Date archive for June, 2007
June 21, 2007Review of Proposed Critieria from the U.S. Census BureauFeaturesFrom the AAG Discussion List: The Census Bureau published proposed criteria for census tracts, block groups, census designated places (CDPs), and census county divisions (CCDs-defined in 22 states as the statistical equivalents of minor civil divisions) for the 2010 Census in the Federal Register on April 6, 2007. All interested individuals and organizations are invited ... read more Earth from AboveGeographySponsored by UNESCO and Fuji Film, the work was an ambitious project by the photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand to document many of the world’s most interesting places and to examine the effects of humans on various corners of the earth. You can view the vivid photos by clicking on the thumbnails or filter by country by ... read more June 16, 2007Amazon trumps the NileGeographyIf a group of Brazilian scientists get their way, the answer to “What is the longest river in the world” may no longer be the Nile. An expedition by scientists are said to have discovered that the source of the Amazon is really in the South of Peru which, if true, gives the Amazon a ... read more HighWaterLineGeographyIn a bid to bring more awareness to climate change, artist Eve S. Mosher is merging geography with art by creating an outdoor installation by using chalk to mark the 10-feet above sea level line in New York. High Water Line is a public artwork on the New York city waterfront designed to create an ... read more June 15, 2007Geography, GIS, and Mapping Communities Support Court Ruling in MAPPS Lawsuit MAPPS v. USGeographyFor Immediate Publication June 15, 2007 Press Information Scott Grams GISCI Telephone: 847-824-7768 E-mail: info@gisci.org Joint Press Release Issued By: -Association of American Geographers (AAG) -GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) -Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) -University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) -Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) Geography, GIS, and Mapping Communities Support ... read more Service at SeaEducationService at Sea, a non-profit that provides geo-technology to support habitat assessments and global warming monitoring, launches a four year journey to deliver mapping technology to conservation groups and K-12 teachers World-Wide. Service at Sea read more...June 11, 2007Bring back geographyGeographyJerome Dobson, president of the American Geographical Society as well as a professor of Geography at the University of Kansas in Lawrence has an essay on the demise of geography within the American conscience and how we all, as avid geographers, can help bring back the discipline of geography to all education levels. Bring Back ... read more Find out where you really came fromGeographyThe Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation in Salt Lake City is providing free DNA testing for genealogy purposes. The emergence of homo sapiens in Africa 130,000 years ago means that we all may have results that show that your family line begins in Africa and ends up, where? I expect to see that my ancestors all ... read more June 8, 2007Using Google Earth for GoodGeographyUSA Today has an article about the growing use of Google Earth by non-profits to increase awareness about global issues. Recently in the news was Google and the the US Holocaust’s efforts to bring awareness about the crisis in Darfur using an application in Google Earth. The information about Darfur was compiled into a Global ... read more June 7, 2007High quality satellite data available through USGS pilot projectGeographyThe USGS recently issued a press release announcing the availability of Landsat data through two USGS web sites: As of June 4, 2007, the USGS will be releasing selected Landsat 7 image data of the United States through the Web (glovis.usgs.gov or earthexplorer.usgs.gov). These data are of high quality with limited cloud cover. The move ... read more |
