January 15, 2009
According to a new post in the Financial Times, California’s Silicon Valley is “sensing it’s opportunity” to lobby the Obama Administration for funding – To hear [Silicon] Valley notables describe it, the answers to some of the biggest issues facing the US can be found there. These range from climate change and America’s lack of [...]
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January 15, 2009
Now here’s some great collaboration news – ESRI, the makers of ArcMap (the premier GIS mapping system employed today) have formed an alliance with the USGS, Census Bureau, NOAA, DHS, and DOI to create a “National GIS” (Geographic Information System). To quote their press release: As America’s leaders work to speed economic recovery, they need [...]
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