Snow Business
With the latest cold front, we’ve had super cold weather on the brain! We surfed Visual.ly for “snow” and found a treasure trove of winter infographics, maps and information. Here are some of our favorites: There’s Snow Limit – exploring...
Twelve Maps that Changed the World
In the book, A History of the World in 12 Maps, Jerry Brotton catalogs the maps which he considers to cover the most pivotal periods in human history. It’s a fascinating collection. Click here to explore his top twelve maps online. At GISetc.com we curate and...
Pinning Maps on Pinterest
Are you on Pinterest? Do you LOVE maps? Follow all of our boards on Pinterest for teachers, students and geography and GIS professionals. Click here to explore our links! At GISetc.com we curate and bring you the best geography and science resources from the web. We...
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
We’re having a COLD week here in Texas, but we’re downright warm compared to what’s happening across the rest of the country! “Wind chill watches and warnings were issued for 25 states Monday. Wind and other atmospheric conditions will result...
Merry Christmas through Mapping & Infographics
We searched the web for fun holiday maps and in our browsing stumbled upon the Christmas stream of infographics from Visual.ly. Full of data visualizations, these maps in particular caught our eye: O Christmas Tree: How Wacky Are Your Taxes (photo above), How to Say...
Resources for Using iPads in Education
Looking for more ways to incorporate your iPad into your classroom? We found link that is FULL of apps and ideas to help you incorporate technology into your teaching. Visit curated feed on ScoopIt: iPadsInEducation for a treasure trove of free resources. At...
The GEOPORTer Map Gallery
Geoporter has uploaded a map gallery, where you can explore the projects they are involved in. After you explore the maps, read more about their participatory whale monitoring program and their clean streets/clean water trash mapping movement....
Bonnie & Clyde: Mapping a Life of Crime
If you’re like us, you tuned in to watch the big Bonnie & Clyde mini series across multiple cable channels last weekend (or it’s sitting on your DVR waiting for your “free time”). Even Project Runway jumped on the Bonnie & Clyde...
Create Your Own Thematic Atlas Using Esri Atlas
Here is an amazing free resource for you teachers out there: Esri Atlas! Not only can you explore other’s atlas creations, you can make your own to accompany your lessons. Here is a little of what Esri said about their new tool: “The Esri Thematic Atlas...
Mapping Thanksgiving
We have turkey on the brain – and stuffing, and gravy, and cranberries…you get the picture. As you prepare for Thanksgiving this week, check out some of these wonderful maps and visualizations exploring Thanksgiving. Our first holiday map study (pictured...
GIS Day
GIS Day was created as an initiative for people around the world to learn more about GIS. The Wednesday of every Geography Awareness Week is GIS Day and is dedicated to demonstrating how GIS impacts our lives. To learn more about the history of GIS Day, you can visit...