CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS NEWSLETTER

June 2011

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HIGHLIGHTS

•    ABCD-GIS Talk on Historical GIS in Makkah

•    WorldMap Chosen for Kenya Portal

•    Harvard Acquires Russian Mapping

•    ESRI Street Data Available

•    Conference on Health GIS

•    GIS Job Openings

•    NSF Funding to Develop GIS Road Map for Education

•    National Academy Press Makes Books Free

•    Open Source GIS for Mobile

•    Crisis Mapping Videos

•    NYC Solar Map

•    Directory of Space Exploration

•    World Bank Projects Map

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CGA NEWS

ABCD-GIS Talk: Historical GIS Projects for the Study of Makkah

Dr. Meraj Mirza of the Geography Department at Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia, will present a series of projects on the geospatial analysis of Makkah, past and present. He will also introduce the most extensive visual archive of Makkah that currently exists.  CGA is co-sponsoring this talk with ABCD-GIS.

  Place: CGIS South Building, Room S050

  Date: Wednesday, July 20^th, 2011

  Time: 12:00-1:30pm

  Note: Lunch will be provided

WorldMap Platform Chosen for Kenya Portal

A collaboration between the World Resources Institute in D.C. and Upande Ltd. in Nairobi has chosen the CGA-developed, Open Source, WorldMap platform for Virtual Kenya, a mapping portal they are developing. “Virtual Kenya is an online interactive platform, with related materials (in DVD) for those with no access to the Internet. It is designed to provide improved access to high quality spatial data and cutting-edge mapping technology to allow more Kenyans to use and interact with spatial data in their educational and professional pursuits.” 

Details: http://www.ilri.org/ilrinews/index.php/archives/6291

Site: http://www.virtualkenya.org

Harvard Map Collection and CGA Acquire Collection of Russian Mapping

HMC and CGA have acquired a global collection of scanned Russian maps totaling over 30,000 sheets and 4 terabytes.  The maps scale ranges from 1:50,000 to 1:500,000 with the majority at 1:200,000 scale.  The time period spans the late 1940’s to the late 1980’s.  Contact Ben Lewis for more information: blewis<at>cga.harvard.edu.  

ESRI StreetMap and Basemap Layers Available

These layers are now available and include U.S. and Canadian detailed street and basemap data as well as U.S. Census data from the 2010 ESRI Data and Maps dataset. The data may be used for address matching, routing services, and street and basemap display. Also included are map service layers of worldwide streets and satellite imagery. Access is restricted to Harvard affiliates and is being provided by both the Harvard Map Collection and CGA.

Harvard Map Collection: http://bit.ly/jmdasi  

CGA: http://bit.ly/jG2iXE  

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CONFERENCES

FOSS4G Conference on Open Source Geospatial

FOSS4G is the global conference focused on Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial, organized by OSGeo. This year the conference will be held September 12th-16th in Denver.

http://2011.foss4g.org/

Conference on Health GIS

The 4^th International Conference on Health GIS will be held in New Delhi, India August 5-6.  Major themes include: Health GIS Databases, Healthcare Planning and Management, Emerging Diseases - Spatial causes and preparedness, Waterborne Diseases, Vector-borne Diseases, Telemedicine,  Healthcare Instruments and Technology, Information Technology for better Health Care.

http://www.e-geoinfo.net/healthgis2011/index.htm

The Society for Conservation GIS Conference (SCGIS)

The 2011 SCGIS conference will take place in Big Bear Lake California, and will focus on elements necessary to build strength and capacity in the world of conservation GIS.

http://www.scgis.org/Lev3Page.aspx?Page3ID=21

2011 ESRI International User Conference

The largest GIS conference on the planet happens July 11-15^th in San Diego. http://www.esri.com/events/user-conference/index.html

Harvard people who want to attend this conference please email contact@help.cga.harvard.edu for a code to obtain complementary registration.

CGA Conference Reports

The latest conference reports / write-ups can be found under the “Summaries of Previous GIS Events” topic on our Public Events page:

http://bit.ly/lG7wm5

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NEWS ON GIS RESEARCH AND SERVICES

Harvard Map Collection Provides Online Access to Index Sheets

HMC is starting to scan index sheets from its collection and make them available online to aid researchers in finding the specific maps they need.

http://maps.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do

GIS Specialist Position (part time)

The Harvard Kennedy School of Government is looking to fill a part time GIS Specialist position.  Duties will involve geocoding, map creation, and database enhancement for a research project on Guatemala.  Required skills include: proficiency with ArcGIS software, data creation, editing, and map creation experience.  Familiarity with Spanish is highly preferred.  Pay starts at $20 / hour, and the position is for up to 15 hours a week.  To apply, please send resume and cover letter to Rachel M. McCleary at: rachel_mccleary<at>harvard.edu.

