I just found Zonum's new online KML to Shapefile converter at http://www.zonums.com/online/kml2shp.php
I had a KML that I wanted to convert for use in ArcGIS & this did the trick!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Reminders that 1991 was a long time ago
Friday, January 16, 2009
Geospatial Courses this spring at Westfield State College
In collaboration with the Westfield State College Community Eduction Office, I am happy to announce two geospatial courses at Westfield State College this spring!
ArcGIS DESKTOP II: TOOLS AND FUNCTIONALITY - this is an excellent 3-day course recently created by ESRI for ArcGIS 9.3. This course is designed to prepare people to get right to work with ArcGIS Desktop. Be the first in your organization to take this & at the best price going!
OUR WORLD IN 3D: WORKING WITH GOOGLE EARTH & GOOGLE SKETCHUP - this is an online course that was offered for the first time this past fall.
The course site from the Fall 2008 course is available at http://envcenter.wsc.ma.edu/courses/3DWorld/ to anyone who is interested in seeing what this course is like.
Please call (413) 572-8034 to register for either course. The Westfield State College Community Education Spring 2009 Course Catalog is available at:
http://www.wsc.ma.edu/Academics/Division_of_Graduate_and_Continuing_Educ
ation/Community%20Education/WSC_Spring2009_CommEdCatalog.pdf
Here are the full course descriptions:
ArcGIS DESKTOP II: TOOLS AND FUNCTIONALITY
ArcGIS Desktop software is an integrated system that includes all the tools needed to get the most out of a GIS. This course teaches the range of functionality available in the software and the essential tools for visualizing, creating, managing, and analyzing geographic data. The hands-on course exercises emphasize practice with ArcMap and ArcCatalog (the primary applications included with Arc-GIS Desktop software) to perform common GIS tasks and workflows. The tools for creating and managing geographic data, displaying data on maps in different ways, and combining and analyzing data to discover patterns and relationships are highlighted, and you learn how ArcGIS Desktop provides a complete GIS software solution. By the end of the course, you will be prepared to start working with the software on your own.
More information & a full list of topics covered are available here:
http://tinyurl.com/67m7pr
This course provides professional development opportunities in the areas of Information Technology, Database Management, Geosciences, Environmental Sciences and Criminal Justice & Public Safety. The class incorporates a combination of lectures, hands-on exercises, and discussion. All participants are provided with course exercise & lecture books, a course exercise CD and an evaluation copy of ArcView 9.3.
Students completing this course will receive an ESRI Course Completion Certificate.
Course No: CMED 0719
Instructor: Michael Olkin
Dates: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 3 sessions March 16-18, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Bates PC Lab, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
Tuition: $620 Fee: $15 *Cost of course includes tuition, books, CDs and evaluation copy of ArcView9.3.
All books and class materials and will be distributed on the first day of class.
OUR WORLD IN 3D: WORKING WITH GOOGLE EARTH & GOOGLE SKETCHUP http://envcenter.wsc.ma.edu/courses/3DWorld/
Google Earth and Google SketchUp are powerful free tools for producing high quality interactive 3D geospatial content. Google Earth has become the world's most popular software for visualizing, touring and learning about our world in 3D. Google SketchUp provides and exciting way to render realistic buildings, bridges and other geographic 3D features for using Google Earth. This course provides a hands-on introduction to these systems and their supporting web-based resource infrastructure.
Participants will learn to harness and apply these technologies in powerful ways that can be applied across multiple disciplines. Prior experiencewith Google Earth, Google SketchUp, and ESRI's ArcGIS software are helpful but not required.
The intent of this course is to have fun while learning some powerful 3D Geospatial skills that you immediately will be able to apply to your work. We'll spend the first half of the course learning about Keyhole Markup Language (KML), the data format used by Google Earth. During the latter half of the course, we'll dive into Google SketchUp, a relatively simple 3D modeling system. All aspects of this course will use free software or online services that you can run on either a Mac or a PC. A Google Account will be a requirement of this course; participants will be instructed on how to create one during the first week of the course.
Course No: CMED 0720
Instructor: Mike Olkin
Dates: ONLINE, April 20 - June 1, 2009
Tuition: $200 Fee: $15
Thank you!
-Mike
ArcGIS DESKTOP II: TOOLS AND FUNCTIONALITY - this is an excellent 3-day course recently created by ESRI for ArcGIS 9.3. This course is designed to prepare people to get right to work with ArcGIS Desktop. Be the first in your organization to take this & at the best price going!
OUR WORLD IN 3D: WORKING WITH GOOGLE EARTH & GOOGLE SKETCHUP - this is an online course that was offered for the first time this past fall.
