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Exploring Data Using Cartograms within ArcGIS Desktop at the County and State Scale

In a recent ESRI EdCommunity blog, I described how to download and use a script to create cartograms in ArcMap . While I examined total CO2 emissions by country, the same tool can be applied to any data at any scale. Because I consider cartograms to be Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:38 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Creating Customized Maps for Classroom Use Using GIS

We tend to focus on the analytical capabilities of GIS, and rightly so, as that is its major strength. However, GIS can also be used to quickly create customized maps. These maps can be used by the instructor to support a lesson, or by the student to Read More...
Posted Friday, October 23, 2009 8:21 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Report of GIS Curriculum Special Interest Group Meeting: Moving Forward

Each year during the ESRI Education User conference in San Diego, a group interested in curriculum development meets to discuss progress made by the community and its most pressing needs. This year, the group totaled about 40 and was led by Dr Bob Kolvoord Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 16, 2009 6:33 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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Analyzing State Population Change Across the USA with GIS: 1790-2005

A new lesson on the ArcLessons ( http://edcommunity.esri.com/arclessons ) library invites investigation into how and why state populations have changed from 1790 to the present. The 67 questions in the lesson include work with maps, graphs, and geodatabases Read More...
Posted Friday, April 17, 2009 2:33 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Investigating Temperature Extremes in the USA with GIS

We have a Sunday morning family tradition in which my daughter reads the weather page from the newspaper while we are driving in the car. The rest of the family guesses the previous day’s high and low temperatures for the state and the nation along with Read More...
Posted Friday, March 06, 2009 3:27 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

ArcLessons Interface Redesigned

ArcLessons is a library of lessons and data that are authored by educators for educators. Its contributors include university and community college professors, educational consultants, the ESRI education team, and primary and secondary school teachers. Read More...
Posted Friday, February 20, 2009 2:44 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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Love ArcLessons? Get a load of this!

ArcLessons , ESRI's database of lessons, activities, data and more, has just undergone Phase One, of several upcoming updates. In this update, a database-wide search was added as well as detailed information pages for each resource. A rating and review Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:06 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun With GIS, Using AEJEE: #8, Election Data

)The second entry in the "Fun With GIS Using AEJEE" series was about the 2008 Presidential election . ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE) ( http://www.esri.com/aejee ), ESRI's free, downloadable, dual platform (Win/Mac), lightweight GIS tool, Read More...
Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 3:20 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
Attachment(s): election2008changes.zip

Are We There Yet? Analyzing Transportation with GIS

A new investigation in the ArcLessons ( http://www.esri.com/arclessons ) library invites the investigation of transportation networks. Entitled “On the Road Again—Transportation Analysis in the USA,” ( http://gis.esri.com/industries/education/arclessons/search_results.cfm?id=392 Read More...
Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 2:56 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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Mapping A Lunchtime Walkabout in ArcWeb Explorer

In one of my blog entries, I discussed the way I save my lunchtime walking course at the ESRI Denver office as a saved track on my GPS receiver. What is the easiest way I can map this course? The easiest way is to use a web-based, Flash-enabled GIS on Read More...
Posted Friday, May 16, 2008 2:29 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Six New Lessons and Data Sets on ArcLessons Library

Six new lessons and data sets are online in our ArcLessons library, on http://www.esri.com/arclessons . Select "new lessons" to see them or view all titles and scan for the following. “Environmental Impact on Montana's Watersheds sets up the following Read More...
Posted Friday, January 04, 2008 2:30 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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