Los Angeles County Enterprise GIS http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS Geospatial technology for the citizens of Los Angeles County Tue, 14 May 2013 00:50:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A cucumber map of Europe http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/13/a-cucumber-map-of-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-cucumber-map-of-europe http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/13/a-cucumber-map-of-europe/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 00:50:49 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4847 This is a fun read: http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/606-a-cucumber-map-of-europe

Long live the Greater Cucumber Co-Prosperity . . . → Read More: A cucumber map of Europe]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/13/a-cucumber-map-of-europe/feed/ 0 EGIS Committee Meeting Agenda – May 14th 2013 http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/10/egis-committee-meeting-agenda-may-14th-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=egis-committee-meeting-agenda-may-14th-2013 http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/10/egis-committee-meeting-agenda-may-14th-2013/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 22:23:55 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4843 This month’s eGIS Committee is one week earlier than normal . . . → Read More: EGIS Committee Meeting Agenda – May 14th 2013]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/10/egis-committee-meeting-agenda-may-14th-2013/feed/ 0 34.084921 -118.15013834.084921-118.150138 Map Design Resources from Great Britain’s Ordnance Survey http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/10/map-design-resources-from-great-britains-ordnance-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=map-design-resources-from-great-britains-ordnance-survey http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/10/map-design-resources-from-great-britains-ordnance-survey/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:55:45 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4839 Thanks to Mike Carson from SoCalGIS for passing along:

 

. . . → Read More: Map Design Resources from Great Britain’s Ordnance Survey]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/10/map-design-resources-from-great-britains-ordnance-survey/feed/ 0 51.544626967214 -0.1991271972656251.544626967214-0.19912719726562 Post and Find Paid Internships http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/09/post-and-find-paid-internships/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=post-and-find-paid-internships http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/09/post-and-find-paid-internships/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 00:40:26 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4835 Christina Boggs from The State of California has created a . . . → Read More: Post and Find Paid Internships]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/09/post-and-find-paid-internships/feed/ 0 Obama Administration releases Open Data Policy http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/09/obama-administration-releases-open-data-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obama-administration-releases-open-data-policy http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/09/obama-administration-releases-open-data-policy/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 00:35:11 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4831 Earlier today, President Obama signed an Executive Order making open . . . → Read More: Obama Administration releases Open Data Policy]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/09/obama-administration-releases-open-data-policy/feed/ 0 Open Source GIS 101, Part 4: uDig http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/09/open-source-gis-101-part-4-udig/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-source-gis-101-part-4-udig http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/09/open-source-gis-101-part-4-udig/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 23:18:21 +0000 John Hickok, GISP http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4823 uDig (User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS)

True to it’s name, one . . . → Read More: Open Source GIS 101, Part 4: uDig]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/09/open-source-gis-101-part-4-udig/feed/ 0 Mathematician of Maps http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/07/mathematician-of-maps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mathematician-of-maps http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/07/mathematician-of-maps/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 18:41:46 +0000 vijay http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4819 http://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21577031-kenneth-appel-mathematician-maps-died-april-19th-aged-80-kenneth-appel?frsc=dg%7Ca

]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/07/mathematician-of-maps/feed/ 0 Open Sheriff data goes viral http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/01/open-sheriffdata-goes-viral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-sheriffdata-goes-viral http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/01/open-sheriffdata-goes-viral/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 17:03:27 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4812 ESRI has published a how-to guide on building web maps . . . → Read More: Open Sheriff data goes viral]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/05/01/open-sheriffdata-goes-viral/feed/ 0 San Francisco Public Art http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/30/san-francisco-public-art/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=san-francisco-public-art http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/30/san-francisco-public-art/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:58:09 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4808 Congratulations to Nancy Milholland on her application: San Francisco Public . . . → Read More: San Francisco Public Art]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/30/san-francisco-public-art/feed/ 0 37.7749295 -122.419415537.7749295-122.4194155 Open Source GIS 101, Part 3: gvSIG http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/29/open-source-gis-101-part-3-gvsig/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-source-gis-101-part-3-gvsig http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/29/open-source-gis-101-part-3-gvsig/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:28:06 +0000 John Hickok, GISP http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4795 gvSIG (Generalitat Valenciana, Sistema d’Informació Geogràfica)

