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Investigating Current Hazard Events in ArcGIS Explorer: Landslides

One of the earliest topics that researchers and educators tackled with GIS was natural hazards, because of their multi-disciplinary nature, and because hazards data were readily available in formats easily ingested by GIS software. Fifteen years later, Read More...
Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 1:30 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun with GIS #32: It's All in the Questions

My last two blogs have been about GIS as a " powertool for STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics] education " or GIS as an analytical tool for STEM . As exciting as it is to work with powerful tools and skilled users, it's even more enjoyable Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:00 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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ArcGIS Explorer and Overlays and Craters…Oh My!

The ArcGIS Explorer (AGX) Resource Center is a great place to discover tips, tricks, and fun things you can do with AGX. I was touring the AGX blog and ran across a compelling post— Creating cool text and titles for your ArcGIS Explorer presentations Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:33 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and …….. Flickr? Oh My!

Among its many powerful features, ArcGIS Explorer (AGX) can display GeoRSS data – a data stream containing geography and attribute information. One of the most compelling features of GeoRSS is it’s ability to be readily created, allowing websites to display Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:18 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

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

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

The World’s Most Remote Island Group: Hawaii?

In a separate blog post at the ESRI Education Community , I investigated a claim that Bouvet Island is the world’s most remote uninhabited island using ArcGIS . At the same time, I mentioned that the definition of “remoteness” is subjective and therefore Read More...
Posted Friday, June 12, 2009 6:01 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

President Obama's Speech on STEM

The text of President Obama’s speech on science, innovation, and STEM education at the National Academies has been released. See: http://www.pkal.org/documents/PresidentalAddressSTEMEducation.cfm The National Academies is posting audio, video, and photos Read More...
Posted Saturday, May 02, 2009 3:44 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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