The course site from the Fall 2008 course is available at http://envcenter.wsc.ma.edu/courses/3DWorld/ to anyone who is interested in seeing what this course is like.
Please call (413) 572-8034 to register for either course. The Westfield State College Community Education Spring 2009 Course Catalog is available at:
http://www.wsc.ma.edu/Academics/Division_of_Graduate_and_Continuing_Educ
ation/Community%20Education/WSC_Spring2009_CommEdCatalog.pdf
Here are the full course descriptions:
ArcGIS DESKTOP II: TOOLS AND FUNCTIONALITY
ArcGIS Desktop software is an integrated system that includes all the tools needed to get the most out of a GIS. This course teaches the range of functionality available in the software and the essential tools for visualizing, creating, managing, and analyzing geographic data. The hands-on course exercises emphasize practice with ArcMap and ArcCatalog (the primary applications included with Arc-GIS Desktop software) to perform common GIS tasks and workflows. The tools for creating and managing geographic data, displaying data on maps in different ways, and combining and analyzing data to discover patterns and relationships are highlighted, and you learn how ArcGIS Desktop provides a complete GIS software solution. By the end of the course, you will be prepared to start working with the software on your own.
More information & a full list of topics covered are available here:
http://tinyurl.com/67m7pr
This course provides professional development opportunities in the areas of Information Technology, Database Management, Geosciences, Environmental Sciences and Criminal Justice & Public Safety. The class incorporates a combination of lectures, hands-on exercises, and discussion. All participants are provided with course exercise & lecture books, a course exercise CD and an evaluation copy of ArcView 9.3.
Students completing this course will receive an ESRI Course Completion Certificate.
Course No: CMED 0719
Instructor: Michael Olkin
Dates: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 3 sessions March 16-18, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Bates PC Lab, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
Tuition: $620 Fee: $15 *Cost of course includes tuition, books, CDs and evaluation copy of ArcView9.3.
All books and class materials and will be distributed on the first day of class.
OUR WORLD IN 3D: WORKING WITH GOOGLE EARTH & GOOGLE SKETCHUP http://envcenter.wsc.ma.edu/courses/3DWorld/
Google Earth and Google SketchUp are powerful free tools for producing high quality interactive 3D geospatial content. Google Earth has become the world's most popular software for visualizing, touring and learning about our world in 3D. Google SketchUp provides and exciting way to render realistic buildings, bridges and other geographic 3D features for using Google Earth. This course provides a hands-on introduction to these systems and their supporting web-based resource infrastructure.
Participants will learn to harness and apply these technologies in powerful ways that can be applied across multiple disciplines. Prior experiencewith Google Earth, Google SketchUp, and ESRI's ArcGIS software are helpful but not required.
The intent of this course is to have fun while learning some powerful 3D Geospatial skills that you immediately will be able to apply to your work. We'll spend the first half of the course learning about Keyhole Markup Language (KML), the data format used by Google Earth. During the latter half of the course, we'll dive into Google SketchUp, a relatively simple 3D modeling system. All aspects of this course will use free software or online services that you can run on either a Mac or a PC. A Google Account will be a requirement of this course; participants will be instructed on how to create one during the first week of the course.
Course No: CMED 0720
Instructor: Mike Olkin
Dates: ONLINE, April 20 - June 1, 2009
Tuition: $200 Fee: $15
Thank you!
-Mike
Monday, September 15, 2008
New GIS and 3D Courses This Fall at Westfield State College
I'm happy to announce two new geospatial courses at Westfield State College this fall!
- ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality - this is a new 3-day instructor-led course from ESRI for ArcGIS 9.3. Designed to prepare people to get right to work with ArcGIS Desktop. Be the first in your organization to take this & at the best price going!
- Our World in 3D: Working with Google Earth & Google SketchUp – this is the online version of the successful instructor-led night course that we offered last winter.
Please call (413) 572-8034 to register.
Here are the full course descriptions:
ArcGIS DESKTOP II: TOOLS AND FUNCTIONALITY
ArcGIS Desktop software is an integrated system that includes all the tools needed to get the most out of a GIS. This course teaches the range of functionality available in the software and the essential tools for visualizing, creating, managing, and analyzing geographic data. The hands-on course exercises emphasize practice with ArcMap and ArcCatalog (the primary applications included with Arc-GIS Desktop software) to perform common GIS tasks and workflows. The tools for creating and managing geographic data, displaying data on maps in different ways, and combining and analyzing data to discover patterns and relationships are highlighted, and you learn how ArcGIS Desktop provides a complete GIS software solution. By the end of the course, you will be prepared to start working with the software on your own.
