2009 ESRI Federal Users’ Conference – Washington DC By Art Kalinski, GISP The ESRI Federal User Conference, held February 18-20 this year, was a good forum for GIS practitioners and vendors to share new information — and to commiserate. Since the event took place in Washington, D.C., it was no surprise that the economy worked its way into most informal... read more
The Lockheed Martin team developing GPS III is progressing on-schedule, achieving key milestones in the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase with the U.S. Air Force. read more
I wish I could share with you what I'm seeing right now. I'm on a scenic train in Alaska, traveling from Anchorage to Fairbanks. From someone who usually travels by air, scurrying through airport security at the last minute, this is the way to travel...truly relaxing. The special cars of the Alaska Railroad are built with large picture windows for soaking in the scenery. The train will stop for residents who flag it down and need a ride to the next town. The conductor will even stop the train for picture-taking if the view warrants, which it did when we saw a wolf trying to chase down three sheep on a rock slope along a river. read more
Thanks to those who attended my webinar last month entitled A Buyer's Guide to GPS/GNSS Survey Equipment. I received many questions during the webinar and answered a few during the event. As with my webinar last October , I'll post the questions and my comments here. read more
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