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Please join us for our holiday meeting on December 15th, 2011 at 11:00am at City Center, West Palm Beach, FL.  “Wellington’s Wireless City” will be presented by Tom Amburgey, CIO, and Nestor Navarro, GIS Manager from the City of Wellington.

Again this year we will be accepting your new unwrapped toys for our “Toys for Tots” drive and your secret recipe for winning our annual Holiday Bake Off.

Abstract: Wellington prides itself in providing cutting edge technology in order to meet business needs. A perfect example of this is Wellington’s wireless city! That’s right, we have a wireless broadband mesh network (Wi-Fi) running throughout, which allows staff to access network resources from anywhere in the city as well as remotely read water meters, communicate with and control lift stations and pump stations, and manage remotely located security cameras.

This network saves the city over $200,000 per year, and provides many opportunities for increased revenue. What better way to provide the most up-to-date information to our residents and staff then to have real time information pouring back to our end users!

GIS has allowed us to effectively map our Wi-Fi network and geocode routes that have been driven to check for signal strength. GIS also uses the network to stream live data updates, connect to wireless cameras and much more! One example of our daily GIS usage is seen by our Code Officers who can GPS their locations, find addresses and query property information instantly while in the field. We also use GIS to find the best locations for new Wi-Fi infrastructure, areas for improvement, etc. Wi-Fi and GIS, a can’t miss opportunity!

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We hope that everyone has a chance to attend the ESRI’s “Extend the Reach of your GIS” seminar, being held on 10/27/11 at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott in Coral Springs.

11775 Heron Bay Boulevard

Coral Springs, FL 33076

(http://www.esri.com/events/seminars/extend-your-reach/index.html)

Work involves administrative support of the County’s internal, community-wide and regional climate initiatives. This may include supporting logistics, record keeping, energy conservation outreach and research on green practices. Work also requires the ability to be responsible for project assignments, to use sound judgment and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Proficiency in Microsoft Office products and internet protocols required. Experience with GIS ArcView software and familiarity with climate change issues and energy conservation is preferred.

For job announcement details click here (closes August 26).

Presenter: Lee Harding, Town of Jupiter GIS Coordinator

Summary:

JupiterGIS provides services which support 55,000 citizens, 80,000 water utility customers, and our Town of Jupiter personnel. To even come close to meeting requirements acceptably, we endeavor to draw the line real fast when it comes to duplication of effort. We coordinate closely with County and regional agencies, of course, for data sharing and other time savers. Beyond those efforts, what we hope to demonstrate is how we like to, literally, consume, use, even reverse engineer other people’s stuff for use in our applications.

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

In the competitive energy business, NextEra Energy Resources stands for clean energy. We develop, construct and operate power plants to produce electricity. We have invested – and will continue to invest – in a clean-energy tomorrow for future generations. Our expertise is in wholesale and retail electricity and project development and construction, as well as in offering customers the energy products and services they need. Our parent, NextEra Energy, Inc., is a leading clean-energy company with 2009 revenues of more than $15 billion, nearly 43,000 megawatts of generating capacity and more than 15,000 employees in 27 states and Canada.

• GIS Technician

General Description:

• The GIS Technician will be responsible for GIS database development, Spatial Analysis, and Map Production in an ESRI ArcGIS environment to ensure a successful Enterprise GIS implementation.

Position Roles & Responsibilities:

• Compiles geographic data from a variety of sources including censuses, field observation, satellite imagery, aerial photographs.
• Gathers, analyzes and integrates spatial data from staff and determine how best the information can be displayed using GIS.
• Designs and update databases, applying additional knowledge of spatial feature representations.
• Enters new map data by direct input of coordinate information using the principles of cartography including coordinate systems, longitude, latitude, elevation, topography and map scales.
• A strong understanding and mastery of land survey principles and legal descriptions including metes and bounds and Public Land Survey System (PLSS).
• Designs and creates special map and digital products as assigned using predefined procedures, knowledge of GIS data and required GIS skills.

