If you are an experienced GIS user, GISCorps, a volunteer organization under the auspices of URISA, coordinates short term volunteer GIS services for many things, including humanitarian relief, and need EXPERIENCED GIS volunteers for Hurrican Katrina relief efforts. If you think you might be able to help, information and forms are available at the GISCorps
Hurricane Katrina
There are numerous blogs, websites, and other Internet resources on Hurrican Katrina, so I can only mention a couple. The devastation is unbelievable, and our thoughts are certainly with all the people who are trying to cope with the aftermath, but it underscores how important an understanding of geography and our environment is, as has
Smithsonian in dire need of building restorations – 08/26/05
I have always loved the Smithsonian and think it really is an amazing place, so I’m sad that things might be as bad as this article suggests. I think it reflects badly on us, aside from any other issues, when we can’t support our own national museums, which are also some of the most-visited attractions
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My brain is a bit dodgy at times. You see this is how it works: you wonder why no one has commented to any posts even though people do visit the site you try to create your own comment to make sure it works everything is good, comment works, so you shrug … 2 weeks
Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration: Monarch Butterfly
I heard about this on The Tech Teachers podcast. It is a great combination of education and geography (with some of those other disciplines mixed in). As usual, take a few minutes and check it out. Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration: Monarch Butterfly
Careers in Geoscience and Remote Sensing
An article on careers in Geography focusing on the technology side of things. Careers in Geoscience and Remote Sensing — Fazekas, 2005-08-19, CANADA — Science’s Next Wave
Google Earth Updates Over 100 Cities
I was too lazy to blog this myself when I saw it last week so I will let the folks over at DownloadSquad do it for me. High resolution imagery is my master… Download Squad
Call for participants – AAG panel on blogging
We would like to put together a presentation session and/or a panel session on blogging and podcasting in Geography and related disciplines and technologies. If you are a blogger, podcaster or feel you can significantly contribute to the use these media in Geography please contact me. If you are interested in presenting a paper please
List of disk based GIS systems and goodies
This is a list sent to us by Edward, a listener, of disk based GIS systems. These are bootable systems that do not require you to istall anything to your computer. I am only familiar with a couple of these, so I will have to look into most of them myself. If you are looking
BBC Article – Portal race goes local and global
BBC article on the neverending search engine battle. BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click Online | Portal race goes local and global
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