Archive for October 23rd, 2005




Original Map of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is Missing

Oct 23rd, 2005 | By Sue

On Friday, an article at NY Times Online reported that the original map delineating the legal boundaries of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been missing since early 2003. And, to make matters worse, there are no known copies, no digitized GIS data, no scanned image, nothing. The USGS made a new map, but [...]

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A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 14

Oct 23rd, 2005 | By Jesse

Main Topic: Geospatial data dissemination. News: CommonCensus, GITA/DOL, Space Elevator Challenge, Planet Geospatial at SpatiallyAdjusted

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Show notes for AVSP Episode 14

Oct 23rd, 2005 | By Jesse

VerySpatial Podcast
Shownotes – Episode 14
October 23, 2005
Main Topic: Geospatial data dissemination
Click for the detailed shownotes

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HOPEWORKS ‘N CAMDEN – Expanding the Futures of Youth

Oct 23rd, 2005 | By Jesse

John Krygier pointed us to Hopeworks, a program in Camden, NJ whose mission includes reducing the dropout rate and to create hope for the future. They attempt to do this by engaging students through web and GIS services. The site is impressive and the concept is great.
They also have a position [...]

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