GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
The City of Hamilton's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services Section and McMaster University GIS Lab and Map Library have been moving forward over the last couple of years with respect to mutually beneficial partnerships. Some of these partnerships are as follows:
GIS data sharing agreements with the GIS Lab
GIS data sharing agreements with the Map Library
GIS data sharing agreements with Masters Students
GIS data sharing agreements with Faculty (e.g. Centre for Spatial Analysis)
participation in annual GIS Day
joint development of GIS pilot projects (e.g. Economic Development GIS Web Site)
Hamilton Atlas project (ongoing)
Most recently, GIS Services and the Lloyd Reeds Map Collection have entered into an agreement for the use and educational distribution of the City's digital high resolution colour orthoimagery. The University population (students and faculty) now have access to this valuable GIS data set through the Map Library. In addition, the agreement allows inter-University data sharing, and, so far, 6 other Ontario Universities have been provided copies of the orthoimagery data, distributed by the McMaster Map Library.
In addition to McMaster University, GIS Services has been working with other educational institutes. GIS data has been provided in the past to Mohawk College, Sir Sandford Fleming College, and Hillfield Strathallan College. GIS Services staff have also been involved in the development and delivery of an Introduction to GIS course at Niagara College. Most recently, a GIS data sharing agreement has been negotiated with Viscount Montgomery Public School. This agreement sees the provision of the City's digital high resolution colour orthoimagery to the school in exchange for satellite imagery acquired by the school under a multi-agency license agreement that includes the City of Hamilton.
This is just the beginning for GIS Services involvement in the educational sector. Increased awareness of Geographic Information Systems technology is a goal of the section, both internal to the City organization and within the community at large. Only through this awareness will the discipline grow and full benefits will be achieved. The educational sector had embraced GIS technology, municipalities (and all government agencies for that matter) depend on GIS technology, and the private sector is rapidly seeing dividends through the use of GIS technology. Collaboration across these sectors can only benefit everyone in the long run.
Thursday, June 24, 2004
Thursday, May 20, 2004
NovaLIS Technologies Awards Partners
NovaLIS Establishes “Excellence in Partnership” Awards to Recognize Outstanding Partners
Charlotte, NC, USA: NovaLIS Technologies – the leader in the supply of land information management products to governments – is pleased to announce the initiation of an annual awards program that recognizes superior service from our business partners.
“We have long recognized the crucial role our partners play in the successful implementation of our software,” says NovaLIS President/CEO Gary Waters. “It is time we recognized this effort by publicly honoring our strongest partners through this new annual awards program.”
The newly established “Excellence in Partnership” awards will be presented to three worthy partners each year. Partners will be selected based on the results of four equally weighted criteria including:
Number of projects in which the business partner has played a role.
Nature of customizations performed by the business partner for client solutions.
Number of employees trained to deliver NovaLIS products that have participated in project delivery.
Client satisfaction and project completion, where the business partner participated in some role.
There is no nomination required. All signed and active NovaLIS business partners will automatically be considered for an award. Candidates eligible for this year’s awards will be evaluated based on their performance from October 2003 to September 2004. The first annual awards will be handed out November 8th during the opening reception of the NovaLIS User Conference.
NovaLIS is a solutions company that maintains a strong network of business partners to act as its representatives in specific market areas. NovaLIS works with partners to provide services to implement its integrated products and custom solutions. The NovaLIS Business Partner Program is designed to foster business relationships with organizations offering a wide variety of GIS-related services in the land records industry. NovaLIS partners demonstrate specific expertise with the ESRI’s GIS technology, and share the vision to deliver integrated land records management solutions.
NovaLIS Technologies: Established in 1992, NovaLIS Technologies designs and delivers products that streamline land records management and improve access to information relating to property valuation, property taxation, land tenure, cadastral mapping, and land development. ESRI Canada, ESRI Inc., and Leica Geosystems jointly own NovaLIS. NovaLIS’ corporate headquarters are in Charlotte, North Carolina and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Regional offices are strategically located across the United States and Canada. NovaLIS is committed to providing land and government agencies with outstanding business solutions. Through its network of partners, NovaLIS works with corporations, agencies, and national, regional, and local governments worldwide.
