What’s different about the 2010 Decennial U.S. Census? While we’ve all received the 10 question survey from the Census Bureau, there is one big change this year…the "long form" is gone! So, if you were one of the lucky ones in the past that had to complete a more lengthy form that allowed the Census Bureau to collect more specific demographics, you will be disappointed. In 2010, the American Community Survey (ACS) officially replaces the long form. In this episode of DMTV, we look at how the ACS will be conducted for 2010 and beyond.
The National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence, the GeoTech Center, is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Advanced Technology Education (ATE) center that was started in 2008. Directions Media’s Editor in Chief, Joe Francica, interviews Dr. Phillip Davis, the center’s director, about the center and its involvement in developing the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM) for the U.S. Department of Labor. The GTCM is an effort to define the core competencies of the geospatial professional to support curriculum development at colleges and universities, and to promote workforce development. The GeoTech Center, then, is a vital link in helping prepare students to become the next generation of geospatial professionals and to meet the demands of a growing industry in geospatial technology.
Jobs are on everyone’s mind. Which regions are employing the most geospatial professionals? How much money are companies paying these professionals? These are key issues, especially for those graduating from school or those considering a career change in the direction of geospatial technology. Editor in Chief Joe Francica provides insights in this episode of DMTV.
In this interview with ESRI President Jack Dangermond, Directions Magazine Editor in Chief Joe Francica discusses the health of the GIS technology sector, jobs and educating the next generation of geospatial professionals. Dangermond talks about the growth that ESRI is experiencing and how the state of the economy has impacted sales of GIS to the local, state and federal markets. This episode of DMTV also includes a brief review of the 2010 ESRI Federal User Conference that was held in Washington DC, February 17-19. [below is the YouTube and edited version of the interview…the entire 20 minute interview is also available for downloading here in Windows Media format.]
In this episode of DMTV, geospatial cloud computing is explained in a simple example of geocoding and pin mapping. Three steps are presented: storing, processing and visualizing geospatial information without the need for executable programs that are resident on your local computer. The objective is to show a workflow using as many cloud-based solutions as are available today to process georeferenced data.
