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 […]
NSG Press Release — NorthSouth GIS has been awarded a contract to design and build an Enterprise GIS for the Port of Tacoma, Washington. The Port has been utilizing GIS since at least 2007, but as in many ports, GIS activities have been sporadic and short-lived, project-oriented, and in many cases merely byproducts of other […]
Port of Stockton Director of Homeland Security Chief George Lerner and NorthSouth GIS President Daniel Elroi presented a paper entitled ‘GIS and Mass Notification for Managing the Stockton River Port’ during the GIS for Ports and Nautical Management session at the 2012 Esri International User’s Conference in San Diego, California. Abstract: “The Port of Stockton […]
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