Have you heard about the Community Maps Program yet? A couple years ago, Esri and the ArcGIS user community joined forces to build multi-scale base maps of the world. Using the best data available from GIS professionals who work in all kinds of organizations: cities, counties, countries, and companies. If you are an Admin Tools for […]
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Hurricane Harvey Response, Maps and Apps Gallery
Another fine resource supporting the ongoing crisis and disaster hitting Texas resulting from Hurricane Harvey. This ArcGIS Online #OpenData data tip was shared on LinkedIn via Hari Yeruva, GISP Open Data Evangelist
Esri Startup turns to ArcGIS Online to Help Power B.C Public Wildfire Information Map with OpenData
An interesting story from BC Canada as a savvy developer from a local GeoTech startup in Victoria, BC, Canada took it upon themselves to hack and mashup a powerful webmap in order to put all the data and information at the fingertips of the public. The resource, BC Firemap Plus, helps the public to be […]
5Things on Friday 35 – OpenData and 5 Awesome OpenData Resources
Open data is the idea that certain data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control. The goals of the open data movement are similar to those of other “Open” movements such as open source, open hardware, open content, and […]
The State of Open Data is Alive and Well in Tennessee and Driving Innovation
An interesting update on Open Data in Tennessee, Chattanooga to be more precise, provides a detailed look at Open Data, Open Government initiatives (OpenGov) and shares an up close look at initiatives and efforts by the city while also sharing a vision for the future. Perhaps a model for other local governments to follow, the […]
Data Tip – White House Arctic initiative and elevation data via the ArcticDEM project
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Science Foundation publicly released new 3-D topographic maps of Alaska Sept. 1 in support of a White House Arctic initiative to inform better decision-making in the Arctic. The 3-D digital elevation models, or DEMs, are the first to come from the ArcticDEM project, which was created after a January 2015 […]
Data Tip – The OpenNEX Climate Data Tool: Build and Access Custom Data sets
Here’s a data tip about an interesting, and useful new climate data tool – The OpenNEX Climate Data Access Tool was produced by Planet OS in collaboration with the NASA Earth Exchange team with the intent of improving access to climate data. These corrected climate data products provide a better representation of regional climate patterns […]
The White House Wants you to Download and Analyze Traffic Fatality OpenData from the DOT
OpenData, these data are all over the Internet, particularly thanks to the proliferation of Open Data portals, spatial data warehouses, and now, ArcGIS Online making data accessible to all. Just this week, the White House has released details of the most recent analysis on national traffic fatalities and the initial findings are interesting, VERY interesting! […]