Education & Skills Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in geography, information systems, information technology, land planning, or urban & regional planning.
• Required experience of at least 2 years with ESRI ArcGIS
• Experience and/or academic work in one or more fields applicable to GIS applications including land resources, land planning, land records, environmental resource management.
• High proficiency in communication, written, oral and cartographic skills – the ability to convey GIS spatial information to non-GIS users.

To apply:  Go to www.nexteraenergy.com/careers and apply for requisition 1101662 – Development Technology Technician – GIS

Join this unique opportunity to learn GIS methods while becoming a certified diver! Are you already a diver or a GIS user? Improve your skills and move to the next step!

Dive GIS summer course 31 July – 10 August 2011 – Capo Rizzuto Marine Protected Area

More info: www.mappamondogis.it/divegis.htm

“The course offers a unique blend of marine GIS, field work and scuba learning. It is very useful for people interested in marine conservation and management of MPAs. Working with people from all over the world is a great opportunity for networking. Congratulations for developing an original, useful, interesting and pleasant course!”…

Join us at 10am on June 23rd at Vista Center
in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Presenters: IA Parrish Henderson and IA Darrell Reiff

Summary:

Introduction

GIS/GEOINT in the FBI:

• Mission
• Technology and Capabilities

Miami Division Area of Responsibility:

• Coverage
• Common Operational Picture
• Infrastructure
• Demographics

Scenarios (Google Earth, PowerPoint and PDF)

Q&A

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City of Pompano Beach

Opening Date: 03/18/11

Job # PT11-20

Closing Date:  Open Until Filled

Position: ENGINEERING GIS INTERN

Salary: Hourly:  $15.0453

Work Days/Hours: 20 hours per week between Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. for approximately 3 months.

Job Status: Temporary

Department/Number: Engineering/3010

Pay Plan/Grade: 17G

Position Summary (Major Job Duties)

Performs the collection and analysis of GIS data. Performs the updating, correction and manipulation of existing GIS data layers. Duties are widely varied and may include assistance with various technical and administrative assignments.  Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications (Education, work experience, special requirements)

Graduate of, or current student in, a 2 or 4 year program with an emphasis on geography/GIS, environmental science, or related field.  Knowledge, interest, and project experience in GIS operating characteristics, capabilities, limitations and applications. Experience with ESRI software including ArcMAP 10. Intermediate level experience with the ESRI’s ArcGIS software suite is required.  Must be able to proficiently use Microsoft Office software, especially Microsoft Access, Word, and Excel.  Ability to read and comprehend moderately complex civil engineering plans, plats, and profiles. Strong analytical, writing, reading, and verbal skills. Must be able to work inside and outside in variable conditions and be willing to engage in limited to moderately strenuous physical activity. Sedentary positions with the ability to handle or feel objects or controls, hear, talk, see and read. Noise level is an office environment and is usually quiet.

Apply to the Human Resources Department, 100 West Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Phone (954) 786-4626      Fax (954) 786-5553      Job line (954) 786-4693

The City of Pompano Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer

SEE PROCEDURE AND BENEFITS LINK ON WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: www.mypompanobeach.org

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

2:00 PM FAU Downtown Ft. Lauderdale HEC 1110

Many speak of a ‘spatial turn’ in sciences external to geography, as GIS plays a significant role for the analysis and visualization of many social, economic and environmental phenomena. This, combined with the increasing number of easy to use location based services has demystified the use of GIS. Many of the available proprietary software products are however still expensive and cannot be readily used, particularly in situations where funding is limited. The talk addresses the use of free and open source products (FOSS) as an inexpensive alternative to proprietary GIS software. Major free and open source products which are available will be demonstrated and explained with their advantages and disadvantages. Particular attention will be paid on examples of the use of FOSS in planning and environmental protection.

Software products which will be covered:

• Quantum GIS

• GRASS GIS

• Mapserver

• pMapper

• PostgreSQL/PostGIS

• Geoserver

Dr. Alexander Kotsev (kotsev.1@osu.edu) is Assistant Professor in GIS at the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria), who is currently Fulbright senior scholar at the Ohio State University. Dr. Kotsev has been implementing desktop and web based open source GIS products for multiple purposes in Europe for the past 10 years.