Mapping information in the State of New Jersey.
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- First-line Titles of Christmas Carols 5:56am Dec 25
- Historic Topographic Maps and Aerials 7:36pm Oct 13
- blog update 8:58pm Sep 30
On the way home from my grandparents last night, Kate and I were discussing how there are very few Christmas Carols that don’t start with the song’s title in the first line. Th...
New Jersey is a great state to be a GIS specialist, consultant, or student. There is a wealth of GIS data available throughout the state, and that massive amount of data is getting easier to use. The Office of GIS in the State’s OIT department has made available several statewide layers via WMS. ...
After far, far too long, I’m updating this blog. I originally intended to use this blog to highlight interesting geography and GIS articles with a short commentary. I’ve decided to change direction – the updates you find here will be (hopefully) substantial updates and original content. I ho...
New Jersey State Atlas New Jersey State Atlas was recently featured on The New Wave Planner.
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Justin Auciello: The New Wave Planner
Just two days after I wrote about OpenStreetMap, PC Pro, a UK computing magazine, posted a blog about the brilliance of OpenStreetMap. This entry is a much better introduction to OSM than what I previously wrote.
This blog has been lacking in content lately. Kate and I have been working on purchasing a house in Glassboro. We’re making settlement at the end of the month. Once we move in and get adjusted, they’ll be more time for the blog and all my other side projects.
I recently became involved in OpenStreetMap. After watching it from the sidelines for the past year, I recently started contributing to the map. I wrote a python script to export lines and polygons from ArcGIS to OSM...
Bing Maps now incorporate landmarks in their driving directions. This is a really great feature, as it will tell you what to look for while driving in unfamiliar territory. I experimented with incorporating landmarks into Google Maps driving directions about a year ago...
Kate and I recently visited her family in Estero, an unincorporated portion of Southwest Florida. While staying at her parents, we decided to take a walk over to the mall across US 41...
New Jersey State Atlas Just updated the cache for the USGS topographic maps. The page should be much more responsive. If you haven't checked this page out before, do so! It's a free topo map viewer. You can change the opacity of the maps and overlay the topos on either aerial photography or a hillshade. Please report any bugs you might find.
njstateatlas.com
I developed this page in response to TopoZone becoming a pay-service. This data is free and should remain free and available to the public.
Yesterday, I gave an introduction to open source GIS at MAC URISA. As the meeting was about Internet-enabled GIS, I focused on server-side software. I’ve made the presentation available on SlideShare and available as a download from my website. ...
Google Latitude has been updated to incorporate new features that make it easier to share your location data. A website badge has been created that shows your most recent position on a web page...
Steven Johnson, author of The Ghost Map, gave a 10 minute talk at TED on the 1854 cholera outbreak in London. Steven Johnson’s take on the outbreak is an amazing read. If you have just a passing interest in geography or disease control, you’ll enjoy this book.
When you look at the maps produced for the NJ State Plans, you can see a not-so-surprising trend. State Plan maps spanning 70 years. Encourage development in and around our cities. Preserve areas of environmental importance, such as the Highlands and Pinelands. Plan accordingly for agriculture...
