Tag: arcgis
Using GIS to Showcase College Acceptance
Every June, my local paper is filled with the local private school announcements containing lists and lists and lists of where students have been accepted to. With all the private schools competing with each other to showcase college acceptances for that year, creating a map showing the locations of colleges and universities that have accepted [...]
Geospatial Redux: ArcGIS SP 4 Released, Soldiers and Geotagging, Moho Mapping
Esri recently released Service Pack 4 for ArcGIS 10.0, which according to the release notice, “many fixes for targeted issues.” Asking, “Is a badge on Foursquare worth your life?”, the U.S. Army has posted a warning to its service members that geotagging photos on social media sites like Facebook is a severe security risk. Soldiers [...]
Spatial Humanities: Step by Step GIS Instructions
The Spatial Humanities site has a growing list of step by step instructions on how to create and work with GIS data using such spatial technologies as ArcGIS, HyperCities, Google’s Fusion Tables, and Google Maps. The latest set of instructions provides downloadable sample files to run the user through heads up digitizing in order to [...]
ArcGIS
The product of ESRI’s overhaul of their GIS software, ArcGIS was first introduced in 2000. Find information about the various GIS software found under the ArcGIS model. ArcGIS Tutorials List of mostly video-based ArcGIS tutorials demonstrating step by step instructions on functions using ESRI’s desktop GIS software. GIS Tips & Tricks for ArcGIS Suite Aubrey [...]
Sample Esri Technical Exam Questions
Esri is now offering sample questions for Esri’s ArcGIS Desktop Exams. The sample questions are accessible from Esri’s Training page. The sample questions mimic the multiple choice style of Esri’s technical exams although don’t expect to find any of the sample questions on the real exams. The areas covered in the sample questions are the [...]