Category Archives: education

Watch GISDay Activities on the BlueRaster Instagram Map

Posted on November 19, 2013 by glenn

TweetGISDay is here once again and for a little GISDay fun the cool team at BlueRaster has mashed up a very cool map that shares all the photos on Instagram tagged with the #GISDay hashtag. Have a look around the … Continue reading →

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Educators Gain access to Environmental Data with NOAA View

Posted on November 6, 2013 by glenn

TweetSomething new this week as NOAA introduces a new educational resource designed to give the public and educators access to environmental data and more! The NOAA View imagery portal provides a single point for experiencing NOAA data, including environmental information … Continue reading →

Posted in education, environment, noaa |

Top 200 US Colleges Ranked by Daily Beast

Posted on October 16, 2013 by glenn

TweetRanking are always fun and here’s another fun “top List” for you to browse in order to get an idea of what are considered by some to be the Top Colleges in the US. The Daily Beast’s Down + Dirty … Continue reading →

Posted in education, Tips, TOP Lists |

Deadline for PANalytical NIR’s Goetz Instrument Support Program for Student

Posted on October 8, 2013 by glenn

TweetPANalytical NIR is today reminding graduate students to submit their proposals by October 15 for a chance to be awarded a remote sensing instrument that will enhance their research projects. Students will be awarded either the FieldSpec 4 or Handheld … Continue reading →

Posted in education, environment |

Thinking About GIS, the Fifth Time!

Posted on September 23, 2013 by glenn

TweetYes indeed, once again you can start thinking about GIS… Obviously, what I’m talking about is the 5th edition of one of the most popular GIS / GeoTech books to ever hit the market, Thinking About GIS authored by Roger … Continue reading →

Posted in books, education, ESRI |

Consider having a BCIT GIS student undertake a project or a practicum

Posted on September 5, 2013 by glenn

TweetThe current year of BCIT GIS students started their classes the first week of September. Part of their course load is to locate a sponsor, who will undertake a project or practicum with them in the January – May 2014 … Continue reading →

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Bing Goes Ad Free for Schools

Posted on August 23, 2013 by glenn

TweetSomething new from Microsoft designed to reduce the commercialization of student Web searches performed on the school network.  Bing for Schools also enhances privacy protections, sets strict filters to help block adult content and adds specialized learning features to promote … Continue reading →

Posted in bing, education, Microsoft |

High Tech Text Books for iOS and Android Tablets with Net Texts

Posted on August 19, 2013 by glenn

TweetHere’s an interesting open resource that enables book publishers to easily publish school textbooks in a tablet ready, mobile format (Android and iOS).  Teachers use the Content Management Website to select existing courses or to create new courses by mixing … Continue reading →

Posted in education, mobile, tablet |

Dalhousie University GIS Prof seeks solution to student ignorance of geography

Posted on August 12, 2013 by glenn

TweetA cool story on a popular topic that rears its head every year or so, students and their lack of geographic skills and understanding of the Earth. Imagine a group of Canadian University students not being able to locate the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, education, Geo, video |

Webinar: Moving to Mobility

Posted on August 8, 2013 by glenn

TweetSave the date, August 15 for the next GCS “Big Data” webinar this one with a focus on mobility.  In the second Geospatial Big Data webinar, GCS will demonstrate how it builds mobile applications as part of Big Data solutions … Continue reading →

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Badge System Tracks Student Achievement in Online Geospatial Programs

Posted on August 1, 2013 by glenn

TweetAn interesting idea from American sentinel U re. competency based learning in Geospatial.  American Sentinel University’s GIS program chair, Stephen McElroy, Ph.D., GISP, will highlight how the university’s badge system is used to document competency-based geospatial learning as part of … Continue reading →

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PennState EDU Introduces Maps and the Geospatial Revolution Online Training

Posted on July 16, 2013 by glenn

TweetAn amazing new effort from Penn State (PSU) kicks off this week in the form of a massive, online EDU offering – enter Maps and the Geospatial Revolution. In just 6-9 hours a week, students can enjoy this online offering … Continue reading →

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