Date archive for September, 2007
September 14, 2007Help Advance Geography EducationGeographyThe American Association of Geographers has put out a call for action to help advance education in geography for the United States. Listed below are ways to help, especially in contacting your United States Representatives and Senators to urge them to fund geography education read more...More Countries Added to Google MapsWeb MappingThe Google Map blog, Lat Long, has announced the addition of 54 new countries to Google Maps. Significantly, countries in Latin America and Asia were added. Quality and the extent of the geographic coverage varies among the countries but the blog post promises more extensive coverage and new countries to be added in the future. ... read more September 13, 2007DIY CartographyCartographyMaking Maps: DIY Cartography is a blog maintained by John Krygier that explores the various techniques and critiques of map making. John Krygier is the co-author (with Denis Wood) of Making Maps: a Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS. His blog is full of interesting essays on map making, visual design and other tidbits ... read more Will Google’s Street View be legal in Canada?Issues in GISGoogle’s launch of their street level imagery for select cities in the United States brought up many questions of privacy but, for the most part, the availability of publicy taken photography is legal. The same isn’t true for Canada and now Canadian officials have sent an enquiry to Google to determine if the Street View ... read more GoGeomaticsCareerGoGeomatics is a relatively new job site for jobs in GIS (or geomatics as the field is commonly known in Canada). There are separate portals for U.S., Canadian and European based positions. Posting and searching for positions are free but you will need to register to view the actual job listings. read more...September 12, 2007Census to KML ApplicationWeb MappingBruce Ralston from the Geography Department at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, has posted a program that will convert U.S. Census TIGER format files to Google KML format. The program works with TIGER formats from dating from 1994 to 2006. Currently, the program only supports the conversion of polygon based layers although there are ... read more Census Data and ResourcesData, Link LibraryCollection of links relating to Census data and GIS. Find web sites from which you can download TIGER files, census track geodatabases and demographic data so that you can create your own maps. read more...September 11, 2007AAG Career SectionCareerThe American Association of Geographers has recently revamped their career section to create the “AAG Online Career Guide“. Take some time to explore their extensive collection of resources such as the “Employment and Salary Trend” tool that shows hourly ranges along with the historic trend of salaries for each particular geographic field. Don’t forget to explore ... read more September 10, 2007The GeowebWeb MappingThe Economist writes about the proliferation of online mapping that is part of a broader endeavor they call the “geoweb”. Still in what the Economist describes as its “infancy”: The web did away with many geographical constraints, enabling people with common interests to communicate, regardless of location. Yet placelessness jettisons some of the most useful ... read more September 9, 2007 EveryscapeFeaturesEveryscape is poised to launch their virtual version of the world this fall. Looking to compete with Google Earth, this flash based online mapping application will use panoramic photos to create a 3D view of the world not just just from the street but will also of interiors of buildings. The plan, according to the ... read more |
