North River Geographic Systems Inc

Geospatial Problem Solving

GITA

GITA Lunch and Learn – Atlanta – May 22 2014

Date: May 22, 2014 (Thursday)
Time: 11:30 AM- 1:30 PM
Location: esri, 3650 Brookside Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30022

Agenda:
11:30 – Noon Registration & Networking
Noon – 12:30 Lunch & Networking 12:30 – 12:40 News & Announcements 12:40 – 1:10 Presentation
1:30 – Adjourn meeting

Topic:  GIS indoors, or more specifically, GeoMetri, which is used by businesses to understand how people move through their buildings.

Chris Bupp of Geographic Information Services, Inc. (GISi) will present on how GeoMetri allows users to compare and measure activity across different time periods or building areas as well as understand real-time traffic patterns for any space, at any time, in a cost-effective and highly accurate solution. GeoMetri operates using Wi-Fi technologies that analyze pedestrian foot traffic in venues like shopping malls, grocery stores, and other types of businesses. As visitors’ mobile devices search for wireless networks to communicate with, they give off “pings” at regular intervals. These bits of information (including signal strength) can be collected and anonymously aggregated for use in physical analytics. GeoMetri is an HTML 5 application compatible with desktop, tablet, or mobile devices. GISi received the Innovation Application award at the 2014 Esri Partner Conference. The award is given to a company with an original idea with local relevance and value while demonstrating a great design and user experience.

Chris Bupp is a Senior Application Developer and has been with GISi for over three years. He enjoys the challenge of solving big problems – the ones that others haven’t been able to work out. Chris is a leader in innovation and optimization . . . how to fix things and how to make things work faster.

Website: www.gitasoutheast.org

Georgia URISA 2014 Conference

I was sitting around the other day and realized something – My most attended conference is this one I think. This will be my 5th one and I think that either edges out TNGIC or ties it. Which is sorta funny since I’m actually getting tired of conferences in general.

So Georgia URISA holds a conference every two years. This year (as in 2010) I’ll be representing Midsouth ASPRS and GA URISA. It’s a good conference and I don’t say that often. It’s statewide….and we’ve even had people coming down from Canada for this….so nationwide. I’m going, I’m teaching, and I’m presenting.

I’m actually teaching an OSM workshop. I wrote one for URISA which is getting quite a bit of traction. This one is a bit different in that I may have 40ish slides to cover the whole day. We’re going to work, map, and go out and see how OSM works. I’m going to try at the last part of the day to show how you can leverage this data in your GIS operations. I’ve got a complete dataset for the county where the conference will be held….and we will at the end of the day compare and contrast with OSM.

So from the email bag – please attend:

Georgia URISA, ASPRS Mid South, SAMSOG and GITA Southeast are joining together again for the Georgia Geospatial Conference of 2014 to be held October 6th-8th at the Classic Center in downtown Athens.

 

Participants are welcome from federal, state, local governments; academic; private sector; non-profit and international organizations.

 

If you are a practitioner, student, or otherwise interested, in the fields of geographic information systems or surveying, please make plans to attend the largest geospatial conference in Georgia.  For three days, you will have the chance to network with peers, share projects and ideas, and learn.  On October 6th, there will be pre-conference workshops.  On October 7th and 8th, you will hear from leaders in the GIS and Surveying fields with practitioners sharing papers and presentations.  On Tuesday night we will have a social.  On Tuesday, we are also having an afternoon session devoted to future leaders in the GIS field: students.

 

Member Early Bird Costs

Full Day Workshop – $225

Half Day Workshop (does not include lunch) – $125

Conference Registration – $275

Conference Registration One Day – $150

 

Non-Member Early Bird Costs 

Full Day Workshop – $250

Half Day Workshop (does not include lunch) – $150

Conference Registration – $325

Conference Registration One Day – $200

 

Student Costs

Full Day Workshop – $100

Half Day Workshop (does not include lunch) – $50

Conference Registration – $100

Conference Registration One Day – $50 

 

Individual Registration 

Exhibitor/Sponsor Registration

Sponsor / Exhibitor Pricing

 

Bronze – $500 Social Sponsor Only

  • Company Signage at Social
  • Listing of company with a brief company description, logo, web address, and link on the Conference website sponsor page and social advertisements
  • Opportunity to introduce yourself and company at social 

Silver Exhibitor – $750 Member, $1000 non-member

  • Registration for 2 Attendees*
  • 10’x10′ pipe and drape booth, one dressed 8′ table, two chairs, wastebasket, electricity, and a black and white sign
  • Name Printed on back of t-shirts
  • Listing of company with a brief company description, logo, web address, and link on the Conference website exhibitor page
  • Quarter page advertisement in Conference Program 

Gold Exhibitor – $1000 Member, $1250 non-member

  • Registration for 2 Attendees*
  • 10’x10′ pipe and drape booth, one dressed 8′ table, two chairs, wastebasket, electricity, and a black and white sign
  • Logo Printed on back of t-shirts
  • Listing of company with a brief company description, logo, web address, and link on the Conference website exhibitor page
  • Half page advertisement in Conference Program
  • An advance copy of the Master Attendee List (as requested) 

Platinum Exhibitor – $1250 member, $1500 non-member (limited to 12 exhibitor booths)

  • Registration for 3 Attendees*
  • 10’x10′ pipe and drape booth, one dressed 8′ table, two chairs, wastebasket, electricity, and a black and white sign
  • Logo printed on back of t-shirts
  • Listing of company with a brief company description, logo, web address, and link on the Conference website exhibitor page
  • Full page advertisement in Conference Program
  • An advance copy of the Master Attendee List (as requested)
  • Guaranteed 30 minute presentation/demo slot 

*Additional Registration for Members of Exhibitor’s Organization- $200 each

MAGS meetup February 21 2013

MAGS is having a meetup on Feb 21 2013 – From the email

Hi everyone,

Come and meet us at Marlow’s Tavern in Midtown this month. Thanks to the generous sponsorship by the Southeast Chapter of the Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA), there’ll be h’orderves to satisfy your appetite and a complimentary drink to quench your thirst. You can learn more about GITA directly from some of the board members at the social. In the meantime, read about the organization at www.gitasoutheast.org.

Please RSVP to receive your complimentary drink ticket at the event.  Looking forward to seeing you!

Thursday, February 21, 2013
6:00 PM
Marlow’s Tavern
950 West Peachtree Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30309