Back in October I mentioned that developing GIS technical skills can help you land a job after graduation. Well, here's the proof. Recent Bucknell grad Chad Lawlis, Environmental Studies ’11, just got hired as the Mapping & Data intern for Development Seed, a Washington D.C.-based consulting/R&D company known for its innovative, open-source solutions for data … [Read more...]
Bucknell HGIS presentation at Yale
Over the last two and a half years, Bucknell History professor David Del Testa has been working - on his own and in collaboration with me and the GIS Student Assistants - on integrating GIS into his research on historical protest events in Vietnam. Last October, Prof. Del Testa presented preliminary results from this work at UC Berkeley's Center for Southeast Asia Studies. … [Read more...]
Mapping Santa vs. Satan – Round 1
Thanks to Geography Professor Duane Griffin's spooky 'Santa vs. Satan' map submission (deemed one of the 'all-time greats' - see below), Bucknell has scored a knock-out in round one of the Floatingsheep blog's Christmas map contest. The Floatingsheep blog - a favorite amongst mapping, visualization and social media enthusiasts - was founded two years ago by Dr. Matthew … [Read more...]
Bucknell’s campus in Central Park (way, way) West
Check out Harold Cooper's ExtendNY map application to find out what your NYC address is - even if you live in Topeka, KS or Vladivostok, Russia. More on the project from an article in yesterday's Huffington Post: Earlier this summer we marked the 200th anniversary of Manhattan's grid plan, that easy-to-navigate layout of streets and avenues that gives us Manhattanhenge, … [Read more...]
Happy GIS Day, Bucknell!
If the map-lovers and geo-geeks in your life have an extra spring in their step this morning, it's because GIS day is finally here!!!! No, you probably can't get out of class or work on this holiday but there's still a lot to get excited about, including: 1. Jobs - developing GIS and spatial literacy skills can help you get a job. The geospatial industry and market for it … [Read more...]