2010 Connecticut Census Data – Quick Facts

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

On Wednesday March 9, 2011 at 2:00pm the U.S. Census Bureau released the Connecticut redistricting data. This dataset includes total population, race, ethnicity, voting age (18+), and housing occupancy data for multiple geographies in Connecticut. To allow for quick comparisons between 2000 and 2010, the Connecticut State Data Center has created a dual map viewer which enables users to search for a town, click on the town, and view data from 2000 and 2010 side by side. Check out this Connecticut census data viewer!

Included below is a summary of quick facts from this 2010 Census data release for towns in Connecticut based on population increases and decreases from 2000 to 2010:

Connecticut Towns with Largest Increases in Population from 2000 to 2010

	Town	2010 Population
1	New Haven, CT	6,153
2	Danbury, CT	6,045
3	Mansfield, CT	5,823
4	Stamford, CT	5,560
5	Bridgeport, CT	4,700
6	Middletown, CT	4,481
7	Norwich, CT	4,376
8	Hamden, CT	4,047
9	Manchester, CT	3,501
10	Southington, CT	3,341

Connecticut Towns with Population Decreases from 2000 to 2010

	Town	2010 Population
1	Branford, CT	28,026 (-657)
2	Enfield, CT	44,654 (-558)
3	East Hampton, CT	12,959 (-393)
4	West Hartford, CT	63,268 (-321)
5	Sherman, CT	3,581 (-246)
6	Salisbury, CT	3,741 (-236)
7	Sharon, CT	2,782 (-186)
8	Old Saybrook, CT	10,242 (-125)
9	Bridgewater, CT	1,727 (-97)
10	New Fairfield, CT	13,881 (-72)

More details will be made available soon! Be sure to check out the newly redesigned Connecticut State Data Center website for 2010 Census data and shapefiles.

Internship Opportunities at ESRI – Summer 2011

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

ESRI, one of the leading GIS software companies, has just announced a series of internship opportunities for Summer 2011. Included below are details on these internships:

ESRI International User Conference Student Assistantship Program

Through the Student Assistantship Program, ESRI sponsors a number of students to participate in the annual ESRI International User Conference. The next conference will take place July 11–15, 2011. For additional details visit the ESRI Student Assistantship Program website.

ESRI Summer Internship Program

The ESRI Summer Internship Program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students and provides a great opportunity to expand upon your GIS and mapping skills. Internships are available at ESRI headquarters in Redlands, California, and in the ESRI regional offices throughout the United States. Each internship is a paid position and will be up to 12 weeks long. For additional details visit the ESRI Summer Internship Program website.

Coffee, Donuts and GIS Workshop – April 2, 2011

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

The Connecticut GIS User to User Network is offering a free workshop for those interested in learning more about GIS software and applications on April 2, 2011 from 8:30am-12:30pm at Central Connecticut State University. This half-day workshop will include presentations from Connecticut GIS professionals with a focus on GIS Basics including applications, data, hardware, software and people.

During this workshop, there will be breakout sessions with hands-on demonstrations focused on five application areas:

Environment
Urban and Regional Planning
Municipal Information Technology
K-12 Education
Non-Profits

This workshop is targeted at individuals with some interest GIS, so if you are new to GIS and want to learn more be sure to register for this free workshop! Registration is capped at 100 people so be sure to register at: http://gis1.students.ccsu.edu/U2U/CoffeeDonutsAndGIS/

For more information contact Dr. John Harmon (CCSU Geography Emeritus – harmonj@ccsu.edu).

Want to keep current on the latest GIS related news, meetings, and workshops in Connecticut? Join the Connecticut GIS User to User Network listserv.

Outside The Neatline Author to Join Veryspatial.com as Contributor

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Jeff Dunn, one of the founding authors of Outside the Neatline has been invited to join Veryspatial.com as a contributing author. This is exciting news as Veryspatial.com is the leader in reporting the cutting edge of technology, trends and events in the geospatial realm. Veryspatial.com posts news items, hosts regular columns, and podcasts featuring interviews with leaders and innovators in the broad field of Geography. Please consider adding Veryspatial.com to your list of reliable sources of Geospatial news and information and to keep an eye out for Jeff’s’ posts!