GIS Analyst Position (part time, temporary)

The Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard is looking for a GIS Analyst.  For description and contact information click here: http://bit.ly/iO4bB8

NSF Travel Grants for US Graduate Students to Attend the Symposium on Spatial and Temporal Databases (SSTD) 

Announcing NSF Student Travel Grants to encourage computer science students to participate in SSTD, a meeting on spatial computing. SSTD 2011 will be held on August 24-26, 2011 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN.  Details: http://sstd2011.cs.umn.edu/travelgrants.html 

National Science Foundation Funds Experts to Develop Road Map to Implement 21st Century Geographic Education

The National Geographic Society has received a two year, $2.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation entitled “Establishing a Road Map for Large-Scale Improvement of K-12 Education in the Geographical Sciences.

http://bit.ly/iglqWn 

Open Source GIS App for Android

Powerful Open Source GIS applications are becoming available for mobile devices.  An example is gvSIG Mini, a viewer for well known base maps such as OpenStreetMap and Bing, but also supporting WMS and WMS-C making it possible to easily integrate one’s own layers. 

https://confluence.prodevelop.es/display/GVMN/Home  

Crisis Mapping Videos on a Range of Topics

The video collection on CrisisMappers.net continues to grow with close to 100 now available: http://www.crisismappers.net/video

National Academy Press Makes Many Books Free

As of June 2, 2011, all PDF versions of books published by the National Academies Press (NAP) will be downloadable free of charge to anyone. This includes the current catalog of more than 4,000 books plus future reports published by NAP.

NYC Solar Map

The NYC Solar Map estimates rooftop solar potential using a computer model that calculates the incoming direct and diffuse solar radiation for every square meter of the City of New York. Shading is generated from a digital surface model derived from lidar data (light detection and ranging), which captures the surface elevation of the ground, buildings and trees. 

http://nycsolarmap.com/

How Manhattan’s Grid Grew

A New York Times interactive view of the street plan that created Manhattan.

http://nyti.ms/gSsFIM

Application for Visualizing the Spatial/Temporal Aspects of Ancient Civilizations 

http://geodia.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/index.html 

A Directory of Ways to Participate in Space Exploration

http://spacehack.org 

Map of World Bank Financed Projects to Reduce Poverty  

http://maps.worldbank.org 

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CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS NEWSLETTER

June 2009

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HIGHLIGHTS

·         GIS Summer Institute Completed

·         ABCD-GIS Presentation: Timeslider App and GeoDjango

·         GPS User Recognized

·         ESRI International Users Conference

·         GISTA of Boston Un-conference Report

·         International Map Exhibition Call for Papers

·         Geomatica Volunteered Geographic Information – Call for Papers

·         Open Geospatial Consortium Meeting in Cambridge

·         Geographic Information Science Knowledge Web

·         ESRI Web Based Help and ArcGIS Video Tutorials

·         Interactive Maps of Medieval Europe 614 - 840

·         Seadragon and Photosynth

·         Google Earth Fusion

·         The Map Room

·         Superbowl Twitter Map

·         Map Quiz

·         New York City Homocide Map

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CGA NEWS

GIS Summer Institute Completed

CGA concluded the 1

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 Harvard GIS Institute on 6/19 with 27 student project presentations.  Over the course of two weeks, participants were given a comprehensive introduction to geographic information science and technology, performed instructor led hands-on use of ArcGIS and similar softwares, went on tours of GIS resources on campus, and attended guest presentations from researchers using GIS from a diverse range of disciplines.  View the participant final project abstracts:

http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic546339.files/Summer_09/CGA_CONFERENCE.pdf

ABCD-GIS Presentation: Timeslider App and GeoDjango 

Harvard’s ABCD-GIS group and the CGA are sponsoring a presentation by researcher Bo Zhao at noon on July 15th, in Room SO50 in the CGIS South building, in Cambridge.  Mr. Zhao’s presentation will feature “A Web based solution for temporal-spatial visualization” and “Using GeoDjango for user participation in enriching web GIS systems”.  View the flyer:

http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic533305.files/Events/Bo_Zhao_ABCD.pdf

