
01/04/2017
CityLab
CityLab
This project from MIT reveals where the streets are greenest, and which ones could use more work.
Facebook for students, faculty, and friends of the NVCC Geospatial Studies Program Geospatial Technology (GST) refers to geographical information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing (RS), and emerging technologies that assist the user in the collection, analysis and interpretation of spatial data.
(U.S. Department of Labor, 2005) The NOVA program is open to high school graduates, professionals and students waiting to enter a four year college or graduate school. It is also available to high school students under dual enrollment/concurrent enrollment. NOVA GST students must have basic computer and math skills. For those students who wish to continue their education beyond the community college, NOVA articulation agreements help ensure a smooth transition. Whether you already have a profession and want to pick up new skills or you are preparing to enter a new career, GST can help to ensure future job security.
CityLab
This project from MIT reveals where the streets are greenest, and which ones could use more work.
Students! Tell Your Story as Part of the International Year of Global Understanding | Esri Insider
These days we could all use a little more understanding. As noted by Lord Anthony Giddens, former Director of the London School of Economics: “We live in the most interconnected world in history. Yet at the same time, the world is driven by conflicts, dislocations and uncertainties – an unsettling a...
A reminder to think about how you present data.
http://gizmodo.com/5960290/this-is-the-real-political-map-of-america-hint-we-are-not-that-divided?utm_medium=sharefromsite
This is the real political map of the United States of America after the presidential election. A fascinating view, much different from the maps you saw that night, which showed an artificial, binary divide. But these maps demonstrate that there is not such a huge gap between rural and urban America...
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Food for thought for those of you who are thinking about developing a business alongside your main career or building your GIS experience.
https://somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/a-career-built-on-side-projects/
I am asked, from time to time, how I have managed to make it as a freelancer (so far). For those who are unwise enough to rely upon me for advice, I generally offer two major comments: first off, t…
American Geographical Society
Developer Dan Vanderkam teamed with the NYPL The New York Public Libraryto create a Google Street View map of New York City in the 1800s.
Meetup tomorrow: All About Projections!
http://www.meetup.com/Maptime-DC/events/230325794
The map is wrong! All maps are wrong! If you've seen that West Wing clip calling for schools to use different maps, or stumbled on that xkcd projection comic, you know that there are different wa
Have you ever wondered where the name Wiehle Avenue came from? #placename #geography #maps
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/wiehles-legacy-lives-on-in-reston/2012/04/03/gIQA67E3uS_story.html
Seventy-five years before Robert E. Simon purchased 6,750 acres of Northern Virginia countryside in 1961 for $13 million — and turned it into what is known today as Reston — another wealthy entreprene...
Also on NPR this morning...
This is where we are now.
http://www.citylab.com/weather/2016/03/usgs-map-human-induced-earthquake-map/475800/?utm_source=SFFB
Fact Sheet: The White House Launches The Opportunity Project,” Utilizing Open Data to Build...
In the lead up to the President's historic visit to SxSW, today the Administration is announcing the launch of “The Opportunity Project,” a new open data effort to improve economic mobility for all Americans. As the President said in his State of the Union address, we must harness 21st century techn…
Thanks to Melanie F. for sharing this great article!
http://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2016/03/millie-the-mapper
Millie the Mapper. A blog post at "Worlds Revealed: Geography & Maps at The Library Of Congress" on 2016-03-11.
If you missed the NoVa Mini Maker Faire and the awesome Women in GIS demonstrating OSM, register for tomorrow's OSM intro with Maptime DC.
http://www.meetup.com/Maptime-DC/events/229450027/?rv=md1
Join us for an Intro to OpenStreetMap (OSM)- a great way to introduce yourself to the world of map making. OSM is a map of the world, created by people like you, free to use under an open license and
Atlas Obscura is a great source of interesting maps. This is a really fantastic topic with what appear to be hand-coded maps.
See the tragic effects of the aerial bombardment on London’s landscape.
Are you curious about how states rank in terms of "open" data? This census (little c, not the Bureau) has your answer (in part): https://census.usopendata.org/
This is a census of the data holdings of nine key datasets by U.S. states, conducted by U.S. Open Data. This is a work in progress. All 50 states and D.C. and Puerto Rico are included. Bulk census data may be obtained via Google Sheets. Feedback may be sent to [email protected] or provided in the fo…
http://news.aag.org/2016/02/census-bureau-plans-to-hire-40-geographers-students-encouraged-to-apply/
The Census Bureau is looking to hire 40 geographers for positions in the Office of the Associate Director for Decennial Census. Details about the positions are available at USAJobs.gov and the link…
Paid summer fellowships for student GIS analysts to perform pro bono work for non-profits
http://www.businessinsider.com/densest-counties-in-america-2015-7
Population density in the US varies wildly from place to place.
British Archeologists Have Discovered Long-Lost Roman Roads Using LIDAR
For years, the United Kingdom’s Environment Agency has been using Lidar to study flooding and coastal changes. Since 1998, it’s had an unexpected use: discovering long-lost roads left by the Romans, helping to uncover new details of the country’s past.
NPR
Using "a super high tech version of Google Earth," you too will be able to help unearth the secrets of ancient civilizations.
Thinking outside the resource management box.
#geoawesomeness #geography #tech #technology
The U.S. Agency for International Development faced a tricky challenge in Peru’s bustling urban centers. How do you raise citizen awareness and concern about a critical natural environment most city dwellers will never have the opportunity to see?
You still need to consider the type of citation you are following, but this may be helpful.
How do you cite GIS materials such as map, GIS data, and GIS software? Listed here are examples on how to cite GIS work.
Finally, a way to measure the bushy-tailed threat
Need something to do over break? Try your hand at transcribing whaling log books for Old Weather. Imagine what you could do with these data - so many possibilities! #placinghistory #dataisspatial
Calling all amateur scientists and historians
Mapping 65 Years of Explosive Urban Growth Around the World
This delightfully user-friendly data viz tracks city population trajectories.
Projection speed-dating?
http://www.wired.com/tag/get-to-know-a-projection/
The fascinating backstory behind the azimuthal orthographic, the map projection that makes flat maps look like 3-D globes.
GIS 295 has been using maps to communicate this semester. How do you tell your story?
http://visage.co/how-to-tell-a-story-with-data/
How do you tell a story with data? Here are the 5 steps.
http://satsummit.github.io/landscape/
Exploratory, and collaboratory, review of current and upcoming satellite tools for development, from capture, distribution, analysis and applications.
Sorta-kinda map-related.
The artist’s highly imaginative waterway was created using satellite imagery from NASA
Huge Repository of Georeferenced Field Photos Made Available by the USGS - Geolounge
The USGS recently made its large repository of georeference photos available via a map-based browser, the Land Cover Trends Field Photo Map interface.
http://insideairbnb.com/washington-dc/
Inside Airbnb is a set of independent tools and open data that allows you to explore how Airbnb is being used in cities around the world.
Have you ever wondered?
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/3151/washingtons-systemic-streets/
Visitors and residents of Washington, DC know, to one degree or another, about the city's street naming conventions. Most tourists know that we have lettered and numbered streets. And to some degree, they know there is a system, but it doesn't stop them asking us directions. But most out-of-towners…
If you are interested in data analysis and visualization, check out HackShop, a new Meetup group for data nerds. :) http://www.meetup.com/HackShopDC/
HackShopDC is a group of civic-minded hackers that get together to tackle a specific DC issue or dataset. At each meetup we'll analyze and visualize a different open dataset to bring insight to all fa
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