The Great Pumpkin

Friday October 25th 2002
Filed Under Features, Fun 

Linus wasn’t waiting in vain after all! In the latest public release from Space Imaging, a satellite image was taken on September 8th of a picture of a pumpkin that had been carved into a field. The image is of a 5 acre corn field located in Kentucky. Making up a maze, the design reveals a Jack o’lantern when viewed from above. Read more

Undergraduate Research Guide in GIS

Monday October 07th 2002
Filed Under Education, Features, Learning GIS 

Ssh! Quiet in the library! As the academic year progresses, many GIS students will find themselves tasked with research projects. Frequently, pleas for help in selecting a hypothesis or for assistance in finding research on the chosen topic populate the GIS related discussion forums and email listservs. In response, ESRI’s Virtual Campus has created the “Undergraduate Research Guide“. Shelley Sommer, ESRI Librarian has created a useful primer to help students choose and research a topic. Read more