by Barbaree | Sep 14, 2011 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Directions Media strives to be the very best resource for geospatial professionals and information technology workers who want to understand and capitalize on location-based information. Their Off the Beaten Path collection of maps is a glorious catch-all of...
by Barbaree | Sep 14, 2011 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Directions Media strives to be the very best resource for geospatial professionals and information technology workers who want to understand and capitalize on location-based information. Their Off the Beaten Path collection of maps is a glorious catch-all of...
by Barbaree | Sep 14, 2011 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Directions Media strives to be the very best resource for geospatial professionals and information technology workers who want to understand and capitalize on location-based information. Their Off the Beaten Path collection of maps is a glorious catch-all of...
by Joseph Kerski | Sep 13, 2011 | Articles, DirectionsMag, Joseph Kerski
Our editors offer their suggestions to those looking to enhance their career in GIS by listing the top five skills they believe those individuals should possess. Editor in Chief Joe Francica and Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg take slightly different approaches to...
by Barbaree | Sep 12, 2011 | Free Resources, Our Blog
So you’re off to the Festival of Books. New place this year at USC, requiring a new route from your house. Do you grab an atlas off the bookshelf to figure it out? Unfold a paper map of Los Angeles? No. You go to the computer and hit Google Maps or MapQuest, Or you...
by Barbaree | Sep 11, 2011 | GIS Happenings, Our Blog
As a nation, today is a day of somber remembering. We feel a mix of sorrow for so many lost lives as well as a sense of pride for the sacrifice of those who so bravely gave up their lives trying to help others. We also remember our service men and women those who have...
by Barbaree | Sep 9, 2011 | Apps We Love, Our Blog
Geology AZ is the Arizona version of the first GIS (geographical information system) for the iPhone. This initial release focuses on the geology of the Grand Canyon state, and related data. Geology AZ is completely self-contained, which means that it is always...
by Barbaree | Sep 6, 2011 | Free Resources, Our Blog
The New York Times compiled cell phone data to show the connections between people. These data rich maps reveal communities don\’t necessarily correspond to geographic borders.
by Barbaree | Sep 2, 2011 | Apps We Love, Free Resources, Our Blog
Do you recycle? iRecycle! Recycling is the easiest and most accessible way to get people plugged into sustainability. iRecycle provides access to more than 800,000 recycling and disposal resources for more than 240 materials, plus the latest in green news to match...
by Barbaree | Aug 18, 2011 | Free Resources, Newsletter Archives, Our Blog
We published our Back to School Resource Broadcast today, summarizing our free resources, summer product releases and GeoSpatial fun. Click here or scan and follow the qr code off your mobile device to view our broadcast. Click here to subscribe to our broadcast...
by Barbaree | Aug 12, 2011 | Our Blog, Press & Testimonials
We are excited to introduce an exciting new resource for teachers: A Geographic View of History by Herb Thompson. This content rich publication will be available in ebook and printed formats. For more information on the lessons, the author and for pricing and preorder...
by Barbaree | Aug 11, 2011 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Much of the information in the world has a geographic component, and spatial factors affect every aspect of our lives. In a world where rich visualizations and geospatial tools are the norm, spatial literacy is a significant asset for our faculty, our students, and...
by Barbaree | Aug 9, 2011 | Cougar's Corner, Free Resources, Our Blog
British digital artist and interface designer Paul Neave makes applications, games, tools, toys, interactive art and installations. Neave Interactive has introduced an amazing ONLINE PLANETARIUM. Just set your location and start expolring your sky!
by Barbaree | Aug 7, 2011 | Conferences, Past Training, Presentation & Conference Archives
NCGE 2011 The NCGE 2011 Conference, “Going Green for Geography” will feature hands-on workshops, field trips, presentations, and exhibits that cover all areas of geography education with an emphasis on teaching and learning about human interaction with environmental...
by Barbaree | Aug 6, 2011 | Apps We Love, Free Resources, Our Blog
Project Noah was launched out of NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) in early 2010. It all started off as an experiment to see if they could build a fun, location-based mobile application to encourage people to reconnect with nature and document local...
by Barbaree | Aug 5, 2011 | Our Blog, Presentation & Conference Archives
Finding Latitude and Longitude on the Ground You may have noticed but on many maps there are lines and borders on them that you can’t see or find when you are at these locations on the ground. While true in the visible sense, if you were to go to court in a legal case...
by Barbaree | Aug 5, 2011 | Our Blog, Presentation & Conference Archives
Hide and Seek This is an easy quick activity to brush up on finding points someone else has already saved or points you had saved before. A deck of cards is a nice tool but any numbered sheets of paper, or other unique trinkets would work as well. Many easy variations...
by Barbaree | Aug 5, 2011 | Free Resources, Our Blog
This resource was pointed out to us by our friend, Joseph Kerski. The data in the article he recommended is downloadable and quite fascinating – enjoy! Examining the Spatial Pattern of Travel Time To Major Cities (courtesy of ESRI) Have you ever wanted to get...
by Barbaree | Aug 4, 2011 | Our Blog, Presentation & Conference Archives
Exploring Literature with Cool Geography Tools Presented by: Barbaree Duke NCGE 2011 Description: Join us as we explore the world of literature with our compass set on cool tools. We’ll explore book journeys, author studies, enhancing context and setting as well as...
by Barbaree | Aug 1, 2011 | Press & Testimonials
Flair is a great way to motivate and excite your students! We are always developing fun & affordable swag for teachers, students and fun-loving professionals. Browse our swag shop and see what excitement we can provide for you & your classroom. We also can do...
