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LI Esri GIS User Seminar

By Ross Baldwin September 11, 2019 Education, ESRI, Events, GIS, News 0 comments

A free ArcGIS User Seminar at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge NY on Wednesday, October 16th 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

How 10 leading companies are trying to make powerful, low-cost lidar

By Ross Baldwin February 5, 2019 LiDAR, News 0 comments

Today, there are three big ways that lidar products differ from one another. And after laying these approaches out, it’s easier to grasp the technology of nine leading lidar companies.

To help government, GIS leaders must understand business goals

By Ross Baldwin February 5, 2019 News 0 comments

For the government officials using geospatial information systems to make government work more efficiently, understanding business goals is key, according to two GIS leaders.

Mark your calendar! 2022 Long Island GIS Virtual Fall User Conference

By Eric Lawler October 19, 2022 Events, News 0 comments

Wednesday, November 16th This will be the largest virtual gathering of geospatial professionals on Long Island! There will be a wide range of presentations from a range of local GIS programs and industry-leading geospatial representatives. For more information check out our Facebook page We look forward to seeing you!

Diamond Visionics looking for Expert in 3D

By Ross Baldwin April 6, 2022 Job\ Internship Central 0 comments

We are Diamond Visionics, a developer of flight simulation software located in Vestal, NY, right next to Binghamton University. We are looking to hire someone who is an expert in creating 3d models of buildings with GIS software. This position may start as part time before becoming permanent. Please forward your […]

Why a Russian Invasion of Ukraine Would Be a Big Test for Google Maps

By Ross Baldwin February 15, 2022 News 0 comments

In 2014, six weeks after Russia invaded the Crimea, Google Maps took a major step, one that the United States, United Nations, and international community still refuse to take: it recognized the Crimea as Russian territory—but only on some versions of the product.

Long Island GIS Virtual Conference RECORDINGS

By Ross Baldwin May 3, 2021 Events, News 0 comments

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Podcast: Access to Data – making room for unexpected contributors

By Ross Baldwin April 23, 2021 News 0 comments

Frank Winters, NYS GIO, recorded a podcast with Daniel O’Donohue, host of the MapScaping podcast channel for the geospatial community.

GISCI 2021 Map Contest NOW OPEN – Competitions for Students AND Professionals

By Ross Baldwin February 25, 2021 Events, GIS, GISP, News 0 comments

GISCI’s annual map competition is now accepting submissions. Showcase your cartographic creativity, spatial analysis skills, and geospatial data savvy through a topic of your choosing!

2020 Fall LIGIS Virtual User Conference Recording

By Ross Baldwin December 4, 2020 Events, GIS, News 0 comments

2020 Fall User Conference Recording

GISCI Official Practice Exam

By Ross Baldwin September 29, 2020 Education, News 0 comments

https://www.gisci.org/ExamInfo/PracticeExam.aspx

Number of trained US geodesists at crisis level

By Ross Baldwin August 7, 2020 Education, Job\ Internship Central, News 0 comments

The shortage of American geodesists poses a significant economic risk for the U.S. Europe and China train many more geodesists than the US. There are very few geodetic science programs in the U.S. today, and education in geodetic proficiencies has been fragmented.