“Aldhous, who teaches data visualization at University of California, Berkeley’s School of Journalism and science communication at University of California, Santa Cruz, joined BuzzFeed’s science desk after working for Nature, Science and New Scientist magazines.

At BuzzFeed he has been honing his digital storytelling with a focus on pairing maps and charts with his stories. He’s using frameworks for storytelling that BuzzFeed is well known for, but leveraging them to experiment with visual science journalism. Recently, for instance, he effectively used BuzzFeed’s signature listicle format to explain the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.”

Source: www.storybench.org

Launched in 1987 by presidential proclamation, Geography Awareness Week is an annual opportunity for families and schools to engage in fun, educational experiences that draw attention to the importance of geographic understanding.

Source: education.nationalgeographic.com

Happy Geography Awareness Week!!

• Here are a list of resources that will will use in an ArcGIS training with RICESS (Rhode Island College Educators of Social Studies). 
  

• Great Web maps
  1. ChartsBin.
  2. Chicago Before the Fire.
  3. Interactive Wind Globe.
  4. MLA.
  5. NY Times Migration.
  6. Historic Topographic Maps.

• GeoInquiries
• Making a Map Tour (Map Tour Instructions).
  
• Add spreadsheet data to a map.
  

Source: rigea.org

DEMOGRAPHICS OF HOMELESS VETERANS

12% of the homeless adult population are veterans
20% of the male homeless population are veterans
68% reside in principal cities
51% of individual homeless veterans have disabilities
50% have serious mental illness
70% have substance abuse problems

Source: nchv.org

Things to remember on Veteran’s Day…homelessness is a major problem for the urban geography of most American cities and veterans are disproportionately affected (including Providence, RI).  Let’s remember them on the 364 other days of the year too. 

Tags: urban, poverty, military.

Alice Hudson, Curator of the Women in Cartography exhibition and former Chief of the Map Division at the New York Public Library, talks about women in the world of mapping, bringing their stories, and most importantly, their maps to light. Susan Rich will read from The Cartographer’s Tongue. 

Celebrating Women in Cartography Thursday, November 12, 2015, 5:30 – 7 p.m.  5:30 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. lecture

Source: www.bpl.org

“The 2015 Earth Science Week (Oct 11-17) theme is ‘Visualizing Earth Systems.’   Esri’s Earth Science GeoInquiries help educators show and explore critical content in earth science.”

Tags:  physical, mapping, geospatial, ESRI.

Source: blogs.esri.com

Source: attendee.gotowebinar.com

“RIGEA presentation at a RIGIS event, Aug 28, 2015.”

Source: www.slideshare.net

Description: Join the RIGIS Community and Esri for a discussion on best practices and use cases for applying ArcGIS Online to your work. This three-hour event, sponsored by the URI Coastal Institute, will provide a series of presentations by your peers in the GIS community, opportunities for networking, and direct time with Esri staff to learn the latest features and best practices for using ArcGIS Online.

This event will be ideally suited to any GIS practitioner or manager of technology interested in learning about the latest uses and trends in GIS in the region and beyond. Users will be sharing their work for local perspective, with breaks provided to connect with one another. Esri will also be available to discuss examples from other customers and answer questions, while providing insight to the latest evolution and best practices.

When: Friday, August 28, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Where: Coastal Institute, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay Campus Auditorium – 218 South Ferry Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island

Presentations: We are looking for anyone from Rhode Island to give a presentation on their use of ArcGIS Online.  Their use of AGOL need not use RIGIS data or include RI in its study area.  We are mainly looking for RI GIS users to show how they are using AGOL in their daily work, or as a way to help others review/explore their work, or learn more about geospatial technology.

Agenda:

                9:30 – 10:00     ArcGIS Platform Overview

                10:00 – 11:00   Rhode Island User Presentations

                11:00 – 11:30   Networking Break

                11:30 – 12:30   Guided Session by Esri

To register for this event or submit a presentation, please e-mail or call Nora Sauter from Esri at: nsauter@esri.com or call 978-777-4543, x8458.

GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings.

Source: geoguessr.com