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Month: October 2013
White Paper on How to Talk to University Administrators about GIS
An engaging white paper by Diana Sinton, Jon Caris, Niem Huynh, and Meg Stewart posted on Sinton’s TeachGIS blog.
Social media, crisis mapping and the new frontier in disaster response
During a crisis the large amounts of crowd-sourced data produced can be overwhelming to analyze. Read more.
Mapping Changes to America’s Chinatowns
To map accurate land use data for modern Chinatown maps in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, volunteers in the three cities went door to door mapping businesses and land use.
3D Map of Matterhorn by Drones
A team of drones captured points 20 centimeters apart in order to create a high density 3D point cloud of the Matterhorn.
Death Toll Comparison Visualization
An interesting infographic illustrating human death tolls of significant events worldwide through time.
Conservation GIS Class in Mexico
ArcGIS for Environmental Analysis, in Akumal, Mexico, south of Cancun, for only $500, December 9-14. The fee benefits local conservation groups by greatly reducing their cost for training. For more information see – http://www.junipergis.com/files/AkumalGISClass.pdf
Upcoming WesGIS Workshops
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. October 29, 12:00-2:00, PAC 100. Short presentation followed by hands-on workshop introducing fundamental concepts and skills to begin using a GIS. Good for beginner or for current GIS users that want to update to ArcGIS 10.2. Participants may attend all or a portion of the workshop. Topics include: what kind … Read more
Where’s George mapping of currency tracking
Using the Where’s George site that tracks dollar bills, a theoretical physicist maps more realistic, “effective” state boundaries. Read more at the original post and at the NPR Krulwich Wonders blog.