This event (agenda, pdf) is next weekend at Skidmore College and will be of interest to anyone using or supporting those who use GIS in education. The deadline to register is Monday.
I’ve been invited to speak on “Harnessing Geospatial Technology in Liberal Education” and have spent quite a lot of time thinking about this topic over the last few weeks. I’m excited and a bit apprehensive to see if my vision meshes with reality of those in the thick of things.
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/17 at 02:50 PM |
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The event is scheduled for January 6-10 in Redlands and was introduced via a an ESRI employee written, but non-ESRI blog, GIS and Science.
Per the blog, “With geodesign, geographic analysis is brought into a design process early on, when initial design sketches are evaluated against spatial data.” Per the event page, “The Summit will introduce the first generation of GeoDesign concepts, tools and technologies, drawing from a multitude of interdisciplinary experiences from around the world.”
While the goal is to involve both academics and professionals, details on the content and costs are not yet available.
ESRI, The University of Redlands, and UC Santa Barbara (updated per ESRI and comment below) are sponsors.
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/17 at 12:11 PM |
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On Tuesday the world learned about the U.S. government’s “app store,” basically a portal to apps that government employees, with an ok, can use to do their work. The apps are broken down into productivity, business, social media and cloud categories. (Based on the definition of social media, “getting the word out,” I wonder how well they understand social media…).
If you dig into business you find a category called “Geographic Info” which makes me think of data over analysis. All five products are from Carahsoft - the people behind Salesforce.com. And, all of them are “add-ons” to that product. In fact, all of the categories in that business area I clicked on had software from just two vendors: Carahsoft and Google.
All of the social media offerings were free and from a wide range of providers.
I guess this is a work in progress.
- CNN
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/17 at 11:34 AM |
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Update: “A “furious” London Mayor Boris Johnson has ordered Transport for London (TfL) to restore the River Thames on revised Tube maps.” New maps with the River and some zone information are expected in December, when the next printing was planned.
- BBC
—- original post 9/16/09—-
The new map, that’s already being handed out is based on the original, but to make it more readable Transport for London (TfL) removed the zone, which indicate fares and the River Thames. TfL responded to concerns about the zone removal by noting that zone information is available on map on its website and on ticket machines. Since there are changes to the lines in the works, it’s likely a new map will be needed in a few months.
The article in the Telegraph had 50 comments when I blogged this.
- TheTelegraph
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/17 at 11:19 AM |
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Robert Jones was found guilty of “driving without due care and attention” in the UK. He followed his satnav device’s instructions and drove down a path not designed for cars and made contact with a fence. He also travelled onto some private land. The court didn’t buy his explanation that he followed the directions. He was fined $1,470.
- C|net
- Examiner
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/17 at 10:58 AM |
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