by Barbaree | Nov 11, 2011 | Apps We Love, Free Resources, Our Blog
What are the most important sights to see around me? What do others find interesting here? Is there a museum, a castle, a park or church nearby? What persons are related to this place? Did a historic battle happen at this place? Wikihood knows the answers to questions...
by Barbaree | Nov 9, 2011 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Explore is a multimedia organization that documents leaders around the world who have devoted their lives to extraordinary causes. Both educational and inspirational, they creates a snapshot of our planet – the best of it\’s nature and humanity. Rich with...
by Barbaree | Nov 7, 2011 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog, SEVEN
Our first featured resource in our SEVEN program is the 7 billion actions program from UNESCO. Our unique moment in human history represents both an achievement and a challenge, and impacts on every single person on the planet. A world of seven billion has...
by Barbaree | Nov 7, 2011 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog, SEVEN
GISetc is excited to launch SEVEN, seven lesson plans over the remaining seven months of school relating to our recent global population surge to seven billion. Over the next seven months, we will feature a great free resource to help you teach in your classroom. Look...
by Barbaree | Nov 1, 2011 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Look what we did! We at GISetc realize that geospatial technologies are moving targets. So here’s the latest to keep you on target and up to date! We have begun to convert some of our 20 Minute GIS layer packages and maps over to ArcGIS Explorer Online. 20 minute...
by Barbaree | Nov 1, 2011 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog
The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2010. NHGIS is excited to announce a totally redesigned website. Several years in the...