GIS Tips

Create Thumbnails in ArcCatalog Create Thumbnails in ArcCatalog

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed and also follow me on... [Read more]

Adding Microsoft Virtual Earth to ArcGIS 9.3.1 Adding Microsoft Virtual Earth to ArcGIS 9.3.1

With the new ArcGIS 9.3.1 update, I searched high and low to find out how to access... [Read more]

ArcMap Erase Tool – Video Tutorial ArcMap Erase Tool – Video Tutorial

The erase tool can help save a ton of editing time.  Its main purpose is to perform... [Read more]

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Site News

UCLA Added to GIS College List and More UCLA Added to GIS College List and More

Unfortunately because of the way the school semester has been finishing up, I have... [Read more]

Site News Section Added Site News Section Added

I just added a new site news area to the home page.  This will be the place where... [Read more]

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GIS Books

GIS Modeling in Raster GIS Modeling in Raster

I just finished up a class using the book: GIS Modeling in Raster by Michael N. DeMers. ... [Read more]

GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design

There have been many cartography books published over the years that seem to cover... [Read more]

Is GIS Really for Dummies? Is GIS Really for Dummies?

A new book has just recently been published called GIS For Dummies by Dr. Michael... [Read more]

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Career

Careers at ESRI and in the Geospatial Industry Careers at ESRI and in the Geospatial Industry

An excellent podcast interview from VerySpatial with Jason Otero of ESRI was just... [Read more]

Being Career Smart in the Layoff World Being Career Smart in the Layoff World

I recently came across this blog post on How to find a GIS job in tough economic... [Read more]

ASPRS Certification Program ASPRS Certification Program

The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing has a certification program... [Read more]

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Education

CCBC Geospatial Applications Program CCBC Geospatial Applications Program

The Community College of Baltimore County is one of the few community colleges on the east coast to offer a degree program in Geospatial Applications.  The program was started in the fall of 2006 and is accredited by the Maryland... [Read more of this review]

GIS Boot Camp vs. Traditional Teaching GIS Boot Camp vs. Traditional Teaching

I recently came across a post about the Introduction to GIS class at the University of Richmond.  Kimberly Klinker changed up her Introduction to GIS class from the traditional lecture/lab format to a boot camp/project format.  She... [Read more of this review]

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota GIS Program Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota GIS Program

The Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Department of Resource Analysis provides a Master of Science – Geographic Information Science degree.  This degree consists of 41 semester hours.  In addition to the master’s degree... [Read more of this review]

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