Sunday February 05 , 2012

Posts Tagged ‘contributing’

Announcing "Web GIS" – a new book from Esri Press

Esri Press has just released a new book called Web GIS: Principles and Applications written by Pinde Fu and Juilin Sun. This is a resource for GIS technicians and managers who want to learn state-of-the-art concepts, architectures, techniques, and ap…

 

Citizen "Scientists" Track Birds in BP-Spill Zone

Volunteers are counting birds in Gulf of Mexico coastal areas to help determine the 2010 oil spill’s effects on migratory populations as well as on resident birds. Video.

 

Fossils Could Be Found by Next Mars Rover, Study Hints

A new theory for how oceans formed on Mars also hints that one potential landing site for NASA’s next Mars rover could be a fossil hotbed.

 

ESRI: Real-world Mapmaking Advice for Students

ESRI is pleased to share with you this excerpt of an article by Tom Patterson, cartographer for the U.S. National Park Service, from Cartographic Perspectives, No. 65, Winter 2010 in which he shares some mapping advice for students.

 

Chupacabra Science: How evolution made a mythical monster

Just in time for Halloween, scientists say they’ve cracked the mystery behind the “goat sucking” monster—and it’s all too real.

 

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Journalist-turned Internet technologist, data cruncher, researcher and communications strategist. I also teach these topics at Arizona State University. I enjoy SCUBA diving, mountain biking, hiking and road trips. Always up for a good cup of coffee. 2006 TIME Person of the Year.

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