Date archive for September, 2007
| September 24, 2007BASINS 4.0Free GIS, SoftwareBASINS 4.0 is an environmental modeling interface built upon the open source GIS MapWindow. The system contains tools to download data from the internet and can perform basic GIS functions to prepare inputs for modeling pollutant loading in streams. There is also a Windows-based Climate Assessment Tool, for assessing potential impacts of changing climate on ... read more Rote Geography Mastered at 23 Months OldGeographyFor a little balance after all the incoherent lack of geography education explanations and exposure to people who don’t know if the world is flat, I present to you “Lily: The World Map Master Baby Genius”. I think the little dance she does on the bed helps her geography acumen. Lily was profiled on KSL News ... read more USC GIS ProgramEducationThe University of Southern California has a comprehensive curriculum for studies in geographic informations systems. The university offers a distance learning Graduate Certificate Program in GIS and recently announced a new Master of Science in Geographic Information Science & Technology. read more...September 23, 2007Visualizing EconomicsGeographyDescribed on her personal web site as an Interaction Designer, Catherine Mulbrandon has a very interesting site called “Visualizing Economics“. As the name suggests, Visualizing Economics is a blog that focuses on taking data from government web sites and displaying them in a way that can be easily understood. Most of the data is visualized ... read more Geography on your iPodGeographyMatt from the About Geography site has some good pointers to podcasts relating to geography. A list of GIS related podcasts can also be found on the GIS Lounge site. read more...Latest Geo GaffeGeographyThe latest round of fury in the geography realm was ignited when Sherri Shepherd, the newest host on the television show “The View” admitted during a lively debate that she didn’t know if the world was flat. Her defense of her ignorance is that she was too busy feeding her child to look into it. ... read more September 18, 2007U.S. Traffic JammedGeographyA new report entitled the “2007 Urban Mobility Report“ has determined that the average American spends nearly one full week a year sitting in traffic. The most congested area (out of 437 urban areas studied) is the Los Angeles Metro area, followed by Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Washington; and Dallas, Texas. According to the report, “congestion causes the average ... read more September 17, 2007GIScience Research Track Added for 2008 ESRI User ConferenceGIS NewsA new track comprising of three sessions is being added to the 2008 ESRI International User Conference (August 2-8, 2008) to present on trends and advancements in GIScience reasearch. John Wilson (from the University of Southern California) will be reviewing abstract submissions. Abstracts for possible inclusion are due by October 15th to Dr. ... read more September 16, 2007Yahoo! MapMixer DebutsInternet MappingYahoo! recently launched a new map overlay tool called MapMixer. The mashup site allows you to upload an image of your own map and use Yahoo!’s tools to georegister it with Yahoo!’s maps. This allows you to view your own maps along with Yahoo!’s maps and take advantage of the pan, zoom and other functionality ... read more  Mini Map Sidebar for FirefoxInternet MappingIf you use Firefox as your browser and want a range of online mapping applications at your fingertips, then the Mini Map Sidebar is something for you to check out: The Minimap Addon gives you a suite of in-built maps and mapping tools for your web browser. Create and save a sidebar map using the addresses ... read more |