In 2004, one . . . → Read More: Open Source GIS 101, Part 3: gvSIG]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/29/open-source-gis-101-part-3-gvsig/feed/ 1 Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/29/rich-blocks-poor-blocks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rich-blocks-poor-blocks http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/29/rich-blocks-poor-blocks/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:51:11 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4791 Nice visualization of income and rent across America. Although it . . . → Read More: Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/29/rich-blocks-poor-blocks/feed/ 0 21 Maps of Highly Segregated Cities in America http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/29/21-maps-of-highly-segregated-cities-in-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=21-maps-of-highly-segregated-cities-in-america http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/29/21-maps-of-highly-segregated-cities-in-america/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:08:17 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4785 Thanks to Joshua James for passing this along. The visualization . . . → Read More: 21 Maps of Highly Segregated Cities in America]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/29/21-maps-of-highly-segregated-cities-in-america/feed/ 0 Best of California 2013 Call for Nominations http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/26/best-of-california-2013-call-for-nominations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-california-2013-call-for-nominations http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/26/best-of-california-2013-call-for-nominations/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:13:11 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4764 If you have an application that you think has made . . . → Read More: Best of California 2013 Call for Nominations]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/26/best-of-california-2013-call-for-nominations/feed/ 0 Palo Alto Data access via Google Fusion Tables http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/26/palo-alto-data-access-via-google-fusion-tables/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=palo-alto-data-access-via-google-fusion-tables http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/26/palo-alto-data-access-via-google-fusion-tables/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:37:20 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4769 This was an interesting piece of information passed along to . . . → Read More: Palo Alto Data access via Google Fusion Tables]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/26/palo-alto-data-access-via-google-fusion-tables/feed/ 0 37.4444239 -122.160059437.4444239-122.1600594 Literary Map of Los Angeles http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/26/literary-map-of-los-angeles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=literary-map-of-los-angeles http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/26/literary-map-of-los-angeles/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:13:08 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4751 Thanks to Betsy Barker for passing this interesting map along . . . → Read More: Literary Map of Los Angeles]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/26/literary-map-of-los-angeles/feed/ 0 34.0522342 -118.243684934.0522342-118.2436849 Crowdmap relaunching May 6th http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/25/crowdmap-relaunching-may-6th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crowdmap-relaunching-may-6th http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/25/crowdmap-relaunching-may-6th/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:51:01 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4760 If you have heard about Ushahidi, it is a mapping . . . → Read More: Crowdmap relaunching May 6th]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/25/crowdmap-relaunching-may-6th/feed/ 0 211 LA Announces Research Partnership with UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/25/211-la-announces-research-partnership-with-ucla-kaiser-permanente-center-for-health-equity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=211-la-announces-research-partnership-with-ucla-kaiser-permanente-center-for-health-equity http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/25/211-la-announces-research-partnership-with-ucla-kaiser-permanente-center-for-health-equity/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:25:32 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4754 211 is both a phone number and a GIS dataset. . . . → Read More: 211 LA Announces Research Partnership with UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/25/211-la-announces-research-partnership-with-ucla-kaiser-permanente-center-for-health-equity/feed/ 0 34.102128926348 -118.1074407967234.102128926348-118.10744079672 April eGIS Committee Meeting Agenda (draft) http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/12/april-egis-committee-meeting-agenda-draft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-egis-committee-meeting-agenda-draft http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/12/april-egis-committee-meeting-agenda-draft/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:33:57 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4744 Hello – please find a draft agenda for next week’s . . . → Read More: April eGIS Committee Meeting Agenda (draft)]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/12/april-egis-committee-meeting-agenda-draft/feed/ 0 34.084921 -118.15013834.084921-118.150138 Join the California State Government GIS User Group http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/12/join-the-california-state-government-gis-user-group/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=join-the-california-state-government-gis-user-group http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/12/join-the-california-state-government-gis-user-group/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:58:33 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4742 The State’s GIS Users Group, while focused on GIS at . . . → Read More: Join the California State Government GIS User Group]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/12/join-the-california-state-government-gis-user-group/feed/ 3 38.575755366324 -121.4914824742338.575755366324-121.49148247423 GIS Jobs http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/11/gis-jobs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gis-jobs http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/11/gis-jobs/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:55:57 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4739 Crossposting a number of GIS Jobs from SoCalGIS:

http://socalgis.org/2013/04/11/gis-programmeranalyst-ii-position-in-riverside/ http://socalgis.org/2013/04/11/imagery-analyst-position-in-palmdale/ . . . → Read More: GIS Jobs]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/11/gis-jobs/feed/ 0 Judge Rules Smartphone Maps Illegal While Driving http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/09/judge-rules-smartphone-maps-illegal-while-driving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-rules-smartphone-maps-illegal-while-driving http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/09/judge-rules-smartphone-maps-illegal-while-driving/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:52:48 +0000 R http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4728 . . . → Read More: Judge Rules Smartphone Maps Illegal While Driving]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/09/judge-rules-smartphone-maps-illegal-while-driving/feed/ 0 Geography and GIS – a good article in the LA Times http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/09/geography-and-gis-a-good-article-in-the-la-times/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geography-and-gis-a-good-article-in-the-la-times http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/09/geography-and-gis-a-good-article-in-the-la-times/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:25:36 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4725 I happened to see this article at the car wash . . . → Read More: Geography and GIS – a good article in the LA Times]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/09/geography-and-gis-a-good-article-in-the-la-times/feed/ 0 34.0522342 -118.243684934.0522342-118.2436849 GIS Analyst 1 position in Placer County http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/09/gis-analyst-1-position-in-placer-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gis-analyst-1-position-in-placer-county http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/09/gis-analyst-1-position-in-placer-county/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:10:03 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4722 Passing this along:

http://www.jobaps.com/placer/sup/BulPreview.asp?R1=2013&R2=14868&R3=01

]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/09/gis-analyst-1-position-in-placer-county/feed/ 0 38.8965654 -121.076890138.8965654-121.0768901 Block-group level electricity usage in LA DWP http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/08/block-group-level-electricity-usage-in-la-dwp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=block-group-level-electricity-usage-in-la-dwp http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/08/block-group-level-electricity-usage-in-la-dwp/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:57:37 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4719 This is pretty cool – I thought I would share . . . → Read More: Block-group level electricity usage in LA DWP]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/08/block-group-level-electricity-usage-in-la-dwp/feed/ 0 34.0522342 -118.243684934.0522342-118.2436849 SoCalGIS Meeting – May 9th, 2013 http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/04/socalgis-meeting-may-9th-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=socalgis-meeting-may-9th-2013 http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/04/socalgis-meeting-may-9th-2013/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:34:01 +0000 markgreninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/?p=4716 Here is another great opportunity to see what is going . . . → Read More: SoCalGIS Meeting – May 9th, 2013]]> http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/2013/04/04/socalgis-meeting-may-9th-2013/feed/ 0 34.0220847 -118.395757734.0220847-118.3957577