Tag: gis day
Celebrate GIS Day on November 14, 2012
Every year, GIS Day is celebrated on the Wednesday of Geography Awareness Week. This year GIS Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. What are your GIS Day plans?
Spread the Word: GIS Day (November 16, 2011)
Started in 1999 as a part of Geography Awareness Week, GIS Day is a global event aimed at promoting GIS-based software and technology to businesses, schools, and the general public. Organizations using or interested in GIS are encouraged to host an educational event or presenting a project with the intent of showcasing new GIS developments [...]
Geospatial Redux: ArcGIS 10 SP 1, Soft-Maps, Google Earth 6, Steve Coasts Moves to Bing, GIS Day 2010,
Love maps so much you want to snuggle with them? Now you can get close to your favorite Brooklyn map by Emily Fischer. The blankets are called Soft-Maps and feature hand-stitched maps of Brooklyn neighborhoods and parks: Soft-Maps. Come and get it! The ArcGIS 10 (Desktop, Engine, Server) Service Pack 1 is now available for downloading. Esri [...]
Essential Skills for a GIS Analyst
What skills do you need to be a successful GIS Analyst? Michalis Avraam put together the results of a discussion at the University of Washington that posed the question, “What are the essential skills to succeed as a GIS Analyst?” Avraam breaks down the critical skills into categories: general GIS, database management, programming, project management [...]
Rounding Out Geography Awareness Week
Even if you missed yesterday’s celebration of GIS Day, you still have two more days to participate in Geography Awareness week. The My Wonderful World Blog has a “Top 10 Ways to Celebrate Geography Awareness Week” post. Check out the list and find some ways to join in on the geo-fun. Visit the Fun with [...]