More information & a full list of topics covered are available here: http://tinyurl.com/67m7pr
This course provides professional development opportunities in the areas of Information Technology, Database Management, Geosciences, Environmental Sciences and Criminal Justice & Public Safety. The class incorporates a combination of lectures, hands-on exercises, and discussion. All participants are
provided with course exercise & lecture books, a course exercise CD and an evaluation copy of ArcView 9.3. Students completing this course will receive an ESRI Course Completion Certificate.
Course No: CMED 0719
Instructor: Michael Olkin
Dates: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 3 sessions
November 17, 18, 19
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuition: $625 Fee: $10
*Cost of course includes tuition, books, CDs and evaluation copy of ArcView9.3.
Text Required: All books and class materials and will be distributed on
the first day of class.
OUR WORLD IN 3D: WORKING WITH GOOGLE EARTH & GOOGLE SKETCHUP
Google Earth and Google SketchUp are powerful free tools for producing high quality interactive 3D geospatial content. Google Earth has become the world's most popular software for visualizing, touring and learning about our world in 3D. Google SketchUp provides and exciting way to render realistic buildings, bridges and other geographic 3D features for using Google Earth. This course provides a hands-on introduction to these systems and their supporting web-based resource infrastructure. Participants will learn to harness and apply these technologies in powerful ways that can be applied across multiple disciplines. Prior experiencewith Google Earth, Google SketchUp, and ESRI's ArcGIS software are helpful but not required.
Course No: CMED 0720
Instructor: Mike Olkin
Dates: ONLINE
October 19 – December 6
Tuition: $200 Fee: $10
Thank you!
-Mike
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Register for the Northeast Arc Users Group Conference
This just in from Gina Torres:
Summer is over, and it's time to register for the
23rd Annual NORTHEAST ARC USERS GROUP CONFERENCE!!!!!
"Illuminating the Geographic Approach"
September 21-24, 2008
Resort & Conference Center at Hyannis
Hyannis, MA
Come renew old acquaintances and make new friends! Visit www.northeastarc.org for more information!
*REMINDER* - Registrations received after September 12th will be subject to a late fee!
IMPORTANT LODGING INFORMATION:
If you have not booked a hotel room please read the following notice:
The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis is SOLD OUT. We have a block of rooms reserved at the Radisson Hyannis at a rate of $135.00 plus tax. The hotel has a restaurant and bar, indoor pool, and large fitness center, complimentary wireless internet, and safes, refrigerators and coffee makers in the rooms. There will be a shuttle between the two hotels, and that schedule will be available the week before the conference. This rate is guaranteed until September 5th, so call today!!! The number to call is 508-771-1700, and mention the Northeast Arc or NEARC rate.
THANK YOU!!!!! See you in a couple weeks!
Summer is over, and it's time to register for the
23rd Annual NORTHEAST ARC USERS GROUP CONFERENCE!!!!!
"Illuminating the Geographic Approach"
September 21-24, 2008
Resort & Conference Center at Hyannis
Hyannis, MA
Come renew old acquaintances and make new friends! Visit www.northeastarc.org for more information!
*REMINDER* - Registrations received after September 12th will be subject to a late fee!
IMPORTANT LODGING INFORMATION:
If you have not booked a hotel room please read the following notice:
The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis is SOLD OUT. We have a block of rooms reserved at the Radisson Hyannis at a rate of $135.00 plus tax. The hotel has a restaurant and bar, indoor pool, and large fitness center, complimentary wireless internet, and safes, refrigerators and coffee makers in the rooms. There will be a shuttle between the two hotels, and that schedule will be available the week before the conference. This rate is guaranteed until September 5th, so call today!!! The number to call is 508-771-1700, and mention the Northeast Arc or NEARC rate.
THANK YOU!!!!! See you in a couple weeks!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Insecurities in the GIS Community
It's been a while since my last post & I thought that yesterday's post on the Sean Gorman's Off The Map blog merited a link. Sean brings up an interesting issue that's come up in the past couple of years in which "professionals" have been pitted against "amateurs" in the GIS world. I agree with Sean. Why are some people so threatened by all of the great GeoWeb developments over the past few years? James Fee asks the question of "can't we all get along" and he is right on.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Some SketchUp and Google Earth Resources
I taught a fun evening course called "Our World in 3D: Working with Google Earth & Google SketchUp" a while back at Westfield State College. We're hoping to offer this in the future as an online course. The course content, which includes many links to free resources, is available here: http://biology.wsc.ma.edu/3dworld/
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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