<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>GIS Lounge &#187; Community</title> <atom:link href="http://gislounge.com/category/community/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://gislounge.com</link> <description>Geographic Information Systems, Maps, GPS, and GIS Jobs</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:10:07 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>Ryan Resella &#124; Profiles from the Geospatial Community</title><link>http://gislounge.com/ryan-resella-profiles-from-the-geospatial-community/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/ryan-resella-profiles-from-the-geospatial-community/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:45:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Code for America]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ESRI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GIS interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Profiles from the Geospatial Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ryan Resella]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=9906</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ryan Resella is a former coworker of mine back from when we both worked for the City of Santa Clarita in California.  Ryan has just begun his first year as a permanent member of Code for America&#8217;s team after thriving as an inaugural fellow last year with the program.  I asked Ryan some questions about [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/ryan-resella-profiles-from-the-geospatial-community/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Spatial Humanities: Step by Step GIS Instructions</title><link>http://gislounge.com/spatial-humanities-step-by-step-gis-instructions/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/spatial-humanities-step-by-step-gis-instructions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:30:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arcgis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geospatial technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gis data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Scholar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spatial humanities]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=9562</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Spatial Humanities site has a growing list of step by step instructions on how to create and work with GIS data using such spatial technologies as ArcGIS, HyperCities, Google&#8217;s Fusion Tables, and Google Maps. The latest set of instructions provides downloadable sample files to run the user through heads up digitizing in order to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/spatial-humanities-step-by-step-gis-instructions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>British Library Launches Crowdsourcing Map Georeferencing Program</title><link>http://gislounge.com/british-library-launches-crowdsourcing-map-georeferencing-program/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/british-library-launches-crowdsourcing-map-georeferencing-program/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:13:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[British Library]]></category> <category><![CDATA[georeferencing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historical maps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=9458</guid> <description><![CDATA[The British Library has launched a pilot project to engage the public&#8217;s help in geoferencing historical maps.  A  sample of 725 maps of England and Wales from the 18th and 19th century (from the Ordnance Survey Drawings, 1780-1840) along with with large-scale street plans of London from  1560 to 1860 (from the the Crace Collection) have been selected for this [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/british-library-launches-crowdsourcing-map-georeferencing-program/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Help Map Medical Locations in Libya</title><link>http://gislounge.com/help-map-medical-locations-in-libya/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/help-map-medical-locations-in-libya/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:12:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crowdsourcing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gis data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GISCorps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[openstreetmap]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8873</guid> <description><![CDATA[With the help of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), GISCorps, and the Stand By Task Force (SBTF) (an online volunteer mapping community), the WHO has been trying to map out all the medical facilities within the embattled country of Libya.  The project is an ongoing effort and a call for help has gone out in a memo to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/help-map-medical-locations-in-libya/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Help Support Geospatial Professional Atanas Entchev</title><link>http://gislounge.com/help-support-geospatial-professional-atanas-entchev/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/help-support-geospatial-professional-atanas-entchev/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:47:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atanas entchev]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deportation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geospatial community]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8197</guid> <description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Atanas Entchev&#8217;s daughter, Christina, has published a post about his detainment by immigration officials as well as a call for support.  Please help if you can. 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6 International Conference on Health GIS &#124; New Delhi, India &#124; 5~6 August, 2011 4th International Conference on Health GIS Date: 5-6 August, 2011 Location: New Delhi, India Website: http://www.e-geoinfo.net/healthgis2011/ Brief Description: The world is facing serious challenge from new emerging diseases such as Chicken Guinea, Bird Flu,  Dengue and also the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/august-2011-geospatial-conferences-and-events/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>URISA Membership Deal</title><link>http://gislounge.com/urisa-membership-deal/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/urisa-membership-deal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:20:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Introductory Membership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urisa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=7357</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been wanting to try out a membership with URISA (Urban and Regional Information Systems Association) but haven&#8217;t because of the normal $175 annual member dues, URISA has a deal for you.  For a limited time, URISA is offering a $20 initial membership fee for the rest of the year.  The $20 gets you [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/urisa-membership-deal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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