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HARVARD GIS COMMUNITY NEWS

GPS User Recognized

Harvard Humanitarian Initiative affiliate Dr. Kristian Olson was recognized by Scientific American magazine as a top ten contributor for using technology to contribute to humanity.  The list includes Obama and other notables.  Dr. Olson used one of CGA’s GPS’s for his work in Indonesia (mentioned in the article): 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=scientific-american-10&offset=5

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CONFERENCES

ESRI International Users Conference

This conference will be held July 13 – 17 in San Diego, CA.  It is the largest annual gathering of GIS practitioners worldwide, and features numerous sessions, workshops, and events.  It is also a great opportunity to meet one on one with ESRI technical staff to troubleshoot ESRI software problems.  CGA staff member Guoping Huang will be attending the conference, and will bring along questions for ESRI technical staff.  If you have any ESRI questions or problems, please email contact@help.cga.harvard.edu and they will be presented to ESRI staff at the conference.  More on the conference:

http://www.esri.com/events/uc/index.html

GISTA of Boston Un-conference Report

Jeff Blossom of the CGA recently attended this one day event in Wellesley, MA, sponsored by the GIS Teaching Alliance of Boston.  Read the conference report:

http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic133949.files/GISTA_unconference_May_2009.pdf

International Map Exhibition Call for Entries

The U.S. National Committee of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) is accepting current publications of maps, atlases, and other cartographic products to the Cartographic Exhibition at the 2009 International Cartographic Conference in Santiago, Chile. The 24th International Cartographic Conference will convene in Santiago the week of 15-21 November 2009.  Submission forms for entry are due June 24, 2009.

http://epd372.blogspot.com/2009/05/international-map-exhibition-call-for.html

Geomatica Volunteered Geographic Information – Call for Papers

Geomatica, the Journal of Geospatial Information Science, Technology and Practice, is the quarterly peer-reviewed journal of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics.  Papers for a special issue on Volunteered Geographic Information are being accepted through August 31, 2009.  For more information and paper submission guidelines:

http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic533305.files/Calls/Geomatica_SpecialIssue_06_01_09.pdf

Open Geospatial Consortium Meeting in Cambridge

The OGC’s June technical committee meeting will be held in Cambridge on the MIT campus the week of June 22 - 26 2009.  To register for this event: http://www.opengeospatial.org/event/0906tc

View the agenda: http://www.opengeospatial.org/event/0906tcagenda

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NEWS ON GIS RESEARCH AND SERVICES

Geographic Information Science Knowledge Web

The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science presents their “Vision for Fostering Creative Transformations in Research and Education” in this recently published paper: http://www.ucgis.org/winter2009/committees/GISKW_Vision_20090129_1.doc

ESRI Web Based Help and ArcGIS Video Tutorials

This web based help system is an up to date version of the help system shipped with ESRI’s software products.  It includes additional topics not included in the Desktop help:

http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.webHelp.gateway

View animated tutorials on many ArcGIS Desktop topics:

http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Tutorials

Interactive Maps of Medieval Europe 614 - 840

A very nice web map including online bibliographic info; Google books; persons, cities, and institutions lists; and animated maps:  http://www.francia.ahlfeldt.se/

Seadragon and Photosynth

This technology allows for rapid viewing of high resolution images on the desktop or the web.  See an impressive video demonstration:

http://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photosynth.html

Download the software: http://livelabs.com/seadragon/

Google Earth Fusion

An enterprise solution for storing, managing, and visualizing geographic information:

http://earth.google.com/enterprise/earth_fusion.html

The Map Room

A Weblog about Maps:   http://www.mcwetboy.net/maproom/

Superbowl Twitter Map

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/02/02/sports/20090202_superbowl_twitter.html

Map Quiz

A challenging map quiz website (turn your volume up): http://samgine.com/globetrotter-xl/

New York City Homocide Map

http://projects.nytimes.com/crime/homicides/map

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CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS NEWSLETTER

