Friday, November 20, 2009
back to normal
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Census data and mapping
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
International GIS Day
We had representatives from 4 high schools, and their teachers. They were a great group and really keen, and I hope they were excited by all the possibilities of a spatial career, and that I see a few of them in the future in our GIS lab.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009

So far everyone who has used the maps finds them really easy to navigate. I think it is a good example of the expectation of rich information that you get from data in a GIS (Geographic Information System) finding its way onto a paper map with no loss of detail.
Friday, November 13, 2009
a week for mapping
I’ll be joining bloggers around the Web for the 2009 Geography Awareness Week Blog-a-thon, hosted by National Geographic’s My Wonderful World Campaign. Tune in to the My Wonderful World Blog November 15-21 for a daily dose of geographic news and jottings, photos, calls to action, a mystery location quiz, and more…
My official blog will go up Monday morning my time. It will be the first of several rambles about making maps using scientific data, very little of which is developed with mapping in mind. GIS systems (Geographic Information Systems) have spoiled users a bit, because they can colour up the map any old way, and always get a look at the detailed data by clicking on a feature and getting the full attributes.
But GIS isn't for everyone, and I for one find online GIS to be clunky and offputting. In my years of working with people in schools and the community I have observed that they feel the same way. Can you make a map that delivers all the goods, and looks good too?
stay tuned for Monday.
On my bike til then, should be a good weekend to ride.


