Geography in Everyday Life
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GeoInspirations Podcast Series: Dr. Alex Philp – Envisioning the Future of GIS in Society
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Dr. Alex Philp, scientist, engineer, and educator. Directions Magazine has been privileged to work with some of the most...
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Jenna Leveille – The Land of Opportunity and Inspiration
Directions Magazine has been privileged to work with some of the most influential minds in the geospatial industry. Over the years, we have showcased their innovations with the hope of inspiring our readers to greater heights. Dr. Joseph Kerski joins us for our...
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Anita Palmer – Changing the World through GIS Education
Directions Magazine has been privileged to work with some of the most influential minds in the geospatial industry. Over the years, we have showcased their innovations with the hope of inspiring our readers to greater heights. Dr. Joseph Kerski joins us for our...
GeoInspirations Podcast Series: Harold Schuch – Grounding GIS in Geomatics
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Harold Schuch, GIS consultant, trainer, and lecturer. Directions Magazine has been privileged to work with some of the most...
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Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Dr. John Wilson – Leading Spatial Sciences at USC and Beyond
Directions Magazine has been privileged to work with some of the most influential minds in the geospatial industry. Over the years, we have showcased their innovations with the hope of inspiring our readers to greater heights. Dr. Joseph Kerski joins us for our...
5 Reasons to Enhance Your Resume with StoryMaps
One of my favorite GIS-related tools is StoryMaps, and it felt like a good place to start with our Geospatial Community Blog here on LinkedIn. I started using GIS as a teaching tool in K-12 classrooms more than 20 years ago. Since their beginnings, Allen Carroll...
A Pathway to Creativity and Dreams, Paved with Legos
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Samuel Mollema from Melbourne, Australia.During the 2019 conference of the Geography Teachers’ Association of...
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Erika Klose – Advancing the Boundaries of Education and Science through Technology
Today, Dr. Joseph Kerski interviews Erika Klose from the West Virginia Department of Education. Join us as Erika discusses her fascinating journey she has made as a scientist and educator. She describes her position that intersects STEM, GIS, and...
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Dr. Paulette Hasier – Curating Generations of Cartography
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Dr. Paulette Hasier.Today, Dr. Joseph Kerski interviews Dr. Paulette Hasier, Geography and Map Division Chief at...
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Bleys Focht – Reminding Us to Stay Open to New Ideas
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Bleys Andromeda Focht. Bleys has an interesting name and an interesting job. Bleys faces political and...
Why Cartography Still Matters
In 2003, I published a study titled "Profiling Cartographic Education in GIS Certificate Programs." Much has changed in the last 17 years. Instead of repeating that project on the metrics of cartographic education, I thought it would be more insightful and relevant to...
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Denise Powell – Reimagining what a university can be and do
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Denise Powell, educator in the University of Colorado’s ATLAS program.ATLAS is “an interdisciplinary...
Cool Cloud Tools We Learned about at Esri UC 2020
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Esri 2020 Virtual Conference
Think outside the box! Don't miss our virtual booth at the 2020 Esri International User Conference Expo!
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Patricia Carbajales-Dale, Promoting GIS for Good
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this podcast edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, talks with Patricia Carbajales-Dale, Co-Director of the Clemson University Center of Excellence and manager of the...
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Beth Tulanowski– Breaking down GIS barriers from the University Library
Directions Magazine has been privileged to work with some of the most influential minds in the geospatial industry. Over the years, we have showcased their innovations with the hope of inspiring our readers to greater heights. Dr. Joseph Kerski joins us for our...
Podcast: Roundtable Discussion – Moving Your Higher Ed Instruction Online in a Hurry
When the world changes dramatically, it's important to lean on each other. Our panel of geospatial friends from around the US offer their insights on getting your class online quickly. Whether you're Mac or Windows...Higher Ed or K-12...there is a wealth of...
Geoinspirations: Mark Bushman – Pushing the Boundaries Forward in Ecology, Education, and Beyond
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Mark Bushman of Eco-Cycle in Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.In any given year, I meet hundreds if not thousands of...
Geoinspirations: Dr. Aikaterini Klonari – Geography was Born in Greece. It Nearly Died There, Too.
Editor’s note: The Ancient Greeks were the first to study Geography systematically. Today, only two Greek universities have geography departments; only one trains secondary teachers. In this edition of GeoInspirations, our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph...
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Ashok & Ishu Wadwani – Implementing a passion for data, technology & education
Directions Magazine has been privileged to work with some of the most influential minds in the geospatial industry. Over the years, we have showcased their innovations with the hope of inspiring our readers to greater heights. Dr. Joseph Kerski joins us for our...
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Jasmine Du – Helping Develop the Next Generation of Geospatial Tools
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Jasmine Du, software developer and programmer at the Esri R&D Center in Beijing, China.One of the points I make in my career...
GeoInspirations Podcast Series: Timothy Hawthorne – Making GIS accessible to the Masses
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Dr Timothy Hawthorne, professor at the University of Central Florida but with global outreach.I have known Dr Hawthorne for a...
GeoInspirations: Erik Bushland, Letting Students Fly
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Erik Bushland, teacher at Sachse High School, Sachse, Texas, U.S.Think back to when you were in high school. Could you explain...
GeoInspirations Podcast Series: Stace Maples – Archaeologist, Librarian, Tattoo Artist & GIS Evangelist
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this podcast edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, talks with Stace Maples, Geospatial Manager, Stanford University Libraries. Stace’s self-dubbed position description on...