Speaking Of Gis

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This is the GIS show. I talk with people who really understand GIS and how it is used in the world. These are the people who make the magic happen.With Geographic Information Systems we are: Modeling the world. Creating maps. Analyzing patterns. Enabling new kinds of decision-making.Maps are cool but there is so much more to talk about!Music by Lee Rosevere. Bridgeport from Canada Line (A Musical Suite in Real Time)

Episodios

  • Building Narrative with Story Maps

    31/07/2018 Duración: 58min

    Today we talk about creating narrative with examples from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  Peter Herrick and Bradley Dean discuss their efforts to combine the geospatial content, infographics, and regulatory requirements into a cohesive narrative.   Show Topics: Narrative - Driving People to Action Plain Language Visioning Sessions with the whole team: Devon McGhee Francie Israeli Randy Talley JD Humphreys Pernille Buch-Pedersen Krista Conner Ashley Horne Josh Williams Relating to Users:  Learning from Lycoming http://fema.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=8093679c21fe4930831bc32dbf38e8f0   FEMA Coastal Floodplain Mapping https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=89d2e393f2c64d7cae07264f4d00c19d   P.herrickjr@fema.dhs.gov Bradley.dean@mbakerintl.com kurt@speakingofgis.com

  • UC Review with Geodorable

    15/07/2018 Duración: 01h07min

    Mark Thompson and Chris Morris from the fun Geodorable podcast talk about the UC conference.  Recorded live in the map gallery, we discuss the opening plenary, map gallery, expo hall, and meeting all the fine people who attended. Check out Geodorable on your favorite podcast app.  https://geodorable.com Send comments to kurt@speakingofgis.com.    

  • SpofGIS - Episode 16 Putting the User in the UC

    05/07/2018 Duración: 52min

    Show Notes: Tim Nolan from Collin County and I discuss the upcoming Esri User Conference and his work at Collin County, Texas. Topics:   Collin County Texas Organizational integration of GIS and IT and his career perspectives. Foreclosure Application honored as best practice for counties in Texas https://apps.collincountytx.gov/ForeclosureNotices   Esri UC   Newbie planning for the conference. Get the Agenda. https://bit.ly/2MSrSCT Getting Inspired at the Plenary Find the tracks that are of interest.   Finding New Interests at the UC GIS Manager Summit started by Adam Carnow Lean Coffee - leancoffee.org Esri Showcase Vendor Expo Finding and Connecting with Your Peers Startup Alley   Connect with Tim @PlotBoy Kurt is around at kurt@speakingofgis.com, also on Twitter @speakingofgis

  • What's Your Job Title?

    22/06/2018 Duración: 01h03min

    I'm joined by Wade Kloos who helps me understand a few things about Utah Dept of Natural Resources and aligning GIS to organizational objectives.   Show Topics: State of Utah Overall Mission vs. DNR Division Goals Wildlife Management Water Management:  Water Restoration Initiative Integration with Enterprise Platforms Customer Surveys Drone/UAS Programs State Parks GIS Manager Summit at Esri User Conference Achieving Maximum Organizational Value   Contact Wade:  wkloos@utah.gov Contact Kurt:  kurt@speakingofgis.com Thanks, Wade!

  • Seeking Education

    15/06/2018 Duración: 45min

    What draws students to GIS?  What are they learning in their master's programs and what do they want to do in the future?   Quyen Ha, Eric Harrison, Laura Grantham-Ortiz, and Jon Cutts share their stories.   Many thanks to them!   You can learn more about this show at speakingofgis.com. And you can reach me at kurt@speakingofgis.com

  • Mapping the Water in Guam

    06/06/2018 Duración: 47min

    Dr. Leroy Heitz from the University of Guam joins me to discuss how he uses GIS to map fresh and salt water in Guam. We discuss GIS topics related to potable and waste water management, surface water and salt water intrusion. Leroy can be reached at lheitz@triton.uog.edu You can reach Kurt at kurt@speakingofgis.com    

  • GITA - Advocating for the Modern GIS Professional

    18/05/2018 Duración: 58min

    GITA's mission is to educate, connect and advocate for the geospatial community.  Mark, Drew and I have a fun conversation about this organization. Show Notes: What does GITA do for its members? Webinars, conferences, position papers, GISP certification materials EnerGIS Conference Highlights Drones: Problems that drones are solving in oil and pipeline industry. Creating authoritative data with drones. GITA's position paper on the Geospatial Data Act of 2017 GIS as a disruptive technology and methodology. Upcoming events Contact Mark and Drew to learn more! kurt@speakingofgis @speakingofgis Music by Lee Rosevere

