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Oregon Tech Offers Online Courses in Geomatics
The Geomatics Department at the Oregon Institute of Technology announces that beginning September 30, selected Geomatics courses in Surveying and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) will be offered...
View ArticleJack Dangermond of Esri Pledges $1B of Mapping Software to Schools
Jack Dangermond, founder and president of Esri, has announced that Esri will make its advanced mapping software ArcGIS available for free to K-12 schools across the country, reports FORBES. Through the...
View ArticleRand McNally Releases Digital World Atlas for Education
Rand McNally has launched a new online educational tool that delivers dynamic maps with social studies, history and geography content as well as reading programs and writing lesson plans. The online...
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Is College Worth the Price? Yes, If Your Major is Geospatial
Two weeks ago, CNN had a special airing of the two hour documentary Ivory Tower. The movie, which was released earlier this year, dealt with the growing problem of the increased cost of going to...
View ArticleLos Angeles Geospatial Summit Coming Feb. 27
The Fifth Annual Los Angeles Geospatial Summit will take place at the Japanese American National Museum on Feb. 27, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. The event will feature addresses and discussions from leading...
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GAO: Most Eighth-Grade Students Not Proficient in Geography
About three-quarters of eighth grade students — the only grade for which trend data are available — were not “proficient” in geography in 2014, according to a new analysis by the U.S. Government...
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A&M-Corpus Christi institute to provide UN with GIS expertise
The Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science (CBI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has officially joined the United Nations-Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)...
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