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How Would You Teach GIS for the General Public?

Just in time for possible presentations that some of you may be doing on or around GIS Day, here is my course and advice on teaching GIS for the general public: https://community.esri.com/t5/education-blog/how-would-you-teach-gis-to-the-general-public/ba-p/1221889 I do hope this is helpful. Joseph J. Kerski, PhD GISP Esri | Education Manager, Geographer jkerski@esri.com | www.esri.com M:  303-625-3925 THE SCIENCE […]

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Update to the Named Landforms of the World Data

This is one of those data sets good for teaching and research that is surprisingly challenging to find in online hubs and libraries, so I was joy-filled at finding the above and am happy to share this resource with everyone. Updates to Named Landforms of the World data Joseph Kerski Joseph J. Kerski, PhD GISP Esri […]

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USGS Opens Door to Landsat 9 Data

The U.S. Geological Survey will make Landsat 9 data available from the Landsat archive beginning February 10, 2022. At this time, USGS Landsat 9 Collection 2 Level-1 and Level-2 data will be made available for download from EarthExplorer, Machine to Machine (M2M), and LandsatLook. Initially, USGS will provide only full-bundle downloads. USGS will provide single band downloads and browse images, and Landsat 9 Collection […]

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Drought Monitoring Application

I am on a SW Drought Briefing webinar and this application is being highlighted.  It provides a lot of information for CONUS geared for Ranchers, but it also has a lot of cool information. https://drought.unl.edu/ranchplan/Monitor.aspx <https://drought.unl.edu/ranchplan/Monitor.aspx> Brian Shaw Rocky Mountain Regional Advisor (CO, MT, WY) NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Cell Phone # 240-988-6363 1/27/2022

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Landsat Look Data Portal | Spatial Reserves: A Review

Here is my review of the new Landsat Look data portal: https://spatialreserves.wordpress.com/2022/01/31/a-review-of-the-new-landsat-look-data-portal/ Joseph Kerski Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D., GISP | Education Manager Esri | 167 S. Taylor Avenue | Louisville CO 80027-3025 | USA T 909-369-8237 | M 303 625 3925 | jkerski@esri.com | esri.com https://esriurl.com/josephkerski | https://twitter.com/josephkerski THE SCIENCE OF WHERE ® 1/31/2022

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