by Joseph Kerski | Nov 16, 2016 | Articles, DirectionsMag, GeoInspirations, Joseph Kerski
Editor’s note: Welcome back to our GeoInspirations series, in which our distinguished guest columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, introduces us to the men and women who are changing the face of the geospatial industry, and shining a light on the importance of...
by Barbaree | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured Content, Free Resources, GIS Day
We believe that Earth is a beautiful planet. As we celebrate GIS Day around the world, many students and professionals alike will be sharing amazing data visualizations, helpful solutions to important issues, and telling stories with geography. Many of you are...
by Barbaree | Nov 7, 2016 | Featured Content, Our Blog, Super Tuesdays 2012
Are you on the map? add your sticker join the sticker fun Show off your sticker Add your I Voted! sticker to the map Voting stickers popping up everywhere! So we thought…”hey, we could map those stickers!” We created a Crowdsource Story Map to do just that! Did you...
by Joseph Kerski | Nov 2, 2016 | DirectionsMag, GeoInspirations, Joseph Kerski, Our Blog
Today\’s GeoInspiration is Dr. Grant Ian Thrall, a man for whom I have gained much respect over the years, speaking with and listening to him at the business geography sessions at the American Association of Geographers conference and at the Applied Geography...
by Joseph Kerski | Oct 5, 2016 | Articles, DirectionsMag, GeoInspirations, Joseph Kerski
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today Dr. Joseph Kerski introduces us to another of geography\’s most inspiring and energetic leaders, Dr. Robert Saveland. I first met Dr. Robert Saveland when he won the George...
by Joseph Kerski | Sep 21, 2016 | Articles, DirectionsMag, GeoInspirations, Joseph Kerski
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this month's edition of GeoInspirations. Today Dr. Joseph Kerski introduces us to a young woman who is still in the early stages of her career, yet is already one of our industry's most inspiring voices — Madison...
by Joseph Kerski | Sep 7, 2016 | Articles, DirectionsMag, GeoInspirations, Joseph Kerski
Editor’s note: Directions Magazine has been privileged to work with some of the most influential minds in the geospatial industry. Over the years, we have showcased their innovations with the hope of inspiring our readers to greater heights. Dr. Joseph Kerski joins us...
by Barbaree | Sep 6, 2016 | crafts
We admit to having a mapping problem. We also admit to a growing collection of cool things to do with paper maps. Add this one to your list of fun weekend craft projects, a lamp shade! Read all about it over at the IKEA Hackers...
by Barbaree | Jun 15, 2016 | Conferences, Presentation & Conference Archives
Come chat in person! Please visit with us Saturday and Sunday in the EdUC Exhibit hall! Come see us! Stay in the know! Success! First Name Last Name Email sign me up Catch one of our presentations Story Maps and Web Mapping as Learning Tools Saturday, June 25, 1:30 PM...
by Barbaree | Jun 12, 2016 | Conferences, Free Resources, Our Blog, Presentation & Conference Archives
Presenters Roger and Anita Palmer World History The Human Journey (Expansion out of Africa) GeoInquiry http://education.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=196f6340bd0541a09f772d0def74ddad Map http://esriurl.com/enviroGeoinquiry14 Columbian Exchange...
by Barbaree | Mar 28, 2016 | Conferences, Our Blog
Visit us!GIS & Geospatial SessionsNESTA Share-a-thons GISetc is hanging out with our friends from Esri in BOOTH 500. We have free materials, and great ideas to get mapping and analysis into your classroom. Stop by the booth and chat with us! Integrative 3-D...
by Joseph Kerski | Jan 27, 2016 | Articles, DirectionsMag, Joseph Kerski
Five converging global trends Five converging global trends may present geography with unprecedented world attention: geo-awareness, geo-enablement, geotechnologies, citizen science and storytelling. Each of these is transforming the audience for geography and the way...
by Barbaree | Nov 20, 2015 | Conferences, Current Training, Presentation & Conference Archives
If you’re looking for cool things related to geospatial technology, digital maps and interactive online mapping….but need it to be free for your school. (Yes, FREE! No catch…really!) Join the TCEA GEOSIG and friends at one of these presentations...
by Barbaree | Oct 15, 2015 | Free Resources
While we do have some single lessons on our site, we didn\’t have one that met this criteria exactly. We did find some resources online that might be helpful.Biodiversity Mapping has a nice collection that\’s easy to...
by Barbaree | Mar 17, 2015 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog
Top of the morning to all of our geo-friends! The GISetc is showing off our Irish roots as you can see by our dancing. We also wanted to point you to some great map resources. Check out the geography of Irish surnames, take an aerial tour of Dublin or get the top 10...
by Barbaree | Jul 17, 2014 | Our Blog, Presentation & Conference Archives
Thanks for stopping by and spreading the joy of all things geo!
by Barbaree | Jul 17, 2014 | Our Blog, Presentation & Conference Archives
Thanks for stopping by and spreading the joy of all things geo!
by Barbaree | Jul 13, 2014 | Featured Content, Free Resources, Our Blog, Presentation & Conference Archives
Check out the latest project from Barbaree about using GIS to teach Common Core standards. This summer she added math and has a nifty portal to serve as home base. Click on over to www.barbareeduke.com/ccgis to get all the details. You could be mapping your way...
by Barbaree | Jul 13, 2014 | Featured Content, Free Resources, Our Blog, Presentation & Conference Archives
Check out the latest project from Barbaree about using GIS to teach Common Core standards. This summer she added math and has a nifty portal to serve as home base. Click on over to www.barbareeduke.com/ccgis to get all the details. You could be mapping your way...
by Emily Adams | Jun 30, 2014 | Free Resources, Our Blog
We started brainstorming fun summer maps to post on our blog – and we started thinking about road trips…and then we got hungry…and then we came up with the idea of pulling together a collection of some of the coolest road trip fast food maps....
