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My National Parks and ArcGIS Explorer (Part 10): What We Learned

Recently PBS aired The National Parks: America’s Best Idea . The series has inspired this sequence of blog postings about aspects of my personal park explorations over the years. I’m using ArcGIS Explorer (AGX) in the investigation. See other national Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 3:44 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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My National Parks and ArcGIS Explorer (Part 9)

Recently PBS aired The National Parks: America’s Best Idea . The series has inspired this sequence of blog postings about aspects of my personal park explorations over the years. I’m using ArcGIS Explorer (AGX) in the investigation. See other national Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:51 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

My National Parks and ArcGIS Explorer (Part 8)

Recently PBS aired The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. The series has inspired this sequence of blog postings about aspects of my personal park explorations over the years via ArcGIS Explorer (AGX) . See other national park blog posts for more. We’re Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:49 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

My National Parks and ArcGIS Explorer (Part 7)

Recently PBS aired The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. The series has inspired this sequence of blog postings about aspects of my personal park explorations over the years via ArcGIS Explorer (AGX) . See other national park blog posts for more. We’re Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 5:11 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Earth Science Week 2009

October 11-17 is Earth Science Week ("ESW"), organized by the American Geological Institute . The purpose is to encourage people to learn about the natural world and examine the geosciences. This year, particular attention is being given to climate. ESRI Read More...
Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 8:16 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

My National Parks and ArcGIS Explorer (Part 6)

Recently PBS aired The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. The series has inspired this sequence of blog postings about aspects of my personal park explorations over the years via ArcGIS Explorer (AGX) . See other national park blog posts for more. We’re Read More...
Posted Saturday, October 10, 2009 6:02 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

PBS Webinar on National Parks, with ArcGIS Explorer

Kathryn Keranen and Lyn Malone, two retired teachers who now train other teachers to use GIS, and who also write award winning curricula for ESRI , led educators from across USA on a tour of Yosemite and Shenandoah National Parks for PBS, as part of PBS's Read More...
Posted Friday, October 09, 2009 9:00 AM by tbaker | 1 Comments

My National Parks and ArcGIS Explorer (Part 5)

Recently PBS aired The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. The series has inspired this sequence of blog postings about aspects of my personal park explorations over the years via ArcGIS Explorer (AGX) . See other national park blog posts for more. We’re Read More...
Posted Friday, October 09, 2009 7:00 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

My National Parks and ArcGIS Explorer (Part 4)

Recently PBS aired The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. The series has inspired this sequence of blog postings about aspects of my personal park explorations over the years via ArcGIS Explorer (AGX) . See other national park blog posts for more. We’re Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 08, 2009 8:35 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun with GIS#28: Visualization AND Analysis

Seeing is believing. Recent innovations in visualizing basic information through maps has made more of the public aware of the power of geography. Seeing spatial patterns is still truly eye-opening for many, which is at the same time exciting to see and Read More...
Posted Monday, September 21, 2009 2:17 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun with GIS #27: Exploring Climate Change

One cool thing about being an educator is that there's no end of subjects that matter. One cool thing about being a geographer is seeing the ways in which all things are related. And one cool thing about being a techie in the 21st century is that there Read More...
Posted Monday, September 14, 2009 4:20 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun with GIS Using AGX #22: Prepping for Hurricanes

The weather is getting warmer, and June draws nigh, which means we're closing in on hurricane season in the Caribbean. I wanted to explore a way to see elements develop using ArcGIS Explorer (or "AGX," ESRI's free, downloadable, 3-D geo-exploration tool). Read More...
Posted Monday, May 18, 2009 2:30 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Technology Trends in GIS—Climate

GIS technology supports many crucial aspects of scientific research and analysis. While many GIS applications have traditionally focused on creating inventories of the natural and cultural environment, GIS is increasingly being used to create new knowledge Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 3:39 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Investigating the Earth Using Current Weather

One might think about using GIS in three powerful ways. First, running GIS software on a local computer with local data dominated much of the first 30 years of GIS through the late 1990s. While some of the “local” data and even software may have been Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 2:49 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun with GIS Using AGX#20: Watching Weather

It's springtime in the center of the US, so I thought it would be a good time to check in with the National Weather Service. I found some cool capacities, so this blog uses ArcGIS Explorer (or "AGX," ESRI's free, downloadable, 3-D geo-exploration tool) Read More...
Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 3:17 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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