Subject: ‘gis’
February 1, 2010 Women in GISLink LibraryWeb sites with information specifically regarding women in GIS. Read interviews about women in this field or find GIS related support groups. read more...January 25, 2010 Adena Schutzberg | Profiles from the Geospatial CommunityCommunityWelcome to the inaugural “Profiles from the Geospatial Community“. Each month will feature a quick interview with a notable member of the geospatial community. I’m proud to present Adena Schutzberg as the first profile in the series. Ms. Schutzberg is a prominent presence in the geospatial media, most currently as the Executive Editor of Directions ... read more January 13, 2010 Haiti Maps and GIS Data ResourcesDataResources for finding maps, satellite imagery, GIS data and other geographically related data for the country of Haiti. This page has been updated to included links to mapping resources for the recent January 12, 2010 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. Data, Maps and Geography About Haiti Maps and geographical information from the Geography Site at ... read more December 2, 2009 Spatial History ProjectGIS NewsLocated at Stanford University, the Spatial History Project seeks to bring “together scholars working on projects at the intersection of geography and history using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in their research.” The projects listed marry geospatial technologies with historical research. Use the Google Earth to journey along with Alfred A. Hart, who between 1864 to 1869,took 364 ... read more December 1, 2009GISHowTo.com LaunchesGIS NewsUpdate: this site is no longer in existence. A new GIS tutorial site has launched. Run by Anthony Calderon*, GISHowto.com features tutorials in video format for a range of software programs such as ESRI’s ArcGIS, ENVI, MapInfo and Google Earth. The fledgling site also hosts an event calendar, a forum for discussing GIS software issues, ... read more November 21, 2009 Essential Skills for a GIS AnalystCareerWhat skills do you need to be a successful GIS Analyst? Michalis Avraam put together the results of a discussion at the University of Washington that posed the question, “What are the essential skills to succeed as a GIS Analyst?” Avraam breaks down the critical skills into categories: general GIS, database management, programming, project management ... read more November 17, 2009 ESRI Launches a GIS WikiCommunityESRI has launched a wiki today at http://wiki.gis.com. The effort is fairly new and the wiki hasn’t been promoted much yet by ESRI, I found out about the wiki from a Tweet by @mikehogan who works at ESRI. A visit to the GIS.com home page doesn’t reveal the existence of this wiki. I would assume that’s ... read more November 4, 2009 First American Spatial Solutions and ParcelsData, GIS NewsAround the same time that Google was getting a lot of attention and flack for pushing parcel linework into their Google Maps application, First American Spatial Solutions (FASS) was also out promoting their ParcelPoint® GIS database and associated technologies. Back in June, FASS issued a press release on their nationwide parcel database containing over 120 ... read more October 26, 2009To What End, GIS?Career, Issues in GISDon Meltz blogs his thoughts on the myth of the GIS professional in his post, “GIS is Dead – Long Live GIS“. By comparing GIS to Word Processing, Meltz draws the conclusion that viewing GIS as a profession is outdated and that those looking to getting into GIS as a profession shouldn’t do so. Instead, ... read more October 18, 2009Earthquakes and GISData, Link LibraryMaps of earthquakes and faultlines can be easily accessed over the internet and through public agencies. GIS has also been used in determining earthquake hazards such as landslides and liquefaction. read more... |
