Decision in MAPPS Lawsuit: Courts Find in Favor of US Government
MAPPS loses lawsuit… Doug Richardson (Executive Director of the Association of American Geographers) informed the FGDC that a decision has been handed down by the judge presiding over the MAPPS v. USA motion that was filed in the Eastern District of the United States District Court. The following is from that decision – “For these reasons, the affidavits do not establish that an injury in fact was suffered by the individual surveyors or their firms, and accordingly, no standing exists. Accordingly, summary judgment must be granted in favor of the government. An appropriate Order will issue.” You can read more at the AAG website.
Yesterday, I Visited Syria… on 360cities
Use the new web site “360cities” as your virtual travel guide when you plan your next arm chair vacation. 360 is traveling the world capturing 360-degree images of landmarks and key cultural locations. You can fully rotate the scenes, tilt and zoom. Check out the World’s Virtual Reality Portal to navigate to your next stop, put your feet up, and enjoy!
IndianaMap Featured on WFYI
Over the past several months, the Indiana Geographic Information Council worked with producer Aric Hartvig of WFYI to document some of the uses and benefits of the IndianaMap for their series “Across Indiana.” In 2005, Indiana developed very high resolution orthophotography (aerial photography) as part of a single, consistent digital basemap for geographic information systems — called the IndianaMap. The photography has made quite an impact – saving money, time, and lives by making an accurate base map available to everyone. This segment from WFYI documents some of those benefits.
Guidance From Above
Out Takes…
Featured in the video are several Indiana Geographic Information Council members, including: Anna Radue – Indiana University UITS Jim Binkley – Scottsburg Municipal Electric Utility Nathan Eaton – Indiana Geological Survey Brooke Gajownik – Hamilton County Sheriffs Office.
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Progress on Indiana’s Water GIS Map Layer
The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) high-resolution map layer is complete for Indiana. “This is a great development, but is only the first phase. We now hope to find ways to improve, maintain, and expand use of the data,” says David Nail, USGS Geospatial Liaison for Indiana. The National Hydrography Dataset is now available in a new database design that allows better web-based access and query, as well as truly seamless data that can be downloaded in various extents. The new database design provides a distribution format called NHDinGEO. Data requests in NHDinGEO can be extracted by subbasin, county, congressional district or by topographic map quad.
