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U.S. Census Bureau Renews ESRI Enterprise License Agreement

www.esri.com/governmentela

The United States Census Bureau renewed its enterprise license agreement (ELA) with ESRI, the world leader in geographic information system (GIS) software. Renewal of the ELA reaffirms the mission-critical role GIS plays in supporting and streamlining the Census Bureau’s operations. The ELA contract provides unlimited deployments of ArcGIS software.

“Just about everything we do in collecting, tabulating, and disseminating statistical data has some core relationship to geography,” says Timothy Trainor, chief, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. “The ELA provides ArcGIS software tools we need to do a variety of tasks well.” 

ArcGIS software is currently used throughout the Census Bureau to prepare for and execute the decennial census and other statistical surveys, some of which take place each year. For example, for the decennial census, it is used to delineate hundreds of thousands of manageable assignment areas for enumerators, facilitate data collection and editing in the field, and map statistics. It also supports quality control of all the census data, which is housed in the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) database. Additionally, GIS supports reapportionment and resource allocation to state, local, and tribal governments.

first published week of:   05/25/2009

U.S. DoT Uses GIS to Show ARRA Spending
Web Mapping Application Gives Details of Projects and Funding

www.dot.gov

The United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DoT) is using ESRI geographic information system (GIS) technology to report American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) spending at arra-gis.dot.gov. The online map provides information about dollars obligated and projects pending in states and territories at the county and congressional district levels. Once a geographic region is selected, visitors can easily access project details including federal funding amount and description. The application also allows searches according to U.S. DOT agencies: aviation, transit, maritime, highways, and rail.

U.S. DOT has long used ESRI technology to visualize and analyze mission-critical information and support decision making. With this new Web mapping application, the department continues to leverage its investment in GIS and use its comprehensive authoritative data.

“The U.S. DOT is sharing important information with citizens in a way that is easily accessible and understood,” says ESRI president Jack Dangermond. “It is a great example of how government can use GIS and Gov 2.0 technology to improve government services and deliver transparency and accountability.”

first published week of:   10/26/2009

Understanding Cloud Computing

www.sun.com

It’s easy to get lost in all the talk about cloud computing. Everybody seems to have a cloud, connects to the cloud, is cloud-enabled, or at the least, is cloud-ready. There’s a lot of jargon, but it’s not all fluff and buzz. Behind that jargon are some very real business and technology benefits.

Sun's new guide to cloud computing will help you sort out what matters from what doesn’t - and will arm you with a framework for determining whether and how cloud computing makes sense for your organization. In 25 pages, this free guide:

1. Defines cloud computing and its benefits
2. Explains the different types of clouds (public, private, and hybrid)
3. Describes the architectural service layers (e.g., Software as a Service)
4. Details the underlying virtualization technologies
5. Suggests next steps and actions to get started

Download the Guide

first published week of:   04/13/2009

USGIF's K. Stuart Shea Named Federal 100 Winner by Federal Computer Week

www.usgif.org

Science Applications International Corporation announced that Federal Computer Week named K. Stuart Shea to its list of leaders who played pivotal roles in the federal information technology community during 2008. The annual listing honors 100 individuals from government, industry and academia. Shea and the other winners will be honored during ceremonies on March 25 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in McLean, Va. As President of the Intelligence, Security and Technology Group, Shea leads SAIC’s support to the Intelligence Community. Also, he founded and is Chairman and CEO of the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), a professional association dedicated to bringing together the many disciplines involved in the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) sector to exchange ideas, share best practices, and promote the education and importance of a national GEOINT agenda. As a result of Shea’s work, the annual GEOINT Symposium managed by USGIF has become the largest single gathering of intelligence professionals worldwide and has attracted over 12,000 attendees over the past five years.

“Stu recognized the growing importance of GEOINT as a base for all intelligence disciplines and founded the USGIF, promoting the tradecraft and developing strong ties between government, industry, academic, and professional organizations that share a National Security mission focus,” said Ken Dahlberg, SAIC Chairman and CEO. “He leads a corporate group at SAIC with $3+ billion in annual revenue with locations worldwide. I am pleased his contributions have been recognized by Federal Computer Week.”

first published week of:   03/30/2009

VectorWorks - 2009sp3

www.nemetschek.net

VectorWorks is the ideal CAD program for firms that don't have unlimited IT budgets. Precision 2D drafting. Powerful 3D modeling. Spectacular presentation capabilities. Cost and materials tracking. Automatically generated schedules. Short learning curve. Free technical support. Painless upgrades. All in one easy-to-use, cross-platform application that costs less than half the price of most other CAD software. NOTE: Mac OSX only; $995.

first published week of:   04/06/2009

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