Charlotte, NC, USA: NovaLIS Technologies – the leader in the supply of land information management products to governments – is pleased to announce the initiation of an annual awards program that recognizes superior service from our business partners.
“We have long recognized the crucial role our partners play in the successful implementation of our software,” says NovaLIS President/CEO Gary Waters. “It is time we recognized this effort by publicly honoring our strongest partners through this new annual awards program.”
The newly established “Excellence in Partnership” awards will be presented to three worthy partners each year. Partners will be selected based on the results of four equally weighted criteria including:
Number of projects in which the business partner has played a role.
Nature of customizations performed by the business partner for client solutions.
Number of employees trained to deliver NovaLIS products that have participated in project delivery.
Client satisfaction and project completion, where the business partner participated in some role.
There is no nomination required. All signed and active NovaLIS business partners will automatically be considered for an award. Candidates eligible for this year’s awards will be evaluated based on their performance from October 2003 to September 2004. The first annual awards will be handed out November 8th during the opening reception of the NovaLIS User Conference.
NovaLIS is a solutions company that maintains a strong network of business partners to act as its representatives in specific market areas. NovaLIS works with partners to provide services to implement its integrated products and custom solutions. The NovaLIS Business Partner Program is designed to foster business relationships with organizations offering a wide variety of GIS-related services in the land records industry. NovaLIS partners demonstrate specific expertise with the ESRI’s GIS technology, and share the vision to deliver integrated land records management solutions.
NovaLIS Technologies: Established in 1992, NovaLIS Technologies designs and delivers products that streamline land records management and improve access to information relating to property valuation, property taxation, land tenure, cadastral mapping, and land development. ESRI Canada, ESRI Inc., and Leica Geosystems jointly own NovaLIS. NovaLIS’ corporate headquarters are in Charlotte, North Carolina and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Regional offices are strategically located across the United States and Canada. NovaLIS is committed to providing land and government agencies with outstanding business solutions. Through its network of partners, NovaLIS works with corporations, agencies, and national, regional, and local governments worldwide.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
GISNews is accepting applications for Blogger Editors. We are looking for people who would volunteer their time to blog on the subject of GIS. Just a few posts per month on the topic per editor.
Interested volunteers should e-mail their resume to maps@reach.net.
We plan on having a small group of editors, posting several times each month.
Interested volunteers should e-mail their resume to maps@reach.net.
We plan on having a small group of editors, posting several times each month.
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
ARCGIS 9 Now Available
ArcGIS Family of Products
ArcGIS is an integrated collection of GIS software products for building a complete GIS for your organization. The ArcGIS framework enables you to deploy GIS functionality and business logic wherever it is needed—in desktops, servers (including the Web), or mobile devices. This architecture, coupled with the geodatabase, gives you the tools to assemble intelligent geographic information systems.
Desktop GIS Overview
ArcGIS Desktop software products allow you to author, analyze, map, manage, share, and publish geographic information.
ArcReader ArcView ArcEditor ArcInfo
ArcGIS Desktop Extensions
Server GIS Overview
Server GIS products allow GIS functionality and data to be deployed from a central environment.
ArcIMS ArcGIS Server ArcSDE GIS Portal Toolkit
Embedded GIS Overview
ArcGIS Engine allows you to develop custom desktop GIS applications or embed GIS functionality in existing applications. These focused solutions can then be easily deployed throughout an organization.
ArcGIS Engine
Mobile GIS Overview
ArcGIS technology can be deployed on a range of mobile systems from lightweight devices to PDAs, laptops, and Tablet PCs.
ArcPad Mobile ArcGIS Desktop Systems
ArcGIS Family of Products
ArcGIS is an integrated collection of GIS software products for building a complete GIS for your organization. The ArcGIS framework enables you to deploy GIS functionality and business logic wherever it is needed—in desktops, servers (including the Web), or mobile devices. This architecture, coupled with the geodatabase, gives you the tools to assemble intelligent geographic information systems.
Desktop GIS Overview
ArcGIS Desktop software products allow you to author, analyze, map, manage, share, and publish geographic information.
