Subject: ‘Education’
| December 30, 2011 Homeschool Cartography CoursesCartographyIf you live near Portland, Maine and have homeschooled children, there is a cartography course being offered through the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education of the University of Southern Maine. The four-part homeschooling cartography course is offered at two levels: intermediate for children aged 10-12 and secondary students aged 13-16. The classes ... read more November 13, 2011 Spread the Word: GIS Day (November 16, 2011)GIS NewsStarted in 1999 as a part of Geography Awareness Week, GIS Day is a global event aimed at promoting GIS-based software and technology to businesses, schools, and the general public. Organizations using or interested in GIS are encouraged to host an educational event or presenting a project with the intent of showcasing new GIS developments ... read more November 9, 2011 Esri’s GIS Grants for 4-H Program Now Accepting ApplicantsEducation, GIS NewsThe 2012 GIS Grants for 4-H Program is now open for applications. 4-H programs within the United States and Operation Military Kids clubs on American military bases around the world are eligible to apply for Esri’s program. There are three grant levels: Getting Started with GIS, ArcGIS Youth Club, and ArcGIS Educator programs: Getting Started with GIS and GPS ... read more August 31, 2011 Case Study: Students Using ArcGIS.com to Study Soil ErosionEducationESRI Canada has published a case study about the use of ArcGIS.com by Canadian students to learn about their environment. By learning spatial skills, the students were able to study and map out a local environmental issue, the erosion of the Scarborough Bluffs. Recently, the school leveraged the geographic information system (GIS) solution to look more closely ... read more April 30, 2011 Building a Career in GISCareer, FeaturesThe use of geospatial technologies is increasingly being used in a variety of fields. GIS is being used in many different industries and the skills required to be a successful GIS professional have evolved over the years. Below are recommendations on building a strong background in preparation for a career in GIS based on what the ... read more August 15, 2010 GIS for KidsFeaturesSummer’s here! School will be out and the time abounds when many kids take on new learning experiences. Have you ever wanted your child to understand what it is you do all day long? It’s difficult enough to elucidate to an adult layperson what Geographic Information Systems are; knowing where to start explaining GIS to ... read more October 23, 2007Educational GIS SurveyEducationAn invitation to participate in a survey on the establishment of a new GIS related Distance Learning degree program: California University of Pennsylvania is developing an online Master’s of Geography and Regional Planning degree. As we consider how best to structure the program, we believe feedback from professionals in the field will prove valuable in developing ... read more December 1, 2004MyWorldEducationMy World GIS is a full-featured GIS designed for educational use. My World provides a carefully selected subset of the features of a professional GIS environment. These features include multiple geographic projections, table and map views of data, distance-measurement tools, buffering and query operations, customizable map display. They have been selected to provide the greatest ... read more March 19, 2001 Job Description: GIS Specialist – Education/ResearchCareerHow do you use GIS to help your company? I help students, staff and faculty use GIS software and find GIS data to further their research. GIS software used: All ESRI products. ENVI- remote sensing and GIS. What skills do you need to be successful in your position? The patience of a teacher, skills with GIS software, ... read more |