  • Redistricting and the 2020 Census

    04/05/2018 Duración: 01h01min

    I am joined by Dr. Megan Gall who is a senior researcher for the Thurgood Marshall Institute at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.  We talk about how GIS is used in redistricting, gerrymandering and how census data is used to draw maps.   Show Notes: Supreme Court Weighs Claims That Texas Voting Maps Discriminate Against Minorities https://nyti.ms/2FeGfx9 Supreme Court, Again Weighing Map Warped by Politics, Shows No Consensus https://nyti.ms/2urC3dD A Case for Math, Not ‘Gobbledygook,’ in Judging Partisan Voting Maps   https://nyti.ms/2FBSCoq   Current topics in redistricting: Methods and thresholds Entire map? Specific districts Voting Rights Act Essential guidelines used to draw district boundaries. Methods:  People vs Algorithms - are they better/worse? Puzzle Map for North Carolina GIS software in play that makes this work possible. Maptitude, Esri, QGIS GIS datasets that are important. Census - redistricting summary file, census block - building block of districts, counties, census tracks, other demo

  • Collecting Your Digital Twin in High Accuracy

    26/04/2018 Duración: 44min

    Today I am joined by special guest, Jean-Yves Lauture, CTO for EOS Positioning Systems.  We talk about a huge shift in collecting high accuracy data using GPS and GNSS receivers.  Today we can collect better data at a lower cost which enables new forms of geospatial visualization. Show Notes GPS vs. GNSS - What’s the difference? ‘Bring Your Own Device’ is changing how we work. Saving Money Opening opportunities to more users. Modular and upgradeable. Collect data directly into our GIS with apps. City of Montreal Emerald Ash Borer Project Different GNSS receivers and their accuracy. Consumer grade, Submeter and Centimeter RTK and Base Stations Digital Twin:  New kinds of GIS unlocked with high accuracy. Drone Imagery 3D Elevations Augmented Reality   EOS Learning Center about GNSS kurt@speakingofgis.com @SpeakingofGIS

  • Social Media as a Sensor to GIS

    11/04/2018 Duración: 54min

    My special guest is Zac Canders, CEO of DataCapable. He and I talk about social media as a sensor input to GIS.   Some things discussed: What about Facebook? Location information on social media GIS centric uses for social data. Non traditional users Curating Information   http://datacapable.com Zac@datacapable.com

  • NASA DEVELOP

    19/03/2018 Duración: 45min

    This week’s special guest is Lance Watkins, Center Lead for NASA DEVELOP in Tempe, Arizona. NASA DEVELOP is a capacity building program that combines rich satellite geospatial information with local problem solving.  These 10 week workshops that helps organizations collaborate on new kinds of problem solving.  Participants learn how to use rich NASA datasets to move the needle on their local issues. Projects  https://develop.larc.nasa.gov/projects.php Phoenix Health and Air Quality II https://develop.larc.nasa.gov/2017/fall/PhoenixHealthAQII.html Video:  https://youtu.be/daerjGLB03A Coastal Alabama Water Resources  https://develop.larc.nasa.gov/2017/fall/CoastalAlabamaWaterII.html Video:  https://youtu.be/lP7oGH8DSPs Artificial Skyglow Maps  on the Colorado Plateau  https://develop.larc.nasa.gov/2017/fall/ColoradoPlateauUD.html Video:  https://youtu.be/m0heqJh00BE   Special thanks to Lance and everyone at NASA DEVELOP. Lance Watkins can be found here: lance.e.watkins@nasa.gov   Share your work on twitter:  h

  • Women in GIS

    06/03/2018 Duración: 01h09min

    Organized in 2012, WiGIS has been very active at conferences and on the web.  Join Christina Boggs-Chavira and me as we talk about issues in the modern work place. Website: Women in GIS Twitter:  @WomeninGIS   Show Notes: Founding Topics for Women in GIS Women in GIS and Women in STEM Thriving in the Workplace: Self-Advocacy Building Allies Risk Taking and Not Getting Blindsided Where’s your Awesome Folder? Hiring and Managing Teams: Checking for Bias Job Advertising and Advertising Dealing with Resume Gaps Advocacy: Mentorships Mailing Lists Job Announcements Want to volunteer? Christina can be found on Twitter. Join the GIS conversation at @speakingofgis. Feedback? Reach out to me at kurt@speakingofgis.com. Music Credit:  Lee Rosevere, Bridgeport

