Diana Sinton and her colleagues have launched a new website that offers lots of great materials and ideas for educators teaching GIS. To learn more, go to http://www.teachgis.org/.
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UCGIS Plans Pre-Symposium Workshops
The Univeristy Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) has an exciting slate of Pre-Symposium Workshops planned leading up to its May 21-23, 2013 Symposium, which include a variety of opportunities for all day and half day learning opportunities. The technical workshops include timely topics such as streaming spatial data, spatial SQL and spatial statistics. The collaborative track…
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UCGIS convenes GIS & T Body of Knowledge Workshop on May 20th, 2013
The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) has recently launched a new effort to revise and augment the Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge that was first published in 2006. This will be a multi-year effort intended to be forward-looking and inclusive, drawing contributors and participants from multiple countries, disciplines, and perspectives. To get started, UCGIS is convening…
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The Significance of Place
Nate Silver recently published an article documenting the best place to live in New York City based on a quantitative Livability Indicator that can be manipulated by the user to identify the places that would best satisfy their own needs and aspirations. You can learn more athttp://nymag.com/realestate/neighborhoods/2010/65374/
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