As a way to celebrate GIS Day and OpenStreetMap, we are encouraging everyone to go online either during this week or on GIS Day and contribute to the OpenStreetMap basemap. You may consider improving the basemap in your own community. Here are several projects to consider: Public Lab Mongolia – https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/9560/Public Lab Mongolia (PLM), a local
Geography Awareness Week continues with the celebration of GIS Day. Participate in the international celebration of geographic information systems (GIS) technology. GIS is a scientific framework for gathering, analyzing, and visualizing geographic data to help us make better decisions. On GIS Day, help others learn about geography and the real-world applications of GIS that are
Earth Observation Day 2019 was super. First, Professor Peter Wolter shared with us several projects he has worked on in northern forests of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. He explained how he has used multiple satellites/sensors to identify specific traits in trees (wavelength, height, temporal change, etc.) which allowed him to classify different regions of the
The ISU Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Facility and IowaView will be hosting an Earth Observation Day celebration on Tuesday, October 15 (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 248 Durham). We will have a speaker discussing remote sensing research. Then we will host a mapathon with pizza from 11:00 to 12:30, we will be working to add additional
Gregg Hadish gave a great presentation about the Iowa Geographic Map Server to celebrate Earth Observation Day. It was a hands-on demonstration of the Iowa Geographic Map Server ArcGIS App which meant participants could follow along as he explained the various features and functions of the map server. Gregg also showed participants how to leverage
On June 27, 2018, IowaView hosted another workshop as part of the state 4-H conference. This workshop provided 4-Hers with an introduction to world of GIS. Students experienced using ArcGIS Online (an online mapping tool) to explore European migration. Next they used ArcGIS Pro to work in groups to design a neighborhood park. Finally, the
IowaView hosted a workshop on June 26, 2018 as part of the annual State 4-H Conference. The workshop provided 4-Hers with an introduction to OpenStreetMap and online mapping for community service and humanitarian aid purposes. The workshop began with an introductory lecture and then students completed two projects. The first project was mapping in Glidden,
The ESRI International Users Conference is a sneak peek at all that is new in the world of ArcGIS. This is the largest GIS conference with over 18,000 in attendance. There are thousands of sessions and hundreds of vendors. This is a great opportunity to expand your GIS knowledge in the beautiful city of San
This week we are highlighting a number of upcoming geospatial conferences and the organizations that they representing. Conferences are a moment to learn something new, hear about great work that our colleagues are doing, find opportunities for collaboration, share knowledge, and have fun. ITAG is the Iowa Technology And Geospatial Conference. The ITAG conference is
Thanks to everyone who visited the Earth as Art exhibit. We hope you enjoyed it! It was so encouraging to have some many visitors! Over 275 people signed the guest book. We had great walk-in traffic as well as visits from the Boy Scouts, 4-Hers, ISU’s Emerging Writers, members of the Ames Community Arts Council,