Something fun and useful for you geocachers or those of you wanting to introduce the family to geocaching over the holidays… via Geocaching.com. From the resource… “What is Geocaching?” and seen the Beginner’s Guide to Finding a Geocache, it’s time to make the transition into pro-level geocaching. This video has tips to take your geocaching […]
Dalhousie University GIS Prof seeks solution to student ignorance of geography
A 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 Atlantic Ocean on a map! Indeed, this is the state of geographic literacy in many […]
Now That's A Cool Globe!
A little fun here as I share a pic I snapped walking through our urban core and stumbled onto a cool, little shop that was enticing people in by using Globes. Not just any globe, this place had a pretty cool piece that had a distinct red flavor going on along with a nice, metal […]
USGIF Trajectorymag Coming in June from the USGIF
Info about this tidbit from the USGIF came to me via Twitter this morning as I noticed that the USGIF is planning a new magazine… it appears that it will be an online publication, however, I suppose it could also be in print… I guess we’ll wait and see. Until then check out http://trajectorymagazine.com where […]
10 New, Must-Read GIS user Articles of Interest
A number of fun, educational, and interesting articles and blogs have hit GISuser recently. In case you missed out, here’s a quick list of 10 hand-picked, must-read Geo Tech stories… enjoy! Geospatial Technologies and GIS to model predictive behavior and meth lab locations in Colorado 5 Ways to Make Sure Your Press Release Doesn’t Suck […]
OpenStreetMap Developer Hack Weekend at GeoIQ, Washington, D.C.
Over on the GeoIQ blog Andrew Turner has penned details of a coming hack fest, OpenStreetMap Hack Ween-end. The GeekFest is scheduled to take place at the GeoIQ HQ in D.C. on Feb 18 and 19 and promises to be “very technical” and focus on building core apps and technology that use OSM or support […]