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| Map from a lesson on Magellan from Thinking Spatial with GIS |
Esri updated the original ConnectED page to one that's clearer and includes more resources. I confess I was nervous about sharing the original version; it was very confusing. Now the main page focuses on two things:
1) free teaching resources including GeoInquiries (new), updated Mapping our World for ArcGIS Online (original content 2002) and updated Thinking Spatially with GIS for ArcGIS Online (original content 2008)
2) getting a free license via a pop-up form
The single introductory video ends with the Esri logo and "Applied Geography."
Sinclair Community College Receives UAS Exemption
The Sinclair National UAS Training and Certification Center has been granted a Section 333 Exemption by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), paving the way for broad educational and commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations.The Ohio institution is the first community college in the United States to receive an exemption and expects to pursue others.
College GIS Projects Redefine Poverty
Like many other GIS professors, University of Washington Geography professor Sarah Elwood has her students do real world projects.
...but this quarter is the first time nearly all of the 10 class projects have an inequality or social justice aspect to them. That focus is intentional: Elwood is the co-founder of the Relational Poverty Network, a UW-based international coalition she launched with fellow geography professor Victoria Lawson to reframe how poverty is perceived and researched...