June 2010

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HIGHLIGHTS

·         New GPS Mapping Device

·         CGA Fall Training Dates Announced

·         Arts-humanities.net Features Harvard’s DARMC

·         Call for nominations - NRC Study on International Science at the USGS

·         Second International Workshop on Indoor Spatial Awareness

·         The International Conference on Crisis Mapping 2010

·         BP Oil Spill Flow Model

·         Updated National Map Viewer

·         The Coffee Map

·         World Cup Player Location Heat Maps

·         Visualizing Crime in San Francisco

·         Failed States Index 2010 Map

·         Residents per Waffle House Map

·         GeoMeridian Collaborative Mapping Resource

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CGA NEWS

New GPS Mapping Device

The CGA has recently purchased a Magellan Mobile Mapper 6 GPS device for any Harvard affiliate to use.  The unit runs Windows Moblie, ArcPad 8, is wifi and Bluetooth enabled, has a camera and flashlight.  It can map to 2m of accuracy with differential correction, with attribute collection.  For more info or to reserve it for use, please contact us at:  contact@help.cga.harvard.edu 

CGA Fall Training Dates Announced

Every fall and spring CGA offers a free technical GIS training series.  The 2 hour sessions are hands on, instructor led, and use various GIS software.  For workshop descriptions and dates:  http://gis.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k235&pageid=icb.page189848

Arts-humanities.net Features DARMC

This website is a guide to digital humanities and arts.  Harvard’s Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilization is currently a featured project:

http://www.arts-humanities.net/

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CONFERENCES

Call for nominations - NRC Study on International Science at the USGS

A new study by the National Research Council is shortly scheduled to begin at the request of the USGS. The study, “Opportunities and Challenges for International Science at the U.S. Geological Survey”, is designed to assist the USGS in developing and improving international scientific interactions and collaborations.  Nominees to the study committee are now being sought.  For more:

http://gis.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k235&state=popup&topicid=icb.topic533305&view=view.do&viewParam_name=Calls%2FUSGS_nomination&viewParam_fname=

Second International Workshop on Indoor Spatial Awareness

This workshop will be held November 2, 2010 in San Jose, CA.  Paper submissions are due August 1^st.  For more information and to submit a paper:

http://www.geom.unimelb.edu.au/winter/isa.html

The International Conference on Crisis Mapping 2010

This conference will be in Boston, MA, October 1 – 3.  More information and to register:

http://www.crisismappers.net/page/iccm-2010-haiti-and-beyond

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NEWS ON GIS RESEARCH AND SERVICES

BP Oil Spill Flow Model

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE-1G_476nA

Updated National Map Viewer

http://nationalmap.gov/viewers.html

The Coffee Map

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/massfacts/snapshot_dunkin_donuts_vs_starbucks_massachusetts/

World Cup Player Location Heat Maps

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/players/player=229397/heatmap.html

Visualizing Crime in San Francisco

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?entry_id=65711&tsp=1

Failed States Index 2010 Map

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/06/21/2010_failed_states_index_interactive_map_and_rankings

Residents per Waffle House Map

http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=CG-WAFFLEHOUSE-PRINT&Category_Code=CG#pic

GeoMeridian Collaborative Mapping Resource

http://geomeridian.com/

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CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS NEWSLETTER 
June 2007 
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HIGHLIGHTS

• Trimble GPS Devices Available for Harvard use
• CGA’s Review of Recreational GPS Devices
• CGA and HGL Paper Published in ArcUser
• GIS at HSPH Featured in ESRI Brochure
• Geography Prospers from GIS
• ESRI Users Conference – ask a developer
• GeoWeb 2007
• Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial 2007
• Mapping Atrocities
• GIS for Archaeology
• OGC consideration for KML inclusion

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CGA NEWS

Trimble GPS Devices Available for Harvard use 
The CGA has recently acquired several mapping grade Trimble GPS devices for use by Harvard Affiliates. The devices are available on a first come first serve basis. Send email to contact@cga.harvard.edu for device reservation.

CGA’s Review of Recreational GPS Devices 
The CGA conducted a review of recreational GPS devices, and has added additional information regarding mapping with GPS to the FAQ: GIS Questions & Answers.

