  1. 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday, July 16, 2012
  2. 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
  3. 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursday, July 19, 2012
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QGIS 1.8 is released

By markgreninger, on June 22nd, 2012

To this point, I find QGIS to be the best open source alternative to ESRI’s ArcMap product.  So I thought I would pass this along.

 

Today is a big day for GIS users. QGIS 1.8 is out and about. Check out the new features on their website.

A couple features that I like:

  • QGIS Browser which should be very familiar to those who’ve used ArcGIS Catalog.
  • DBManager which is now no longer a plugin. I’m a big users of it so this should be very nice.
  • New plugin repository! I’m always amazed at how many plugins there are available.
  • Microsoft SQL Server support.
  • Expression based labeling (YES!)
  • support for Zip/GZip layers

I’ve already downloaded mine from KyngChaos.

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Geocortex Essentials 3.9 is ArcGIS Server 10.1 Compliant

By markgreninger, on June 22nd, 2012

Good news for LA County.  We generally wait for a while before we put new releases of applications into production, but we will be working to establish a test server with this on there.

From Latitude Geographics:

Continue reading Geocortex Essentials 3.9 is ArcGIS Server 10.1 Compliant

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