Geospatial ResourcesGeospatial Resources22ndnd National Summit on GIS National Summit on GIS

In K-12 EducationIn K-12 EducationJames Madison UniversityJames Madison University

June 27, 2009June 27, 2009

www.nvcc.edu/giswww.nvcc.edu/gisMichael Krimmer, PhDMichael Krimmer, PhDmkrimmer@nvcc.edumkrimmer@nvcc.edu

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AgendaAgenda

Survey of data sourcesSurvey of data sources Cartography & mappingCartography & mapping Helpful toolsHelpful tools Jobs, industry info, etc.Jobs, industry info, etc. ViralViral Geography? Geography?

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http://www.csiss.org/

44http://www.nhgis.org/

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http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/dtdata.htm

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http://www.fedstats.gov/

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http://www.census.gov/

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http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

99http://seamless.usgs.gov/index.php

1010http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/

1111http://www.bts.gov/help/national_transportation_atlas_database.html

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http://www.populstat.info/

1313http://www.planet-action.org/

1414http://igett.delmar.edu/

1515http://edc.usgs.gov/

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http://www.realtor.org/research/research/ehspage

1717http://www.geographynetwork.com/freeresources.html

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http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos

http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos

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http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/where.html

2020

http://www.epa.gov/mrlc/nlcd-2006.html

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http://free.vgt.vito.be/

2222http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/

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http://www.eia.doe.gov/

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http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/

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http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/datainfo.html

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http://www.chesapeakebay.net/dataandtools.aspx

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http://gisdata.virginia.gov/Portal/

2828http://www.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/resources/gis/vagaz/index.html

2929http://nces.ed.gov/

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http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/classroom/films.html

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http://www.cdc.gov/datastatistics/

3232http://dcgis.dc.gov/dcgis/site/default.asp

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3434http://children.library.carleton.ca/

3535http://www.davidrumsey.com/

3636http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/maps

3737http://www.library.yale.edu/MapColl/index.html

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http://www.carto.net

3939http://cartography.tuwien.ac.at/ica/

4040

http://training.esri.com/Courses/StartGIS/index.cfm?c=224

4141http://www.trimble.com/gps/index.shtml

4242http://www.nps.gov/gis/gps/gps4gis/

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http://www.personal.psu.edu/cab38/ColorBrewer/ColorBrewer_intro.html

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4545http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~biehl/MultiSpec/

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http://www.extractnow.com/

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http://www.jingproject.com/

4848http://www.sendspace.com/

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http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

5050http://www.cdc.gov/epiinfo/

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http://www.careervoyages.gov/

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http://www.usajobs.gov/

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http://www.asprs.org/

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http://gislounge.com/projections-and-coordinate-systems/

5555http://www.gisci.org/

5656http://www.geotechcenter.org/index.php?q=taxonomy/term/138

5757

http://www.ncge.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

5858http://www.ucgis.org/priorities/education/modelcurriculaproject.asp

5959http://www.aag.org/

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ViralViral Geography? Geography?

Geography: People, places, patternsGeography: People, places, patterns GIS: “Digits” applied to GeographyGIS: “Digits” applied to Geography ViralViral Geography: Geography:

Network Network Geography--particularly Geography--particularly social social networksnetworks

Meshes people and place in time, using the Internet, wireless networks, cellular phones, with new GIS applications to maintain constant contact and position

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Mobile “Eats”Mobile “Eats”

Taco TrucksTaco Trucks

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Twitter + Google MapsTwitter + Google Maps

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Disasters in Real-timeDisasters in Real-time

California WildfiresCalifornia Wildfires

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Gotta Get Outside!Gotta Get Outside!Minnesota RecreationMinnesota Recreation

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What’s the Weather?What’s the Weather?

Weather MapWeather Map

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Environmental--AirEnvironmental--Air

DC Regional Air QualityDC Regional Air Quality

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Environmental--WaterEnvironmental--Water

Water Quality--Jack's Fork, MOWater Quality--Jack's Fork, MO

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Environmental--OceansEnvironmental--OceansCoral ReefsCoral Reefs

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Environment--ElephantsEnvironment--ElephantsSave the ElephantsSave the Elephants

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DemographicsDemographicsCensus on Google EarthCensus on Google Earth

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Mapping Genomes--Nat GeoMapping Genomes--Nat GeoGenographic ProjectGenographic Project

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Influenza TrackingInfluenza Tracking Google Flu TrendsGoogle Flu Trends

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Personal Interests…Personal Interests…

Lewis & ClarkLewis & Clark

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Government as InformationGovernment as Information Where's TeddyWhere's Teddy

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Geographic Dissonance Geographic Dissonance