Subject: ‘gis data’
May 22, 2012 Assessing a School’s Economic Background Using GISDataI do pro bono GIS work from time to time, and a recent contribution was towards a local school that was undergoing a capital campaign to build science and computer labs to enhance the quality of education at that elementary school. A non-profit, this school needed to raise funds that exceeded the ability of the ... read more March 22, 2012 Mapping Access to Safe WaterData, MapsWorld Water Day is held on March 22 each year as a way to bring global attention to the world’s freshwater resources. Started by the United Nations, the theme for this year’s World Water Day is Water and Food Security. Access to clean water is not just necessary for hydration, but is needed to produce ... read more March 19, 2012 1940 U.S. Census Records Release Date NearsDataThe detailed records from the 1940 U.S. Census are set to be released on April 2, 2012 at 9am Eastern Time. In additon to the standard questions of name, age, gender, and race, education, and place of birth, the 1940 U.S. Census also asked more detailed questions: The instructions ask the enumerator to enter a circled ... read more February 28, 2012Spatial Humanities: Step by Step GIS InstructionsCommunity, EducationThe 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’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 ... read more January 29, 2012GIS 101: Learn About GISEducation, Learning GISGIS is a multi-faceted discipline built that incorporates a variety of technologies and concepts. To really understand the capabilities of GIS, it is important to learn cartography, spatial and statistical analysis, database management, and programming. Looking to get started in GIS? This GIS 101 page is the launch page for accessing information about GIS on ... read more January 25, 2012 New Plant Hardiness Zone MapData, MapsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM). The map is the first updated in over twenty years and incorporates greater accuracy and detail since the last map from 1990. The new map was developed by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Oregon State University’s (OSU) PRISM Climate Group and is available ... read more January 20, 2012 Wind and GISDataGIS has many applications in wind mapping, analysis and modeling. Geographic data and modeling of wind performance can help site wind turbines. Study of wind patterns also is used for assessing wind damage potential. The GIS staff at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory provides both national wind resource assessment of the United States and high-resolution wind data. GIS ... read more  Help Map Medical Locations in LibyaCommunity, DataWith 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 ... read more January 16, 2012 National Forest Map and GIS DataDataWhat areas of the United States contain the densest amount of woody biomass? Showing the conterminous United States, the intensity of biomass (a measure of the amount of organic carbon—stored in the trunks, limbs, and leaves of trees) has been mapped out with a baseline year of 2000. The darkest green areas are the locations with ... read more January 11, 2012Free GIS DatasetsData, Free GISLooking for free GIS data? Robin Wilson, a PhD student at the University of Southampton, has a frequently updated list of free GIS datasets that he has found in the course of his research and based on recommendations from other GIS users. The list is broken down into broader categories covering Physical Geography, Human Geography, and individual ... read more |