CGA and HGL Paper Published in ArcUser 
A paper titled “Expanding Access to Large Geospatial Repositories” is featured in the April – June quarterly publication of ArcUser magazine. Co-written by Bonnie Burns of the Harvard Map Collection and David E. Seigel of the CGA, the article discusses in depth how the Harvard Geospatial Library and CGA work in tandem to provide University wide access to HGL data, and the consulting support required to successfully utilize the data.
http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0507/harvard.html

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HARVARD GIS COMMUNITY NEWS

GIS at HSPH Featured in ESRI Brochure 
ESRI has chosen the Harvard School of Public Health as one of 5 programs featured in a new brochure “Approaches to GIS Programs in Health Education”. Information, links, and a map related to the HSPH’s environmental statistics, air pollution, and geocoding projects are showcased on page 4.
http://www.esri.com/library/brochures/pdfs/health-education.pdf

Geography Prospers from GIS - Arcwatch article 
Leading Geographic Information Science scholar Dr. Michael Goodchild discusses the effect of GIS on Geography; citing Harvard’s involvement, growth in the Association of American Geographers, and the explosion of web mapping and visualization as contributors to the recent rise of interest in the field of Geography.
http://www.esri.com/news/arcwatch/0407/feature.html

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CONFERENCES

ESRI International Users Conference – ask a developer 
The 2007 ESRI UC is in San Diego, CA, June 18 – 22. This is the annually the largest gathering of GIS professionals in the world, featuring thousands of papers, sessions, and educational opportunities. One of the most valuable services available at the conference is the opportunity to sit down with ESRI developers and present specific problems or questions you might be having with ESRI software. The CGA’s Wendy Guan will be attending on Harvard’s behalf, and will pass on any questions for ESRI developers emailed to her at wguan@cga.harvard.edu

GeoWeb 2007 
The GeoWeb conference is for anyone interested on the convergence of web technologies such as XML, web mapping services, and GIS. It includes a strong lineup of keynote speakers from industry leading GIS and web focused companies, as well as papers and sessions. July 23 – 27 in Vancouver, BC.
http://www.geoweb.org/

Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial 2007 
From the program: “The annual Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference brings together the people who create, use, and support open spatial software. No other event brings together members of the open source development, open data creation, and open standards promotion communities like FOSS4G.” September 24-27, Victoria Canada.
http://www.foss4g2007.org/

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NEWS ON GIS RESEARCH AND SERVICES

Mapping Atrocities 
The use of before and after satellite imagery documents human atrocities in Sudan:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/05/AR2007060501701.html?hpid=topnews

GIS for Archaeology 
Read how researchers are using GIS, GPS, and satellite imagery to map, archive, and analyze ancient urban sites in India and elsewhere.
http://www.gismonitor.com/news/newsletter/archive/archives.php?issue=20070614&style=web&length=full#archaeology

OGC consideration for KML inclusion 
Google’s open source KML mapping language is used vigorously by GIS professionals and armchair geographers alike. Recently there has been much interest in the Open Geospatial Consortium’s adaptation of KML into its standardization process.
http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2479

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July 2012

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HIGHLIGHTS

•    New Gen Ed Course “Mapping Our World”

•    Notes from Google I/O

•    Esri City Engine Available

•    HealthGIS Conference

•    Call for Papers on Volunteered Geographic Information

•    Call for Papers on Spatio-Temporal Big Data

•    True 3D Maps on Android Mobile

•    Micro-funder Visualization

•    Race / Ethnicity Trends Map, New York

•    Deforestation Visualization, Brazil

•    Javascript library for visualizing 3D maps

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CGA NEWS

New Gen Ed course using GIS: “Mapping Our World”

Empirical and Mathematical Reasoning 21: “Mapping Our World” will be taught this Fall 2012-2013 by Professor Peter K. Bol (East Asian Languages and Civilizations) and Kirk P. Goldsberry (Center for Geographic Analysis; Michigan State University). This course introduces contemporary map design, geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis; our emphasis will be on the concepts and techniques that empower new spatial insights into our world. View details on the EMR listing page. View the syllabus and reading list on the EMR 21 course page (login required).

Notes on Google I/O Conference, 2012

CGA’s Ben Lewis and Matt Bertrand were invited to present WorldMap at the annual Google I/O Conference Sandbox sessions in San Francisco.  The yearly conference is for software and hardware developers working with various Google platforms from Maps API to the Android and Chrome operating systems. See conference notes here.

City Engine Now Available

Esri’s CityEngine for ArcGIS now available to Harvard affiliates. CityEngine 2011 allows for generation of high quality 3D content within ArcGIS, and can be used by urban designers, planners, and modelers. The CGA has purchased licenses of this product for use by Harvard affiliates. Download the software from our Esri Software download page.

