Merry GIS Day 2011

November 16, 2011 9 Comments

Who knew that way back when the great communicator was President and signed a proclamation, we’d be having a celebration around the world for GIS.

Later that week, Reagan told Gobry to tear down that wall.

I’m just wondering when we’ll have Geography Month.  I can’t get out all my 3D Globes in time to pull them right back down the day after.  Will Obama sign the Geography Month proclamation so we can have the time we deserve.  November is a lost month between Halloween and Christmas, we might as well celebrate something[ref]I’m all for Thanksgiving, but even the Canadian’s won’t celebrate that with us.[/ref].

Am I the only one who has GIS Day sneak up on them?  I didn’t get a chance to head down to the card store to buy Paul anything.

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SHRUG GIS Workshop 2010

November 18, 2010 2 Comments

I’ve been in Tallahassee, FL on the campus of Florida State University this week for the 2010 edition of Seven Hills1 Regional User Group (SHRUG) GIS Workshop. They were nice enough to invite me for to speak during the keynote which I focused on the disruptive nature of GIS. I was also able to sit on a panel that talked about the struggles that local government is dealing with working with the cloud, data sharing and cost recovery. Some of the SHRUG leadership team was also kind enough to take me on a walking tour of Tallahassee at night through the Kudzu. Fun times, fun times.

There is quite the vibrant GIS community in the Tallahassee area. I had a really good time meeting everyone and look forward to coming back in the future. Now I’m off to Denver for a little WhereCamp 5280 debauchery. I sure hope I packed a jacket!

1: And here I thought Florida was completely flat, there are at least 7 hills in this state and I jogged up them in the morning.

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Happy GIS Day from the GeoMonkey!

November 19, 2008 5 Comments

 

Have a merry GIS Day!

Have a merry GIS Day!

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