by Barbaree | Jun 23, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
At GISetc, we do a lot of international work, especially in Costa Rica and other Spanish-speaking GIS communities. We just published our first textbook translated into Spanish, Explorando Lugares con GPS (Going Places with GPS), and you can expect more in the months...
by Barbaree | Jun 14, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Summer Reading Are you looking for some good books this summer? Let us make some suggestions… Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks – Ken Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the London Map Fair to the bowels of the...
by Barbaree | Jun 14, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog, Presentation & Conference Archives
Today we\’re presenting on World History and Geography. Click here to download materials from our workshop, GIS on the Web – World History.
by Barbaree | Jun 11, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
A Record-Breaking Tornado Season in 2012 The year began with an unusual number of tornadoes during January 2012. The first major tornado outbreak occurred on January 22–23, when a spring-like system moved across the southern Mississippi valley, producing at least two...
by Barbaree | Jun 7, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Solar Energy Through the centuries, scientists have found innovative ways to harness the power of the sun — from magnifying glasses to steam engines. Converting more solar power into electricity is high on the political agenda in many countries, amid the push to find...
by Barbaree | Jun 5, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Where the Trees Are Trees are one of Earth’s largest banks for storing the carbon that gets emitted by natural processes and human activities. Forests cover about 30 percent of the planet’s surface, and as much as 45 percent of the carbon stored on land is tied up in...
