Geography in Everyday Life
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Andres Abeyta – Helping People Learn Geotechnologies Online
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: Kendis Scharenbroich – Blazing a Trail as GIS President and CEO
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...
Practical Advice for All Geospatial Professionals
In 2016, Directions Magazine launched a series of articles dedicated to celebrating the innovations and impact of the men and women in the trenches of the geospatial industry. This humble series, written by Dr....
Behind the Stacks: Libraries and Geospatial Technology
Despite what you may have heard, libraries are not dead! From the local bookmobile to the Library of Congress, libraries are thriving, feeding a thirst for knowledge that has been going on for thousands of years. Libraries are not merely archives, but dynamic...
Geoinspirations Podcast Series: David Hansen – Explaining the Power of GIS, Simplified
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...
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Can Geospatial Smartness Be Learned, Taught, and Measured?
What does it mean to be geospatially smart? Series Overview: In our field, being “geospatially smart” sounds like it would be a highly desirable trait that allows you to execute your job tasks effectively and efficiently. But what do those two terms mean...
GeoInspirations: Judy Mraz – Promoting Geography Education in the Southern Hemisphere and Beyond
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Judy Mraz, director of projects for the Geography Teachers’ Association of Victoria, Australia.About a decade ago, I...
TCEA 2018
Monday - Feb. 5 at 11:30a-2:30p Tuesday- Feb. 6 at 3:30-5p
Finding Spatial Data – It Takes a Village
Explore our collection of Data ResourcesWhat do you do when you need data? Many of us start with the notion, “Perhaps someone already created this data, so I don’t have to start from scratch.” Let’s be honest. Data creation can be time consuming....
GeoInspirations: Dr. Lawrence Joseph – Applying Geography for Better Business
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Dr. Lawrence Joseph, the manager of Market Planning for KFC U.S. I met Lawrence Joseph through our mutual work...
GeoInspirations: Ann Fritz – Collaborations in the Field and Across Disciplinary Boundaries
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today, our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Ann Fritz from the Department of Environmental Quality in North Dakota.I got to know Ann while planning for the 2017...
GeoInspirations: Barry Martinez – Overcoming the Past for a Bright Future in GIS
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations, a column celebrating the work of geography’s most influential professionals. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Barry Martinez, graduate student at...
GeoInspirations: Dr. Maria Luisa de Lázaro y Torres on Co-founding Atlas Digital Escolar and Improving Distance Learning
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today, our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Dr. Maria Luisa de Lázaro, professor at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia in Spain. We also have a...
GeoInspirations: Dr. Maria Luisa de Lázaro y Torres on Co-founding Atlas Digital Escolar and Improving Distance Learning(Espanol)
English VersionPreguntas de Dr. Joseph Kerski:1. Cuál es su rol actual y cuál es una de las cosas más inusuales o fascinantes que usted hace en su trabajo? (Si quiere, puede comentar sobre sus enseñanzas, contacto con la comunidad GIS, sus viajes, su rol en el...
Elementary Geospatial Resources
Check the following resources out for some Elementary School fun! Undercover Mapper www.gisetc.com/undercovermapper - (Free) Our new (free) Undercover Mapper series introduces students to an interactive experience with ArcGIS Online in a fun yet...
GeoInspirations: Nathan Heazlewood – GIS is benefiting the planet, enriching career paths, and…is Cool!
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Nathan Heazlewood, GIS professional from New Zealand.A few years ago, while searching for material for the Spatial...
GeoInspirations: Dennis Hunink – Educator, Developer, Innovator
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Mr. Dennis Hunink, geography instructor, accomplished GIS developer, and creator of the innovative course, “Topografie...
NCGE 2017
Catch up on what you missed in the lab with Anita and Tom. (US_World_History_Lab - pdf) Barbaree's presentations are online: Peace and War: Visualizing the Geography of War in Literature and History Teaching Geography across the Core Using Story Maps in Student...
GeoInspirations: Susan DeMar – Positive Role Model, Department Champion
Editor’s Note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Susan DeMar from the Department of Geography at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. I met Susan DeMar in 2016...
Esri EdUC and UC 2017
We have new products, fun buttons and selfie signs ready(especially for our T3Gers)! Barbaree, Anita and Roger will be around the event sharing our work with geoinquiries and more. We have two new books and ArcGIS online resources for you!
Need Data? Successful Geospatial Data Searching Strategies
Setting the StageYou need geospatial data to do anything with GIS. Data is the fuel for all GIS-based projects. Not long ago, obtaining data for a GIS-based project was an arduous task. Challenges included the lack of data, monetary, licensing, and other restrictions...
GeoInspirations: Brett Lucas – Many Hats, Single Focus
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations. Today, our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Brett Lucas, who wears many hats but is focused, in all of his roles, on promoting and supporting wise...
GeoInspirations: René Pretorius – “Don’t Settle for Good Enough.”
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations, a column celebrating the work of geography’s most influential professionals. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features René Pretorius, geospatial...
GeoInspirations: Simon Onywere – Shining A Geospatial Light in East Africa and Beyond
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations, a column celebrating the work of geography’s most influential professionals. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski,features Dr. Simon Onywere, director of the...
GeoInspirations: Raphael Heath, Teaching students to avoid ash clouds & other geo challenges
Editor’s note: Thank you for joining us for this edition of GeoInspirations, a column celebrating the work of geography’s most influential professionals. Today our distinguished columnist, Dr. Joseph Kerski, features Mr. Raphael Heath, head of geography at...