A few weeks ago, I started a ''Fun With GIS'' series, using ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE), ESRI's free, downloadable, dual platform (Win/Mac), lightweight GIS tool. This week, we'll do what a lot of folks want to do: map current events. Of course, the type of current event matters. Redlands, CA, is in a tectonically active ...

Recently, I started a ''Fun With GIS'' series, using ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE), ESRI's free, downloadable, dual platform (Win/Mac), lightweight GIS tool. This week, we'll do what a lot of teachers, students, parents, families, and general adventurers want to do: integrate GPS data into a map. The first task is to go out and ...

Last week, I started a ''Fun With GIS'' series, using ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE), ESRI's free, downloadable, dual platform (Win/Mac), lightweight GIS tool. AEJEE's ''HELP'' menu contains a link to lessons and on-board data. Part of the ''Fun'' is being able to use material prepared by others. This week, we'll take a look at the ...

Lots of people want to do GIS but don't know where to start. I'm going to put together a few columns, using ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE), ESRI's free, downloadable, dual platform (Win/Mac), lightweight GIS tool. First things first: you need to find, download, and install AEJEE. This is easy. Go to www.esri.com/aejee and ...

As I write, hurricanes once again take top billing in the news. This time, it's Ike, having slammed Grand Turk Island, now heading toward Cuba and then into the Gulf of Mexico. Once again, It's time to see how students and educators can use ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE), ESRI's free, downloadable, dual platform (Win/Mac), ...

It's Labor Day weekend, the third anniversary of a most terrible storm and an American tragedy. As I write, forecasters show Hurricane Gustav growing toward a Category 5 storm. Along the Gulf coast, residents are preparing for a nightmare. It is incomparably sad when bad things happen to good people. Nothing good comes of a disaster that ...

At the recent ESRI Education User Conference, some folks asked where to learn about using ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE), ESRI's free, downloadable, dual platform (WinXP/MacOSX), lightweight GIS tool. With the traditional school year getting underway, this seems like a perfect time to mention these sources. The best place to get ...

Right-click on the installer and choose Properties. In the Compatibility tab, check the box next to “Run this program in compatibility mode for” and select Windows XP using the pulldown menu. Click on OK. Double-click on the installer and use the installation wizard to install the program. When installation is complete, you will find ...

At a recent conference, some teachers asked how they could address some math concepts using ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE), ESRI's free, downloadable, dual platform (WinXP/MacOSX), lightweight GIS tool. This was a fun challenge! The opening project of the AEJEE Tutorial (10grid_hd.axl) and a companion project (10gridpn_hd.axl) ...

ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE), ESRI's free, downloadable, dual platform (Win/MacOSX), lightweight GIS tool, comes with a series of built-in projects that allow users to explore a number of interesting topics. One of the projects is ''worldtectonic_hd.axl'', which looks at earthquakes and volcanoes around the world. The ...