The Rocky Mountain Region Board is taking nominations for open positions on the Board of Directors, including Regional Director for the GIS in the Rockies Conference Planning Committee, and other Regional Directors. Serving on the Board is a great way to network and earn credit toward Professional Certification or Certification Renewal. Please contact any Board […]
In its continuing efforts to support and build awareness for the Remote Sensing and GIS / Geospatial Sciences, the Rocky Mountain Region of ASPRS is proud to announce its academic scholarship program for 2018-2019. The ASPRS-RMR offers scholarships to deserving undergraduate and graduate students every year. There will be at least one scholarship awarded (assuming […]
Here are a few interesting articles, as well as story maps on similar topics. Why your mental map of the world is (probably) wrong: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2018/11/all-over-the-map-mental-mapping-misconceptions/ along with a story map to explore these misconceptions https://arcg.is/0LPSir. Planet or Plastic?: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-waste-pollution-trash-crisis/. Explore the story map The Trade in Plastic Waste: https://arcg.is/SHTqX. Thanks to: Esther WorkerEducation Account ManagerESRIBroomfield, […]
The University of Northern Colorado is offering the course GEOG 587: GIS Programming & Automation online during the Spring 2019 (Jan 7 – May 3) semester taught by Luke Thelen. The course is designed to develop advanced skills for geospatial programing. Topics include applying programing to automate processing tasks, interact with map elements, manipulate batches […]
In our work we discuss data quite a bit – where to find it, how to assess it, how to use it, metadata standards, and so on. The upcoming course I am teaching online at the University of Denver from January-March 2019 will focus on exactly these themes, along with location privacy, copyright, crowdsourcing, and […]
