GIS Ed Weekly: Making the Most of Critiques and Conferences

Conferences and Events

Azavea: MapTalk - "MapTalk is a mini-conference composed of lightning talks on geospatial analysis projects undertaken as a summer fellowship, internship, or research project. It will take place at 12p - 2pm EST on August 14, 2020, and be entirely remote, and free for participants and attendants." Organizers are looking for presenters who are "students, interns, and those just starting their careers." Apply to participate by Aug 6.

University of Lynchburg: Free COVID-19 Mapping Workshop offered at Lynchburg July 23 - a free, online workshop at the University of Lynchburg from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 23: “Mapping a Pandemic: Using Geospatial Technologies to Track and Understand the Spread of COVID-19.”

GIS Education Weekly: Educators Share Analogies, Animated Maps

Resources for Teaching and Learning

PublicSource: CMU created a map excluding Pittsburgh's Black Neighborhoods - The article discusses two situations where maps of the city did not meet the viewers' expectations.

Something About Maps (blog): Maps in the Kitchen - Daniel Huffman shares an analogy he uses when teaching introductory cartography. Does "Cartography is like cooking?" work for you? Via Andy Woodruff.

GIS Education Weekly: Learning about LiDAR and How to Read a Scientific Paper

Graphic from terrific story map that showcases
the uses of lidar in Washington State

Resources

Washington (State) Geological Survey: The Bare Earth How lidar in Washington State exposes geology and natural hazards - This story map shows how lidar is used to learn about events like landslides and tsunamis and features like faults and rivers.

Violent Metaphors: How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists - Jennifer Raff helps us regular folks to get the most from, and not be misled, by scientific papers. Via @mhacklay.