New and Upgraded Software Available from CGA

Find these on our Remote Sensing Software page:

• ENVI and IDL (new)
• ERDAS Imagine 2011 (upgrade)
• ERDAS LPS (new)
• Idrisi Selva (upgrade)

Find these on our Esri Software page:

• ArcGIS 10.1 (upgrade)
• Esri City Engine (new)

Other current site licenses under our GIS software tab:

• FME 2012 (upgrade)
• Google Map API Premier (new)
• Google Earth Pro

New GPS Units Available from the CGA

The CGA now has 10 QStarz GPS data loggers for use by any Harvard affiliate. These small devices record locations at specified intervals and are intended for use by those wanting to map travel patterns and movement. Please email contact [at] help.cga.harvard.edu if interested.

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CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS

ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on the Use of GIS in Public Health (HealthGIS)

This workshop will provide a forum in which researchers and practitioners can share new ideas and techniques for health-related GIS applications. HealthGIS will be held on November 6, 2012 in Redondo Beach, California. The deadline for abstract submission: July 30, 2012.

Northeast Arc Users Group Conference (NEARC)

The 2012 NEARC Conference will be held November 11th to 14th, at the Samoset Resort in Rockland, Maine. It will feature keynote sessions, vendor demonstrations, poster displays and over 60 technical workshops and user presentations. The Call for Presentations deadline has been extended to July 30, 2012. Submit abstract online.

Esri International User Conference Plenary Session Video

Available online at: http://www.esri.com/events/user-conference/index.html

Call for Submissions: International Journal of Geographic Information Science (IJGIS)

This is a special Issue on the scholarship of Professor David M. Mark. His far-reaching contribution to GISystems and GIScience include diverse research areas such as digital cartography, human-computer interaction, digital elevation modeling, and terrain analysis. Upon his retirement in June 2013, this special issue celebrates his outstanding work. Detailed information here: (http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/tgisauth.asp).

Call for Applications: Travel Funding to the ICC

The US National Committee (USNC) to the International Cartographic Association (ICA) invites American scholars and international scholars at American institutions to submit applications for consideration for travel funding support to attend and participate in the 26th International Cartographic Conference (ICC) in Dresden, Germany, August 25-30, 2013. The deadline for applications for these awards is September 30, 2012. View flyer for details.

Special Issue on “Geoscience Data Provenance” in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

The technology covered by this special issue will include the latest developments of provenance awareness in all aspects of remote sensing data archiving, information management, search and access, as well as specialized services for data users, such as on-demand processing and visualization. Deadline for submission of manuscripts: 30 September 2012. View full CFP for details.

A Special Issue on Geospatial Analysis of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) with Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

In the context of this call, we define VGI broadly as any georeferenced information that is freely distributable without copyright constraints for sharing among those interested. The increasing availability of VGI of various kinds such as OpenStreetMap, and digital traces of GPS, cell phones, Flickr photos, and tweets has dramatically transformed traditional geography to data-driven computational geography. We call for original papers that focus on geospatial analysis of VGI for a better understanding of geographic forms and processes, or of urban structure and dynamics in particular, as well as of human activities individually or collectively with various platforms of social media. We are particularly interested in papers that use VGI at a large scale to uncover hidden and surprising patterns. View details online. Paper submission due: 30 December 2012.

IJGIS special issue on Space-time Research in GIScience

While many disciplines face the so-called Big Data Challenge, GIScience rises to the frontier in the geospatial revolution as enormous amount of location-aware data cutting across environmental, economic, social, behavioral, and public health dimensions become ubiquitous. We invite submissions of original GIScience research with novel space-time approaches to address these new challenges. A space-time research panel has been organized in the GIScience 2012 international conference to stimulate discussions on pertinent topics in this research area. The special issue will be open to all ideas and topics, not limited to the panel discussion. See detailed information of instructions for authors. 

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NEWS ON GIS RESEARCH AND SERVICES

Google Maps Engine

Google is now allowing users (for a price) to upload their own GIS datasets to Maps Engine and access them via the Maps API.

http://www.google.com/enterprise/mapsearth/products/mapsengine.html

Google Maps in True 3D for Mobile

This capability uses WebGL, which takes advantage of client-side mobile graphics processors (GPUs).

http://youtu.be/TAh4yiCzgKw

http://www.google.com/mobile/maps/3d/

Micro Funder Visualization

How to visualize 620,000 lenders funding 615,000 entrepreneurs, students, and other microfinance borrowers around the world?

http://vimeo.com/28413747

Landsat on Google Earth Engine

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2012/07/forty-years-of-our-planet-from-space.html

