Page 1
Geospatial ResourcesGeospatial Resources22ndnd National Summit on GIS National Summit on GIS
In K-12 EducationIn K-12 EducationJames Madison UniversityJames Madison University
June 27, 2009June 27, 2009
www.nvcc.edu/giswww.nvcc.edu/gisMichael Krimmer, PhDMichael Krimmer, PhDmkrimmer@nvcc.edumkrimmer@nvcc.edu
Page 2
22
AgendaAgenda
Survey of data sourcesSurvey of data sources Cartography & mappingCartography & mapping Helpful toolsHelpful tools Jobs, industry info, etc.Jobs, industry info, etc. ViralViral Geography? Geography?
Page 3
33
http://www.csiss.org/
Page 4
44http://www.nhgis.org/
Page 5
55
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/dtdata.htm
Page 6
66
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Page 7
77
http://www.census.gov/
Page 8
88
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
Page 9
99http://seamless.usgs.gov/index.php
Page 10
1010http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/
Page 11
1111http://www.bts.gov/help/national_transportation_atlas_database.html
Page 12
1212
http://www.populstat.info/
Page 13
1313http://www.planet-action.org/
Page 14
1414http://igett.delmar.edu/
Page 15
1515http://edc.usgs.gov/
Page 16
1616
http://www.realtor.org/research/research/ehspage
Page 17
1717http://www.geographynetwork.com/freeresources.html
Page 18
1818
http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos
http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos
Page 19
1919
http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/where.html
Page 20
2020
http://www.epa.gov/mrlc/nlcd-2006.html
Page 21
2121
http://free.vgt.vito.be/
Page 22
2222http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/
Page 23
2323
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
Page 24
2424
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/
Page 25
2525
http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/datainfo.html
Page 26
2626
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/dataandtools.aspx
Page 27
2727
http://gisdata.virginia.gov/Portal/
Page 28
2828http://www.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/resources/gis/vagaz/index.html
Page 29
2929http://nces.ed.gov/
Page 30
3030
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/classroom/films.html
Page 31
3131
http://www.cdc.gov/datastatistics/
Page 32
3232http://dcgis.dc.gov/dcgis/site/default.asp
Page 34
3434http://children.library.carleton.ca/
Page 35
3535http://www.davidrumsey.com/
Page 36
3636http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/maps
Page 37
3737http://www.library.yale.edu/MapColl/index.html
Page 38
3838
http://www.carto.net
Page 39
3939http://cartography.tuwien.ac.at/ica/
Page 40
4040
http://training.esri.com/Courses/StartGIS/index.cfm?c=224
Page 41
4141http://www.trimble.com/gps/index.shtml
Page 42
4242http://www.nps.gov/gis/gps/gps4gis/
Page 43
4343
http://www.personal.psu.edu/cab38/ColorBrewer/ColorBrewer_intro.html
Page 45
4545http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~biehl/MultiSpec/
Page 46
4646
http://www.extractnow.com/
Page 47
4747
http://www.jingproject.com/
Page 48
4848http://www.sendspace.com/
Page 49
4949
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
Page 50
5050http://www.cdc.gov/epiinfo/
Page 51
5151
http://www.careervoyages.gov/
Page 52
5252
http://www.usajobs.gov/
Page 53
5353
http://www.asprs.org/
Page 54
5454
http://gislounge.com/projections-and-coordinate-systems/
Page 55
5555http://www.gisci.org/
Page 56
5656http://www.geotechcenter.org/index.php?q=taxonomy/term/138
Page 57
5757
http://www.ncge.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
Page 58
5858http://www.ucgis.org/priorities/education/modelcurriculaproject.asp
Page 59
5959http://www.aag.org/
Page 60
6060
ViralViral Geography? Geography?
Geography: People, places, patternsGeography: People, places, patterns GIS: “Digits” applied to GeographyGIS: “Digits” applied to Geography ViralViral Geography: Geography:
Network Network Geography--particularly Geography--particularly social social networksnetworks
Meshes people and place in time, using the Internet, wireless networks, cellular phones, with new GIS applications to maintain constant contact and position
Page 61
6161
Mobile “Eats”Mobile “Eats”
Taco TrucksTaco Trucks
Page 62
6262
Twitter + Google MapsTwitter + Google Maps
Page 63
6363
Disasters in Real-timeDisasters in Real-time
California WildfiresCalifornia Wildfires
Page 64
6464
Gotta Get Outside!Gotta Get Outside!Minnesota RecreationMinnesota Recreation
Page 65
6565
What’s the Weather?What’s the Weather?
Weather MapWeather Map
Page 66
6666
Environmental--AirEnvironmental--Air
DC Regional Air QualityDC Regional Air Quality
Page 67
6767
Environmental--WaterEnvironmental--Water
Water Quality--Jack's Fork, MOWater Quality--Jack's Fork, MO
Page 68
6868
Environmental--OceansEnvironmental--OceansCoral ReefsCoral Reefs
Page 69
6969
Environment--ElephantsEnvironment--ElephantsSave the ElephantsSave the Elephants
Page 70
7070
DemographicsDemographicsCensus on Google EarthCensus on Google Earth
Page 71
7171
Mapping Genomes--Nat GeoMapping Genomes--Nat GeoGenographic ProjectGenographic Project
Page 72
7272
Influenza TrackingInfluenza Tracking Google Flu TrendsGoogle Flu Trends
Page 73
7373
Personal Interests…Personal Interests…
Lewis & ClarkLewis & Clark
Page 74
7474
Government as InformationGovernment as Information Where's TeddyWhere's Teddy
Page 75
7575
Geographic Dissonance Geographic Dissonance