Penn State and the PA Department of Agriculture have just released a new web-based tool for mapping infestations of stink bugs across the state. The mapping tool collects and displays user-submitted data on stink bug sightings. After creating a login ID and passwords, users specify whether they are a farmer, nursery owner or homeowner and then identify their reporting location … [Read more...]
Penn State releases final episode of “Geospatial Revolution” series
The final installment of Penn State’s “Geospatial Revolution” project was released today. Click here to learn more about the project and see full-length videos for Episodes 1-3. See below for the full-length video of Episode 4. Episode 4: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F7z9LLYxf8 … [Read more...]
Upcoming webinar: GIS and research innovations at Penn State’s GeoVISTA Center
Join me next Tuesday, March 22nd at 2pm for a webinar about GIS research innovations at Penn State's GeoVISTA Center. Directions Magazine is hosting the event. Click here to register and participate on your own - or come by my office in 107a, Research Services, Bertrand Library to watch. More info from the Directions Magazine ad for the event: Join Dr. Alan MacEachren, Dr. … [Read more...]
Penn State releases episode 3 of “Geospatial Revolution” series
A new episode of Penn State's "Geospatial Revolution" project was released today. With the tagline "the location of anything is becoming everything" the Geospatial Revolution series is produced by Penn State's public broadcasting group and described as an "an integrated public service media and outreach initiative about the world of digital mapping and how it is changing the … [Read more...]