2009 Panda Consulting News & Notices
November 2009 - Frank Conkling is named President Elect of the Florida Association of Cadastral Mappers
On Tuesday, October 20, 2009, Frank Conkling of Panda Consulting was named President Elect of the Florida Association of Cadastral Mappers, (FACM). FACM is a volunteer organization established to create a framework in which the various governmental units of Florida and others may cooperate in the investigation, study, discussion and recommendation of improvements in property ownership mapping and land records management.
November 2009 - Panda Consulting makes presentation at FACM Annual Conference
On Monday, October 19, 2009, Frank Conkling of Panda Consulting made a presentation to attendees at the Florida Association of Cadastral Mappers titled "The Cadastral Fabric: A Look at the Future of Parcel Mapping". The presentation explored the current state of parcel mapping, curent data models together with the ESRI Cadastral Editor’s new data structure, its concepts and physical characteristics. The presentation reviewed conversion issues, the currently recommended editing and maintenance workflows, and shared insights obtained through its experience of the benefits and limitations of the new structure and software. A copy of the presentation is available here. (The PDF file is approximately 4 megabytes in size)
October 2009 - Panda Consulting makes presentation at SF GIS Expo
On Friday, October 9, 2009, Frank Conkling of Panda Consulting made a presentation to attendees at the South Florida GIS Expo titled "The Cadastral Fabric: A Look at the Future of Parcel Mapping". The presentation explored the ESRI Cadastral Editor’s new data structure, its concepts and physical characteristics. The presentation reviewed conversion issues, the currently recommended editing and maintenance workflows, and shared insights obtained through its experience of the benefits and limitations of the new structure and software.
April 2009 - Panda Consulting makes presentation at SERUG
On Tuesday, April 28, 2009, Frank Conkling of Panda Consulting made a presentation to attendees at the Southeast Regional Users Group (SERUG) in Jacksonville titled "The CAMA Oriented Cadastre." This presentation discussed the ways in which most of us have been modeling land record data and the need to begin thinking of developing and using data models that reflect the data that is needed for property appraisal. A copy of the presentation is available here.
February 2009 - Panda Consulting announces Virtual Panda
Panda Consulting (Panda) has announced an exciting new service for its clients - Virtual Panda. When enabled and allowed by you, this service enables Panda employees to observe and manipulate your desktop from our office in Palm Beach Gardens - in other words, to "virtually" sit at your desk and solve your problems with you watching and asking questions along the way.
With this new service, Panda will be able to quickly and economically solve problems you are having with your data, install and configure software, create those special label expressions, or demonstrate how to perform a function you've forgotten how to use. Panda will even be able to assemble and produce maps for you, all without you having to wait, (or pay for travel or hotels) for us to visit your site. You can even have training sessions where we teach you how to use new tools on your data without setting up special rooms or setting aside entire days. Sessions start at as little as $30 for fifteen minutes and quantity discounts are available.
January 2009 - Panda Consulting begins Second Phase of United States Forest Service Mapping Project
Panda Consulting has begun the second phase of the USFS mapping project. This project entails mapping the ownership changes within the National Forests located in the Western United States. This project is unique and challenging in that it utilizes a series of regions within ArcInfo coverages as its final delivery. All mapping requires the use of Coordinate Geometry (COGO) tools and must be delivered in ArcInfo coverage format. Panda has completed the mapping on the first six forests and includes the mapping of interest exchanges, mineral rights, road rights of way and the land patents and their impact on the forest boundaries.
January 2009 - Frank Conkling receives GISP certification
Frank Conkling, owner of Panda Consulting has received his GISP designation by the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI). A GISP is a certified geographic information systems (GIS) Professional who has met the minimum standards for ethical conduct and professional practice as established by the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI). The GISCI certification program is a professional recognition program for GIS professionals who have at least 48 months of professional experience. Frank has over 35 years of mapping experience and 25 years of GIS experience. As always, Frank continues to explore new ways to mentor others in the usage of geospatial technologies.
January 2009 - Panda Consulting begins Putnam County Parcel Mapping
Panda Consulting has entered into a contract with Putnam County, Florida to provide Parcel Mapping services. During the three year contract, Panda shall map approximately 55,000 parcels increasing the spatial and geometric accuracy of the tax parcels contained in the Putnam County GIS. Panda shall review the existing structure and make recommendations on ways in which the data model can be more efficient and serve the needs of the County better.
