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%scratchworkspace% A GIS blog at Unified Port of San Diego
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A GIS blog discussing developments of an Enterprise GIS at the Port of San Diego.
Recent Posts
Introducing the PortGIS Present Conditions Web Application
The new web application PortGIS Present Conditions takes the most valuable aspects of PortGIS Utilities and builds upon them. With this iteration, our view broadens beyond our utilities infrastructure to gain full comprehension of our surroundings as...
Image From PortGIS to be Included in Upcoming Book on Human Computer Interaction
About a month ago, we were contacted by Dr. Muki Haklay about including an image from a previous %scratchworkspace% post in his upcoming book on Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and GIS. Wikipedia describes Human Computer Interaction as, “the study...
Accessing Aerial Photos within AutoCAD using ArcGIS for AutoCAD and the mapiinsert Command
At the Port of San Diego, our CAD Designers and Mapping Technicians can access our new 2009 4-inch aerials photos within AutoCAD in 2 ways. Each has their own advantages and disadvantages. Understanding these pros and cons empower our CAD designers t...
The Future of GIS Collaboration in Government
At a past division meeting our newly appointed President/CEO, Charlie Wurster, talked candidly and took questions about his past experiences. He also shared why he is excited to be at the Port of San Diego and expressed his management philosophy and ...
GIS Dork-Out Session: ArcGIS Server Pathing and Roundtrips in ArcGIS for AutoCAD
I recently received the email below from a fellow GISer. “Hi Ari, I attended your presentation at the UC last month which I found very interesting, and spoke to you briefly afterwards. I wondered if you’d be able to answer a couple o...
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
So you’ve just used the PortGIS Program to figure out the distance across Harbor drive is about 66 ft, or you’ve used the streetview tool to identify the utility box which needs to be repaired. But now you want to share this information t...

