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The Geospatial Semester

The Geospatial Semester is a unique project where high school seniors in Virginia study geospatial technologies and do locally-based projects as they earn college credit from James Madison University. They learn cutting edge 21st Century Skills as they Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:54 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Institute for Enabling Geospatial Scholarship

The Scholars’ Lab at the University of Virginia Library will host two rounds of an NEH-funded Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities, on the theme of Enabling Geospatial Scholarship . A first four-day event (November 2009) is geared toward Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:47 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

AAG Community College Travel Support for Students

Students currently enrolled at US community colleges are eligible to apply for an Award consisting of: 1) AAG Conference Registration to AAG meeting in Washington, DC 2) One year AAG membership 3) Travel expenses stipend to help cover costs - up to $500 Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009 5:23 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

Essays on Geography and GIS, Vol. 2, E-book Published by ESRI

Free E-book Showcases Essays by Well-Known Academics, Thought Leaders Essays on Geography and GIS, Vol. 2, the latest offering from the Best Practices series published by geographic information system (GIS) software developer ESRI, is a collection of Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:50 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Geodesy

Geodesy – “the science of measuring and monitoring the size and shape of the Earth” is an important science for the GIS community and gaining importance for understanding climate change globally and locally. This subject is not easy for most of us to Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 06, 2009 2:56 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Join the AAG GIS Specialty Group and see the world

The Association of American Geographers GIS Specialty group recently announced a competition for student travel awards to be used for a GIS-related conference held outside the applicant’s country of residence. The full announcement is below. (My apologies Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 7:20 AM by tbaker | 1 Comments

ESRI Community Atlas

The bulk of the 2008-2009 entries to the Community Atlas have been checked and posted. Remember that this project challenges schools and youth groups to put together a profile of their community, with 10-20 maps and 1000-2500 words. Groups that complete Read More...
Posted Monday, June 08, 2009 4:38 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Center at James Madison University Offers New GIS Lessons

Want to focus your students on global energy supplies or our carbon footprint? Trying to bring more GIS activities to your middle or high school students? The National Center for Rural STEM* has a dozen activities available for free download at http://www.isat.jmu.edu/stem/curriculum.html Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 2:46 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

50th State Becomes the First State

In its 50th year of statehood, Hawaii has become the first state in the U.S. to establish a statewide license covering all schools with all ESRI tools for use in both instruction and administration. The Hawaii Department of Education has made a significant Read More...
Posted Monday, May 04, 2009 2:59 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Great library reference tools: BusinessDecision demographic mapping service highlighted by LibraryJournal

BusinessDecision , a demographic mapping and reporting service from CivicTechnologies, was named a “ Best Reference ” tool by Library Journal. BusinessDecision provides access to ESRI demographics, consumer spending, and Tapestry data through an easy-to-use Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:28 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

ArcUser Online

The Spring 2009 issue of ArcUser is now online in an exciting new format - a flipbook ! Visit the ArcUser site for more information. What is ArcUser Magazine? ArcUser magazine is an award-winning quarterly publication that helps readers keep up with the Read More...
Posted Monday, April 13, 2009 2:01 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Achievements of ArcGIS in Secondary Schools in Rwanda

Achievements of ArcGIS in Secondary Schools in Rwanda: 1. GIS textbook with Rwandan content 2. 120 teachers trained 3. 10 schools established as GIS training centers 4. 40 schools working with GIS starting January 2009 5. Certification process for GIS Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 19, 2009 2:07 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

GIS: Why It's "Geography In Action"

ESRI president Jack Dangermond explains how GIS is fulfilling a vision of geography as an integrative science and how ArcGIS 9.3 software advances both the company's GIS technology and the underlying geographic science. Read his article . Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:48 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Temporal Tidbits

Are you looking for training, conferences, workshops, or other events that are GIS in education focused? Are you attending the upcoming NSTA or AAG and looking for GIS in education sessions? Did you know you can list your GIS presentation at ASCD? Is Read More...
Posted Monday, March 02, 2009 3:49 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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