CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS NEWSLETTER
July 2008
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Harvard’s CHGIS Selected for Online Humanities Award
- ArcGIS 9.3 and AutoCAD 2009 Now Available
- ESRI’s 2008/2013 Demographic Data Available
- Communication System Planning Tool
- Idrisi Software for Harvard?
- Google Earth Pro Animation Tutorial
- Using GIS for Marketing Analysis in 1980
- Submit Questions for ESRI Conference Technical Help
- Terra Cognita Workshop Call for Papers
- SAS Maps Online
- United for Africa
- New iPhone has GPS
- Hybrid Positioning System
- Earth Systems Science Agency
- More…
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CGA NEWS
Harvard’s CHGIS Selected for Online Humanities Award
The educational partnership EDSITEment - http://edsitement.neh.gov brings together online humanities resources from some of the world’s great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities. EDSITEment has selected the China Historical GIS for inclusion on their website as one of the best online
resources for education in the humanities.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/websites_all.asp
ArcGIS 9.3 Now Available
ArcGIS 9.3 software is now available for Harvard ID holders at our Software Download page. The license manager will be updated for 9.3 compatibility by July 18
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. Previous versions of ArcGIS will continue to be supported.
ESRI’s 2008/2013 Demographic Data Available
CGA has received updated census data variables such as population, housing, age, income, and home value, for 2008 and projected to 2013, at all different levels of geography. It is available through ESRI’s Business Analyst extension; contact us at contact@help.cga.harvard.edu with use questions, and see the link below for more information.
http://www.directionsmag.com/press.releases/?duty=Show&id=23360&trv=1
Communication System Planning Tool
The CSPT is an extension to ArcGIS. Also known as RF-Analyst in the defense community, it was developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/), Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/) for the Department of Defense. The tools were developed so that the power of GIS, which has become a critical part of defense planning and analysis, can incorporate existing and planned electromagnetic wave prediction models.
ArcPad 7.1.1 available ArcPad 7.1.1 and ArcPad Application Builder 7.1.1, the latest versions of ESRI’s mobile GIS software for field mapping and data collection are now available for Harvard ID holders.
More info on ArcPad: http://www.esri.com/news/releases/08_2qtr/arcpad_7.html
Download the software: http://www.gis.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k235&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup7643
Idrisi Software for Harvard?CGA is considering purchasing Idrisi remote sensing software to add to our software portfolio. If you have an interest in using this product (more info at: http://www.clarklabs.org ) please let us know at contact@help.cga.harvard.edu
Google Earth Pro Animation TutorialCGA has put together a tutorial on creating animations using GE Pro:
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic109643.files/google_fly_by.pdf
To obtain a license of GE Pro, contact us: contact@help.cga.harvard.edu
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HARVARD GIS COMMUNITY NEWS
Using GIS for Marketing Analysis in 1980Read an article published in the Harvard Business Review in 1980 describing numerous marketing case studies using computer mapping titled “New promise of computer graphics”.
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic1531.files/HBR_article_1980.pdf
AutoCAD 2009 Now Available
In addition to AutoCAD, Harvard’s site license includes AutoDesk products 3DS Max Design and Autodesk Impression. A significant change to AutoCAD is a revamped user interface. More on the new software version at Autodesk’s website: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=2704278
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CONFERENCES
Submit Questions for ESRI Conference Technical Help
The ESRI International Users Conference will be held August 4 – 8 this year, in San Diego, CA. The CGA will be there to cover the conference, and discuss any software issues with ESRI technical personnel in person. If you have questions or data issues to ask ESRI in person, send them to contact@help.cga.harvard.edu for inclusion.
Terra Cognita Workshop Call for Papers
The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers in a growing field of Semantic Web research and examine the intersection between Semantic Web data and geospatial data and applications. Call for papers deadline is July 21st, the conference is in September, 2008, in Germany.
http://asio.bbn.com/terracognita2008/index.htm
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NEWS ON GIS RESEARCH AND SERVICES
SAS Maps Online
SAS is a popular statistical analysis software suite that can integrate mapping. See their online mapping and download site:
http://support.sas.com/rnd/datavisualization/mapsonline/
United for Africa
A real time violence and persecution reporting application that uses GIS and user supplied content.
http://www.unitedforafrica.co.za/index.asp
New iPhone has GPS
http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/gps.html
Gutenkarte.org
Gutenkarte is a geographic text browser, intended to help readers explore the spatial component of classic works of literature.
Hybrid Positioning System
Skyhook Wireless has rolled out a positioning system that combines Wi-Fi, GPS and cell tower signals to produce the best possible location regardless of environment.
http://www.directionsmag.com/press.releases/?duty=Show&id=23475&trv=1
SD Memory Card Uses WiFi Positioning System
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/technology/personaltech/26pogue.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
New England Beach Map
http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/specials/summer/special/beachmap/
The Africa Atlas of Our Changing Environment
The United Nation’s Website: http://www.unep.org/dewa/africa/AfricaAtlas/
And a nice article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/10/climatechange.conservation
Earth Systems Science Agency
Senior federal officials have called for the creation of a new agency, formed by merging the USGS and NOAA:
http://www.directionsmag.com/press.releases/?duty=Show&id=23580&trv=1
Where will the geospatial industry and technology be in 10 years
An article by Vincent Tao, director of Microsoft Virtual Earth.
The Big Picture: Dynamic Information Modeling, GIS and the Future of Visual Data Integration
An article on integrating civil, building, facility, and geospatial information:
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