HealthMap, an automated electronic information system that monitors data from electronic media sources (e.g. social media, government websites, physician social networks) in order to visualize and foster an understanding of infectious disease outbreaks around the world. The system is credited with recognizing the current Ebola epidemic in West Africa nine days before the World Health Organization was able to do so (see: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/healthmap-ebola-outbreak-109881.html?hp=l8). Here you can access their visualization of the spread of Ebola across West Africa, and later into Europe and the United States: http://healthmap.org/ebola/#timeline.
- Author: Maggi Kelly
Sean Hogan attended the 1st Statewide California Naturalist Conference, which took place at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove CA this weekend (October 17th to 19th), and has provided us with this report. By all accounts the conference was a resounding success. There were a number of fantastic presentations and workshops held at the event. Sean Hogan from IGIS provided an advanced training for global positioning systems (GPS) and mobile field data collection. One of the highlights of the GPS training was comparing a sophisticated high end Trimble 
- Author: Shane Feirer
For the past several months IGIS has been working on a Geospatial Staff Development Plan (Plan) for UC-ANR in collaboration with Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) - the industry leader in GIS technology. The purpose of the Plan is to help staff and academics navigate through the many options for technical training in GIS that are available through IGIS and ESRI.
The Plan documents geospatial-specific goals, which are aligned to UC-ANR's strategic goals. The Plan will be useful in identifying specific trainings tailored to support staff, academics, and the UC-ANR investment in enterprise GIS. Typically, organizations apply GIS in five pattern areas: data and asset management, planning and analysis, field mobility, operational awareness and citizen engagement. Recommended trainings are organized by job title and by pattern areas to facilitate selection of the most appropriate trainings for your skill level.
To view and download the Geospatial Staff Development Plan please go to: http://igis.ucanr.edu/files/199679.pdf
ASPRS SCHOLARSHIPS APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE 2015 AWARDS YEAR IS OCTOBER 31, 2014
New for 2015, the DigitalGlobe Foundation Award for the Application of High-Resolution Digital Satellite Imagery will make available one new collection of imagery in addition to the archive imagery previously available. Applicants may apply for one new collection from any of DigitalGlobe’s five satellites (IKONOS, QuickBird, GeoEye-1, WorldView-1, and WorldView-2), not exceeding 500 square kilometres. Grant of a new collection may not compete with areas experiencing high demand for satellite resources or with DigitalGlobe Regional Affiliates (Contact the DigitalGlobe Foundation for details). This is limited to one new collection that will be granted within one calendar year, conditioned upon satellite availability and a strong application.
The SAIC/Estes Memorial Teaching Award will now be supported by Leidos whose mission ‘…is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community.” The Award will be known as the Leidos/Estes Memorial Teaching Award.
FOR SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS, GO TO: http://www.asprs.org/ASPRS-Awards-and-Scholarships.html
IMAGE as LOCATION
Wednesday, October 22, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM. Banatao Auditorium, 310 Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley
Tickets available online: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/image-as-location-conference-tickets-12860529189
When man-made images constitute the evidence of our environment and even our existence, how is our perception of the world manipulated and shaped? The IMAGE as LOCATION conference brings together artists, technologists, and theorists to discuss how images define our understanding of our environment by allowing us to access the inaccessible. Beginning at the microscopic scale and moving through our human dimensions into planetary orbits, we will discover what it means to wrap our world in visual artifacts both from a cultural and public policy perspective.
Stanford’s Geospatial Computational Social Science Conference
Monday, October 20, 2014, 8:30 - 5:15, Mackenzie Room (#300), Huang Engineering Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305
Speakers join us from Airbnb, Facebook, Google, and more.
- Learn more: https://css-center.stanford.edu/geospatial-computational-social-science-conference
- Lunch provided for all confirmed attendees. Reception to follow.
