by Barbaree | Mar 21, 2012 | Cougar's Corner, Free Resources, Our Blog
Recently Yahoo wrote an article touting the top five low stress careers, and geographic information systems analyst made the list. Obviously, this article was written by someone who WAS NOT a GIS analyst! So, kick on back with your box of bon bons and enjoy a good...
by Barbaree | Mar 20, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Here is a link to an amazing collection of over a dozen of free lessons from STEM: the National Center for Rural Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Outreach! These resources are so rich, we hope you explore each and every lesson. The units were...
by Barbaree | Mar 19, 2012 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog
It’s a common early-spring phenomenon: Cold, dry air from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. The result: massive, tornado-spawning storms. Visit the map story of the 2012 Spring tornado season, which aggregates geographic information with eyewitness...
by Barbaree | Mar 14, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Humans are increasingly transforming Earth’s surface—through direct activities such as farming, mining, and building, and indirectly by altering its climate. Visit the link to explore these map stories that offer a series of then-and-now satellite imagery...
by Barbaree | Mar 13, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
One year after the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the nuclear industry is still grappling with how to handle the risks that come with extreme natural disasters. What if something similar happened in the United States? According to the Natural Resources Defense Council,...
by Barbaree | Mar 12, 2012 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog
The people of Japan paused for a moment of silence to mark the one-year anniversary of a powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed almost 19,000 people and left hundreds of thousands of others homeless. Entire cities and towns were wiped off the land by...
