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The County of San Bernardino department of Public Works has two GIS Analyst positions open. The first position is a contract GIS Analyst position, the second position is a regular full time GIS Analyst position. See the links below for the job fliers: Contract GIS Analyst position: https://agency.governmentjobs.com/sanbernardino/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=2046567 Full Time GIS Analyst position: https://agency.governmentjobs.com/sanbernardino/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=2040731 Re-posting – because it’s important (thanks Michael Carson). Congratulations to Steve Steinberg on becoming the new Geographic Information Officer (GIO) for the County of Los Angeles. He will be working from the Internal Services Department (ISD); for those of you that want to know. Before joining the County, Steve was the Principal Scientist and Department Head for Information Management and Analysis at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), a public agency for environmental research located in Costa Mesa. Steve has extensive experience with geospatial analysis technologies including GIS, remote sensing, and image analysis in interdisciplinary applications. He has a B.S. in Natural Resources, a M.S. in Natural Resources Policy and Management, and a Ph.D. in Forestry (Geospatial Sciences). He also has co-authored books, such as GIS Research Methods: Incorporating Spatial Perspectives (2015) and GIS for the Social Sciences: Investigating Space and Place (2006). Wanted to pass this along: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/these-oblique-satellite-images-are-pretty-amazing/ These are oblique imagery from the satellites from Planet Labs. There are some potential applications, too, beyond the “wow” factor of the images. Taking stereo images of an object from different angles will allow for the derivation of height. And taking images from many different angles will allow for the construction of a 3D model of a mountain or be used to track urban growth in cities. There is even enough resolution in the SkySat images for commodity traders to track the volumes of coal at a site, the depth of mines, or even to determine the height of shipping containers to measure the outflow of goods from a port.  Oblique imagery of Zion National Park (one of my favorite places) A bit creepy, but GIS nonetheless.  Interactive Nuclear Blast Map Registration for Big Data Day LA is now open. There has been a rise in the field of Data Science and a host of technologies that surround this field. With over a dozen different knowledge tracks, this event covers a wide range of subjects ranging from material that will challenge hard core data scientists down to introductory material for newbies in this field. These presentations explain technologies like the IoT, Hadoop, Spark, Redis, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, etc. Examples of the use of these emerging technologies in GIS can be found in the FOSS4G 2017 presentations or this short video from Planet (formerly Planet Labs). When explaining Big Data, I like to use this example. Once upon a time, TV ratings were computed from a handful of Nielsen boxes placed in a given city. Today, every second watched by every PC, phone, or tablet on Netflix is tracked, and new content is created based on predictive analytics. Register: https://www.bigdatadayla.com/ Cost: Free if you register before April 30; $40 if you register in May and June Notes: This event usually fills very, very fast. Topics Covered:
The GIS Certification Institute (gisci.org) is proud to announce its Map Contest for 2018, with a freestyle theme allowing you to create a map with a topic and style of your own choosing. Map submittals may qualify for 1 point under the Contributions to the Profession category towards your GISP certification or recertification, and this contest is a great way to showcase your cartographic and geoanalytical skills. Winning maps will be displayed at the 2018 Esri User Conference Map Gallery in San Diego. More information on prizes, contest rules, specifications, and judging criteria can be found at the GISCI map contest page. If you have a great map idea that is crying to be discovered, please don’t delay. The deadline for your submittal is March 31, 2018. The call for proposals is now open for CalGIS 2018 / GIS-Pro in Palm Springs! Please visit the website below for more information and to submit your great work! Palm Springs, California – Convention Center October 9 – 12, 2018 Press release: http://www.urisa.org/news/2018/01/22/press-release/presentation-proposals-invited-for-gis-pro-calgis-2018-in-palm-springs/ Call for proposals: http://www.urisa.org/gisprocalgis2018call GIS-Pro has not been in California since 2009, this is a fantastic opportunity to meet, share and learn with your colleagues from around the state AND internationally. CalGIS 2018 & GIS-Pro are cosponsored by CGIA, the California Chapters of URISA and URISA International. Get in the spirit this year with all things maps or GIS related. Some highlights (from various sources)… LA County Holiday Decorations Web Map
Oakland County Michigan – Crowdsourced Holiday lights
Temecula California Holiday Lights Map https://temecula.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=1ddd51dcd34f419089e6912fcca0e579
New York Public Library’s Christmas Cards https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cartography-maps-new-york-public-library-christmas-cards
Esri Holiday Travels Story Map (How Holiday Travel Affects Traffic around America’s Busiest Airports) https://esrimedia.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=29335e244c614798b44fe5d31d41a055
Christmas Candy by State https://www.candystore.com/blog/holidays/christmas-candy-popular-states/
Your State’s Favorite Holiday Movie https://www.cabletv.com/blog/states-favorite-holiday-movie-map/
NORAD Tracks Santa (for Christmas Eve)
The Cadastral Landbase is the foundation for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works’ transportation, mapping, and infrastructure, and is an integral part of project workflows and GIS applications. The Landbase is continuously updated with the most current land information. The website provided in the link provides the Cadastral Landbase data in CADD (.DGN) and GIS (.GDB) file format and may be accessed here: http://dpw.lacounty.gov/general/DGN/ For any questions regarding the website or data, please contact Carrie Wiley, cwiley@dpw.lacounty.gov, 626-458-7355.
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