Race / Ethnicity Trends Map of New York Area 

http://www.urbanresearchmaps.org/comparinator/pluralitymap.htm

Deforestation in Brazil 1975 – 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7U9zJHMBl8&feature=youtu.be&a

Landmatrix Provides Maps and Data about Public Land Deals Worldwide

http://landportal.info/landmatrix

Live Map of Registered Ships at Sea

http://marinetraffic.com

JavaScript Library for Visualizing 3D OSM Building Data on Interactive Maps http://flyjs.com/buildings/

Autonomous Aerial Robot Maps Indoor Environments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMSozUpFFkU&feature=youtu.be

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CGA NEWS

Online poster gallery opens

24 posters submitted for the CGA launch event are now displayed at the online poster gallery. These posters show diverse use of GIS technology in many disciplines across Harvard University.

http://www.gis.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k235&pageid=icb.page23967

CGA Financial Model Overview

The Center for Geographic Analysis (CGA) has seed funding to provide basic services on a first come, first served basis.  Such work is usually in short duration and is prioritized with other activities at the CGA.  Long-term involvement or large technical service projects may require funding to guarantee the commitment of the CGA’s resources.  If funding from grants or other sources is not available or sufficient, the CGA is authorized to provide discounted services in order to fulfill its mission, especially to first-time users of CGA services.

New visiting researcher

Nicole Alexander recently joined CGA as a part-time researcher. She is a full-time Principal Member of Technical Staff on the Oracle Spatial development team. Nicole has a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a M.S. in Geographic and Geodetic Information Systems from the University of London, and a B.S. in Land Surveying from the University of the West Indies. Prior to working for Oracle Corporation, Nicole?s experience in the field of geomatics included, a data capture engineer/GIS specialist at Trimble, a GIS consultant at Fujitsu-ICL, and a land surveyor on the Channel Tunnel project linking England to France.

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Harvard GIS COMMUNITY NEWS

Winners of this year?s Howard T. Fisher Prize in GIS announced

http://www.gis.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k235&pageid=icb.page23202

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GIS INDUSTRY NEWS

The latest version of Google Earth is being released in beta form

http://earth.google.com/earth4.html 

Defense agency to use Microsoft’s Virtual Earth

http://news.com.com/Defense+agency+to+use+Microsofts+Virtual+Earth/2100-1032-6074076.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703 

Federated search by Metacarta

http://www.gismonitor.com/news/newsletter/archive/archives.php?issue=20060518&style=web&length=full#metacarta

Announcing GeoPDF Toolbar

http://www10.giscafe.com/nbc/articles/view_weekly.php?articleid=272932

Flickr + Google Maps = Geobloggers

http://www.flickrmap.com/

Who Are We? Defining the Geospatial Workforce

http://www.geospatial-online.com/geospatialsolutions/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=325928&pageID=1&sk=&date=

For more GIS news on-line see:
Directions Magazine http://www.directionsmag.com/ 
GIS Cafe http://www.giscafe.com/

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The 2013 Esri UC is in San Diego, CA

http://www.esri.com/events/user-conference

The CGA’s Jeff Blossom attented the UC. Read his conference report.

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Fall 2013: TuTh 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
This course introduces Geographical Information Systems and their applications. GIS is a combination of software and hardware with capabilities for manipulating, analyzing and displaying spatially referenced information. The course will meet two times a week. Every week, there will be a lecture and discussion as well as a laboratory exercise where students will work with GIS software on the computer.

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Making a Map (253)

Using Custom Web Application Templates (254)

Publish a map as a web application (1879)

Editing Feature Layers on a Map (248)

Embedding a Map in Your Website (249)

Signing Up for an ArcGIS Online Public Account (255)

Displaying Pop-up Windows on a Map (245)

Adding Features from a File (433)

Joining a Group (252)

Inviting Others to Join Your Group (251)

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Fall 2013: TuTh 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods, claim thousands of lives and cause tens of billions of dollars in damage each year. Moreover, changes in Earth’s climate are raising sea level, changing precipitation patterns, and likely causing an increase in the occurrence of damaging storms, putting more of our increasing exposed global population at risk. In this course we develop an understanding of these natural hazards from an earth science perspective, and examine several case studies to assess their catastrophic impacts. Given our scientific understanding of these phenomena, we examine ways to assess and forecast future natural disasters, and to mitigate the adverse impacts to our societies. Sections will emphasize the use of GIS technology to measure the impacts of natural hazards.

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