ArcReader ArcView ArcEditor ArcInfo
ArcGIS Desktop Extensions
Server GIS Overview
Server GIS products allow GIS functionality and data to be deployed from a central environment.
ArcIMS ArcGIS Server ArcSDE GIS Portal Toolkit
Embedded GIS Overview
ArcGIS Engine allows you to develop custom desktop GIS applications or embed GIS functionality in existing applications. These focused solutions can then be easily deployed throughout an organization.
ArcGIS Engine
Mobile GIS Overview
ArcGIS technology can be deployed on a range of mobile systems from lightweight devices to PDAs, laptops, and Tablet PCs.
ArcPad Mobile ArcGIS Desktop Systems
PCI Geomatics User Group Meeting
Register for this Free Workshop and User Group Meeting:
Integrating High Resolution Imagery into Geospatial Projects
This workshop will examine all aspects of integrating high resolution imagery into geospatial projects. The discussion will include an overview of new high resolution sensors, where to get data, and how to use it cost-effectively. Data processing concerns (accuracy, classification methods, data quality, and data management) will also be discussed.
PCI Geomatics User Group Meeting
This meeting will provide opportunities for users of high resolution imagery and/or airphotos to meet and discuss your thoughts and experiences with peers.
Who should attend? Users of high resolution imagery
and/or airphotos
When? June 7, 2004
Where? Space Imaging - Reston, VA, USA
Increase Your Productivity, Register for a Training Course:
Introduction to OrthoEngine
The new Introduction to OrthoEngine course covers the core orthorectification technology contained in the Geomatica OrthoEngine module. Using various types of satellite and airphoto data, we will explore geometric correction, orthorectification, DEM extraction, 3D stereo operations, and mosaicking.
Who should attend? Users of satellite and airphoto data
When? June 8-9, 2004
Where? Space Imaging - Reston, VA, USA
Introduction to eCognition
The Introduction to eCognition course covers all basic and some advanced functionality of eCognition. Trainees should have a good understanding of remote sensing prior to this training. Experience in image analysis is helpful. After training the trainees will be able to apply eCognition's main strategies to their own data.
Who should attend? Users of eCognition, object-oriented image
classification software
When? June 10-11, 2004
Where? Space Imaging - Reston, VA, USA
To Register For These Events Contact:
Sandra Gabrielson
E-mail: training@pcigeomatics.com
Phone: 1 905 764-0614 ext. 250
Fax: 1 905 764-9604
Register for this Free Workshop and User Group Meeting:
Integrating High Resolution Imagery into Geospatial Projects
This workshop will examine all aspects of integrating high resolution imagery into geospatial projects. The discussion will include an overview of new high resolution sensors, where to get data, and how to use it cost-effectively. Data processing concerns (accuracy, classification methods, data quality, and data management) will also be discussed.
PCI Geomatics User Group Meeting
This meeting will provide opportunities for users of high resolution imagery and/or airphotos to meet and discuss your thoughts and experiences with peers.
Who should attend? Users of high resolution imagery
and/or airphotos
When? June 7, 2004
Where? Space Imaging - Reston, VA, USA
Increase Your Productivity, Register for a Training Course:
Introduction to OrthoEngine
The new Introduction to OrthoEngine course covers the core orthorectification technology contained in the Geomatica OrthoEngine module. Using various types of satellite and airphoto data, we will explore geometric correction, orthorectification, DEM extraction, 3D stereo operations, and mosaicking.
Who should attend? Users of satellite and airphoto data
When? June 8-9, 2004
Where? Space Imaging - Reston, VA, USA
Introduction to eCognition
The Introduction to eCognition course covers all basic and some advanced functionality of eCognition. Trainees should have a good understanding of remote sensing prior to this training. Experience in image analysis is helpful. After training the trainees will be able to apply eCognition's main strategies to their own data.
Who should attend? Users of eCognition, object-oriented image
classification software
When? June 10-11, 2004
Where? Space Imaging - Reston, VA, USA
To Register For These Events Contact:
Sandra Gabrielson
E-mail: training@pcigeomatics.com
Phone: 1 905 764-0614 ext. 250
Fax: 1 905 764-9604
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