GIS @ W&L http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/ Forum to discuss GIS events, projects, issues and news for the Washington and Lee University community. If you have a post you'd like to add, please contact Mary Abdoney. en Copyright 2008 Thu, 08 May 2008 16:42:32 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Internship Opportunity VDrumheller@vofonline.org If you have any questions, you may contact Tracy Campbell at t.campbell226@gmail.com. She just graduated from JMU and has interned with VOF since 2006. She can provide you with any information you would like.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2008/05/internship_opportunity.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2008/05/internship_opportunity.html News Thu, 08 May 2008 16:42:32 +0000 Virginia GIS Conference www.virginiagis.org.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2008/04/virginia_gis_conference.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2008/04/virginia_gis_conference.html Events News Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:05:46 +0000 Delicious Fun with GIS "generic names for soft drinks" map. What do you call your favorite carbonated beverage? Are you the norm in your county? Of course, some population data would make this map even more interesting. This is just another interesting way to use data in a GIS to create a very striking presentation. (Click the image to view full size.) ]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2008/04/delicious_fun_with_gis_1.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2008/04/delicious_fun_with_gis_1.html General Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:15:12 +0000 GIS in Medicine? Visible Human Project has been in the works for about two decades. The data set for the Visible Human Project consists of MRI, CT and anatomical images. The University of Colorado has created the Functional Atlas of the Visible Human, which includes several teaching modules. The CAVEman Human Body Project is a newer, perhaps less accessible project at the University of Calgary. From the website:
The CAVEman Project aims to create visual maps of information about diseases that have a genetic component, such as cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's. Using an immersive virtual reality environment called the CAVE, the research team will integrate a high-resolution digital atlas of a human body with medical data related to specific diseases. The final result will be a next-generation 4D (space and time) visual system to "see" disease processes and the effects of interventions, such as drugs, on these processes.
It will be interesting where this branch of GIS will go. Anders Sandberg has blogged about this topic, which is worth a look.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/11/gis_in_medicine.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/11/gis_in_medicine.html News Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:19:00 +0000 Awesome (free!) resource Managing and Supporting GIS, and there is one tool in particular that I'm excited to share. BatchGeocode is a free, web-based tool that will take a list of addresses and provide latitude and longitude coordinates that may be imported into ArcGIS, Google Earth, Google Maps, and other mapping software to easily map them. What is geocoding? Simply, this is when either a person or a program takes an address and assigns latitude and longitude coordinates so that the address may be displayed accurately on a map. This allows you to plot multiple addresses on one map. Can't get enough? There's even a blog so you can keep up to date with all things BatchGeocode!]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/10/awesome_free_resource.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/10/awesome_free_resource.html Tools Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:50:09 +0000 GIS Listserv for W&L http://lapps1.wlu.edu/majordomo/cgi-bin/majordomo.pl and choose "gisug" from the drop-down menu. Any member of the W&L community is welcome to join.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/04/gis_listserv_for_wl.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/04/gis_listserv_for_wl.html General News Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:56:49 +0000 User Group Meeting I know a lot of people are excited and ready to get started with GIS. I think a good next step would be for us all to get together as a User Group (training participants plus a few others) and talk about future action. When is a good time for everyone to meet? I think shortly after Spring Break would be best, but please use the comments to post your ideas. Thanks! http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/04/user_group_meeting.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/04/user_group_meeting.html Meetings Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:28:58 +0000 Training Follow-Up Now that we've had our training, I'd like to hear what everyone thinks now. What questions do you still have? What new questions are lurking? Use the comments here and we can discuss what our thoughts are now that we know the software. http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/04/training_followup.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/04/training_followup.html Events Issues Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:22:43 +0000 Minutes from March 22nd Meeting GIS wiki at http://library.wlu.edu/wiki/index.php/GIS/Meetings. If I reported something that is horribly wrong, please let me know or edit it. If you were unable to attend the meeting and have a question, either post a comment here or send me an email.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/03/minutes_from_march_22nd_meetin.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/03/minutes_from_march_22nd_meetin.html Meeting Minutes Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:29:27 +0000 ESRI Education User Conference Academic GIS Program Fair, which is a great opportunity to see what other attendees are doing with GIS. To find out more, the website is at http://www.esri.com/educ. There is also a blog at http://blogs.esri.com/roller/page/ucblog to keep up to date with speakers and events. The deadline to register is April 27, so you can wait until GIS training is complete before registering. Also check out how you can involve your seniors in EdUC.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/03/esri_education_user_conference.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/03/esri_education_user_conference.html Events Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:10:08 +0000 Pre-Training Meeting location to be determined in Commons Room 114. The purpose is to simply touch base before we embark on our ESRI Training in April. Here are some of the issues we need to talk about:
  • What do you expect to get out of the GIS training?
  • Are there any particular projects you have in mind?
  • What level of expertise would you like to eventually gain?
    • If you have issues you'd like to bring up, please forward them to me and I can add them to the agenda. This will be an informal meeting, so bring your questions. And don't forget about the GIS Wiki! I will be posting an agenda before the meeting.]]>     http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/02/pretraining_meeting_1.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/02/pretraining_meeting_1.html Events Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:47:52 +0000     GIS Wiki Library Wiki. Go to http://library.wlu.edu/wiki/, and click on GIS in the sidebar. From here you can read about news and events for W&L's GIS program. This wiki is public, which means that anyone at W&L can edit it. If there's an announcement you'd like to make, post it to the wiki. If you don't know what a wiki is, see what Wikipedia says about it. When you decide to edit the wiki, look at the documentation and formatting rules. My only request is that you only edit the GIS page. There are other pages on this wiki that are not associated with GIS and are maintained by other librarians. Please respect their work and do not edit these pages. ]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/01/gis_wiki.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2007/01/gis_wiki.html General News Projects Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:44:36 +0000 GIS Workshop What:
    Learning GIS Using ArcGIS Desktop. An ESRI Instructor led workshop to help you learn what GIS is, basic functions and properties, and how others are using it. Students will learn how to integrate GIS into their work as well as get hands-on training with ArcGIS software. More information at the ESRI website.
    When:
    April 10 & 11, 2007, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Where:
    Parmly 302
    Who:
    Mary Abdoney (Science Library) Tom Contos* (University Architect) Lisa Dunlap (University Computing) Laurence Eaton (Environmental Studies) Laura Galke (Sociology & Anthropology) Bill Hamilton (Biology) Jim Kahn (Environmental Studies/Economics) Carol Karsch (Library) Cindy Morton (Science Library) Kathryn Szramek (Geology) John White* (Help Desk) * will be sending someone from their department
    Why:
    GIS can use any type of data that has a geospatial component, whether archival or current. Instead of laboring over your data and crunching numbers just to understand it, GIS does the work for you, and presents the data in friendlier format. GIS software, such as ArcGIS, creates layered maps that can be used for presentations as well as manipulation of data.
    ]]>     http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2006/12/gis_workshop.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2006/12/gis_workshop.html Events Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:47:40 +0000     What is GIS? What is GIS? From GIS.com:
    "GIS is a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information."
    http://www.gis.com/whatisgis/index.cfm
    Following is a list of websites that describe GIS and GIS projects:
    What is GIS?
    What can you do with GIS?
    GIS Showcase
    ESRI Website
    ESRI News Feeds
    ]]>     http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2006/12/what_is_gis.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2006/12/what_is_gis.html General Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:37:52 +0000     Welcome! contact me. ]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2006/12/welcome.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/GIS/2006/12/welcome.html General Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:18:20 +0000