Jeff will remain a regular contributer to Outside the Neatline.

Westchester County GIS Newsletter – 2010 Winter Express Edition

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

The 2010 Winter Express Edition of the Westchester County GIS newsletter is now available online and available for download on the county’s GIS homepage at http://giswww.westchestergov.com.

This edition includes articles on topics such as GIS mapping for the City of Peekskill, new features in Mapping Westchester County, mapping with ArcGIS Explorer, and GIS for mobile communications.

For more information, contact Cynthia Marx, GIS Specialist III, Westchester County, NY GIS.

Connecticut GIS User to User Network Business Meeting – Coming January 28th 2011

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

The CT GIS User to User Network is holding its Annual Business Meeting Friday morning January 28, 2011 from 9:00 AM to Noon at the MDC Training Center in Hartford’s south meadows.

Steven Santovasi, GISP

In addition to the usual organizational business of electing officers, the agenda also features a presentation by Steven Santovasi, GISP on the ins and outs of earning and maintaining the GISP certification. Steven is not only a certified GIS professional but also serves on the GISCI Core Competency Committee. Please save the date, we look forward to seeing you then.

Please see links below for directions and information.

Driving Directions to the MDC Training Center:

http://www.themdc.com/2trainingcenter.htm

Training Center Parking map: http://www.themdc.com/2trainingcentermap.htm

Address:

The Metropolitan District Training Center
125 Maxim Road
Hartford, CT 06114
Phone (860) 278-7850 Ext. 3600
Fax (860) 527-5158

For more updates and information regarding the Connecticut GIS User to User Network please visit their website (Link).

Did You Know #31 – Natural Earth

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

Did you know you can get free GIS Data in both Vector and Raster format for the entire world? Natural Earth Data provides three scales of data at:

1:10,000,000
1:50,000,000
1:110,000,000

These might seem like really small scales (and they are!), but if you’re mapping global data it’s more than suitable! Additionally all the data is in the same format/projection. Featured data themes include:

Cultural Vector:

Countries
Disputed territories
First order administration
Populated Places
Urban Places
Parks and Protected Areas
Pacific Nation Groupings
Water boundaries
Railroads!

Physical Vector:

Coastline
Land
Ocean
Minor islands
Reefs
Physical Region Features
River and Lake Centerlines
Lakes
Glaciated Areas
Antartic Ice Shelves
Bathymetry
Geographic Lines
Graticules

Additionally, there are some very nice elevation rasters!

So what are you waiting for!? Go check out Natural Earth Data’s website! Also Preview the data in their web mapping platform.

Other sources of free data

Geography in the News – iPad GIS

Posted on June 18, 2010 by

GIS on the Apple iPad

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but… I might consider the purchase of an iPad now (anybody have $500 they can donate?) . GISRoam allows the user to create, edit and perform attribute queries. This app is currently FREE, so don’t wait too long to download and try it! If any one gets the chance to review this application, please, PLEASE contact us and let us know what you think about it!

Happy Weekend!

Geography in the News – BP Oil Spill

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

So the BP Oil Spill is not breaking news, but as of this post it’s still happening. The scale of the spill is still not easy to comprehend and today I found myself wondering “how large is it really?” The the following link “6 Ways to Visualize the BP Oil Spill” helps to put things in perspective. The page from makeuseof.com provides 6 other links from commercial, federal and private entities that are attempting to aid in the monitoring and public awareness of this crisis. Embedded below is an interesting Google Map mash-up that allows you to place the oil slick on different geographic extents:

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Check the following RSS Box for updated imagery from NASA’s Oil Spill Monitoring Page, this is where those hours of studying your remote sensing text books and labs come to life.

How in the World #5

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

… do we track where people are moving to and where they are moving from?

The map below is an interesting interactive way to show migration based on IRS Tax data! Clear the map and choose a county to see where people are coming from and where they are going to. For more information on the Migration Geography, follow this link provided by the BBC.