Geospatial Today — In a major technology upgrade to ramp up security and disaster management efforts, the port of Stockton undertook a program to integrate all of its geospatial technologies across the enterprise. Daniel Elroi, president of NorthSouth GIS LLC and Chief George Lerner, Director of Homeland Security at the Port of Stockton, give an account […]
AAPA Seaports — by Lori Musser The task of securing cyberspace has emerged as perhaps the single most important seaport security challenge of the decade. An increasing number of functions are dependent on port computer systems and the Internet. Any interference can have widespread impacts on business, employees, reputation or partners. Ultimately, economic impact – […]
Port Strategy — by John Bensalhia Throughout history, variations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been devised. A prototype was assembled by physician John Snow in 1854 to deal with the source of a cholera outbreak in London. In 1960, the first bonafide example was developed by geographer Dr Roger Tomlinson in order to store, […]
City of Los Angeles — by LADOT Communications Office The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) today launched a completely new website (ladot.lacity.org) aimed at improving customer service and the customer experience. Service requests can be made directly at myladot.lacity.org with the “I want to…” button. Mayor Eric Garcetti said, “Since taking office, […]
Maritime Gateway — by Daniel Elroi and Chief George Lerner What happens when a small river port like the Port of Stockton gets classified as a high-risk critical infrastructure by a national security risk model? And how does a port in response to this assessment cope with the need to rapidly ramp up its security […]
Geospatial World Weekly — Due to the sheer volume of inventory that ships can carry, ports have larger and more complicated infrastructure than most gateways of commerce. Even the physical structure of ports changes over time, with new docks built and water reclaimed into land on a regular basis. Considering this dynamic environment, officials at […]
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