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Hawaii Builds Broadband Coverage Maps with Esri Technology

www.esri.com

The State of Hawaii recently launched an interactive broadband mapping Web site based on Esri technology. Visitors to the site will be able to view broadband coverage throughout the state. The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) is continuing to collect and verify data related to availability, speed, and location of broadband services in Hawaii.

The Hawaii Broadband Map Web site will be an important resource for consumers in Hawaii, enabling them to identify and choose from the growing number of broadband services that are becoming available in the state.

Hawaii's broadband coverage maps are built with BroadbandStat, an application developed by Esri that enables the user to map information from a variety of sources and provide a visual way of exploring the results. 

States can use the collected data to pinpoint where the expansion of new broadband services will support local economic development. The data is also a useful resource for policy makers, grant writers, and companies doing broadband investment research. Internet access to the maps gives the public a way to find information about broadband services in their area and give feedback, whether to report observations about the data or comment on their own broadband access and experience.

Twelve U.S. states and the territory of Puerto Rico will be using BroadbandStat to organize their broadband services data and make interactive maps available on the Internet. These activities are supported by more than $20 million in State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program funds that were made available through the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for improving broadband accessibility across the nation.

first published week of:   12/13/2010

Henry County, GA Implements GTG's MapNimbus, Keeps Citizens Informed

www.geotg.com

Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) announced that Henry County, GA recently implemented GTG’s MapNimbus application, an easy-to-use online public Web portal that provides citizens with information on what is happening in their neighborhood.

MapNimbus provides more information in more categories than other public Web portals. MapNimbus is a user-friendly, easy-to-use Google Maps-based interface that allows the public to view information in a variety of categories, including crime activity and sex offender data. It offers users a wide variety of functionality including built-in search, statistics, reporting, and e?mail notification capabilities. MapNimbus is free to the public.

“GTG is excited about Henry County’s recent adoption of MapNimbus,” said Curt Hinton, CEO of GTG. “MapNimbus is proving to be a must?have for local government organizations. It is the easiest way to keep citizens involved and informed about what is happening in their neighborhoods.”

For more information on how MapNimbus can benefit your community, visit www.geotg.com/mapnimbus.html

first published week of:   01/25/2010

Herriman City, Utah, Utilizes Cityworks for Disaster Preparedness and Response

www.cityworks.com

Disaster management, preparedness, and response is more effective and significantly more manageable at Herriman City, Utah, utilizing Cityworks by Azteca Systems, Inc., the leading provider of GIS-centric management solutions.  Herriman merged the software with their emergency management plans by preparing emergency request templates to gather information about the disaster and generate reports for FEMA in the event of a possible disaster. The City has greatly benefitted from the peace of mind this level of preparedness offers.

After selecting Cityworks for its Public Utilities Department because of its GIS capabilities and easy-to-use format, Herriman became familiar with the software’s capabilities and quickly recognized it as a possible component of their emergency management system. The City began using Cityworks for their mock disaster drills in the spring of 2009.  Since then, Herriman conducts biannual drills where they use event layers created from service requests to graphically view the issues associated with the disaster. The City reformatted forms from Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) to create different event layers using emergency templates in Cityworks. They also set up emergency procedures helping them identify the state of emergency and what kind of response was needed, all tracked with Cityworks. The drills provide valuable feedback which helps them identify additional needs and refine their workflows.

first published week of:   06/28/2010

HoudahGeo - 2.4.1
Geocode your photos and pin them in Google Earth

www.houdah.com

HoudahGeo is a one-stop geocoding application for the Mac. With HoudahGeo you may “pin” photos to the locations where they were taken. The thus created information may be exported to EXIF tags as well as to Google Earth KML files. Such a file allows for browsing your photos within Google Earth.

• You don't need a digital camera with a built-in GPS
• You don't need a GPS device
• Automatic geocoding from a GPX or NMEA (Sony) track logs
• GPX download from Garmin, Wintec and Magellan GPS devices
• Manual geocoding from GPX way points
• Manual geocoding using Google Earth & Google Maps
• Reverse geocoding
• Google Earth export
• Flickr uploading
• EXIF/XMP image file tagging

first published week of:   02/08/2010

HoudahGPS - 4.1.1

HoudahGPS 4.1 allows you to transfer track log and waypoint data from many different GPS track loggers. Supported brands and models include:

• Garmin (USB based devices or serial devices coupled with a USB converter) Magellan (USB based devices or serial devices coupled with a USB converter)
• Wintec WBT-100, WBT-101 and WBT-201 via USB and Bluetooth
• MTK based devices (Qstarz BT-Q1300, iBlue 747, QStarz BT-100, iTrek Z1, ...)
• Holux M-241
• NaviGPS / LocoSys GT-11 / BGT-11
• GlobalSat BT-335
• GPSRecorder for iPhone

HoudahGPS is freeware

first published week of:   05/17/2010

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