  • Because We Are All Connected

    25/02/2018 Duración: 01h05min

    Special Guest is Trish Brush who is the GIS Director at the Planning and Development Services of Kenton County in northern Kentucky.  She is also the co-founder of the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals.  My thanks to Trisha for joining us today. tbrush@pdskc.org  Twitter: @twbrush Link-gis.org Topics: PaverSaver - Right of Way Management across 40 different organizations, saving $150,000 and improving the street quality. LINK-GIS as the hub for regional services. LINK-GIS.org Northern Kentucky MapLab:  Link Street Intersection Story Map:Link Using Drones for Active Shooter training. Marketing GIS through social media Applications of mobile apps using AGOL Disaster recovery through mobile apps. Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals: http://kampro.org   Music 'Bridgeport' by Lee Rosevere

  • Building Smart Cities

    15/02/2018 Duración: 01h05min

    Special Guest this week is James Fee, who is the CTO for CityZenith.  James is well known for his blog, Spatially Adjusted and improving the meetup culture wherever he goes. Building 3D Cities Collaboration through 3D Design with James Fee   What are Smart Cities? Analysis, IoT and the places we live. BIM Modeling - a database of objects that make up a building and their functional relationships. Different purposes for AEC vs GIS usage. slimBIM - Managing your level of detail The lifecycle of a building information model: Planning - Design - Construction - As-Built - Analysis and Asset Management The world of IoT - we’re all sensors for Strava https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#4.25/-105.90303/40.78151/hot/all   James can be found at:  CityZenith Spatially Adjusted Send Kurt your feedback on twitter: @SpeakingofGIS Find more episodes at SpeakingofGIS.com Music by Lee Rosevere

  • Creating Inclusive City Services

    06/02/2018 Duración: 56min

    Special Guest:  Toby Soto, GIS Manager for City of Riverside, California.  Reach him here: munigovguy.com Show Topics: Creating integrated services across a distributed city government. Benefits of having a GIS Executive Steering Committee  Open Data GIS Portals -  Engage Riverside Creating Open Data Portals Live and authoritative data available to the public. Improved efficiency in work for web portals - legal data agreements integrated into the GIS workflows. Reducing amount of data exports Removing Personably Identifiable Information and other sensitive information. Ensuring data is correct before publishing. Creating inclusive city services through the new Innovation Division Professional Development at MuniGovGuy.com Learning what it takes to bridge the gap from technology to business. Making GIS work better for your organization. Learning best management practices from other GIS Managers. GIS Peer Success Webinars Online roundtable meeting to address topics with attendee chat groups. Building a com

  • Shining a Spotlight on Small Business with GIS

    31/01/2018 Duración: 41min

    Andrew Valenski talks about how Charlotte NC uses GIS and story maps to encourage economic opportunity.   Digging into Charlotte City Accelerator Program Moving to a WebGIS World Cloosiv - the not so GIS-y small business app.

  • Hurricane Response, Lidar and Drones

    22/01/2018 Duración: 45min

    Comfort and I talk about his work in GIS: Lightning Strike Density Analysis Damage Assessment during Hurricane Harvey Using drones to collect lidar data about trees. linkedin.com/in/drmanyame

  • A Conversation about Esri's Utility Network

    29/12/2017 Duración: 41min

    Interview with Skye Perry of SSP Innovations.  We talk about Esri’s upcoming Utility Network, a game changing technology for gas, electric, water and telecom utilities. Topics include: Getting started in GIS as a profession. Engagement with internal customers of GIS. Utility Network as an inflection point for GIS GIS in the datacenter. ArcGIS Pro vs. Simple Apps. Moving Forward

  • Introduction - Who runs a Geographic Information System?

    19/12/2017 Duración: 02min

    Introduction to Speaking of GIS Kurt introduces himself and the beginning of a new conversation. We are going to talk to the people who make Geographic Information Systems work for their organization.