Iowa Map Contest 2022: Mapping Iowa’s Unique History and Geography
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Iowa/Utah Geospatial Exchange: IGIC Lunch and Learn
December 2021 IGIC Lunch & Learn: Iowa/Utah Geospatial Exchange
This presentation will provide an introduction to the Iowa Geospatial Conference Exchange, a program to encourage sharing of GIS programs, data, and knowledge between state organizations. Amy Logan and Penny Vossler have returned from geospatial exchange in Utah with examples of Utah’s geographic resources and strengths, some great ideas from their conference, new friends, and great photos to share.
For more information: https://www.iowagic.org/event/december-2021-igic-lunch-learn-iowa-utah-geospatial-exchange/
Here is a link to the recording (12/15/2021): https://iastate.webex.com/iastate/ldr.php?RCID=3c87c93211016276d525d62cadc6e4dd
GIS Day 2021 – Success!
Here are photos from yesterday’s GIS Day event. We had over 50 visitors stop by our table in the ISU College of Design lobby for information about undergraduate minor in GIS and graduate GIS certificate, cupcakes, posters, trading cards and to help put our map puzzles together.
GIS Day @ ISU!!! Wednesday, November 17 2-4pm College of Design Main Lobby
Join the ISU Geographic Information Systems Support and Research Facility to celebrate GIS Day! Enjoy themed cupcakes and poster and trading card giveaways, and learn more about the Geographic Information Science minor and GIS graduate certificate program.
The event will be from 2–4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in the foyer inside the main entrance to the College of Design.
https://www.design.iastate.edu/event-listings/2021/11/gis-day-celebration/
Join in the celebration of Geography Awareness Week 2021!
November 14-20, 2021
Geography Awareness Week is coming soon. We will be sharing information about GIS and geography related careers as well as activities and games to help you sharpen your geography and geospatial skills throughout the week. Check IowaView daily for a new topic.
The History of Geography Awareness Week:
The National Geographic Society created Geography Awareness Week over 25 years ago as a way to celebrate and raise awareness of geography both as a discipline and as a part of daily life. The National Geographic Society felt there was a dangerous deficiency in American education with limited exposure to geography too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens.
— see more at the National Geographic Website
Return to School with Just the Right Digital Map Tool! – September 28
Hey Educators! Directions Magazine and the Esri Education Team are teaming up to provide a webinar to help you find the best digital map tools for your classroom!
When: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 @ 7pm (Central)
Register Here: https://www.directionsmag.com/webinar/10996
Here’s more from the website:
Join us for a look at geospatial tools for any learning space: home, outdoors, school, or virtual. The Esri Education Team has great suggestions to enhance any grade level or subject area with a geospatial perspective.
In this webinar, we’ll cover:
- Free mapping software (ArcGIS Online, Storymaps, Survey123, and more)
- Entry-level, standards-based GeoInquiry activities for the class
- Tips and tricks for flexible instruction with digital maps
SPEAKERS
Charlie Fitzpatrick, K-12 Education Manager, Esri
Tom Baker, Education Manager, Esri
Kylie Donia, Education Industry Specialist, Esri
Join in the fun ~ TeachOSM Back-to-School Night ~ September 21
When: September 21st, 2021 8:00 PM through 9:00 PM (Eastern)
Attention educators and mappers! Join TeachOSM Tuesday, 21 September for our first ever ‘back-to-school’ night. We’re offering an informal open house to introduce our programming. This hour-long event will feature brief demos from teachers and mappers to enable you to:
- Find out more about how you can put OSM in your school
- Learn how to take advantage of our Map-Alongs and other educational programming
- Find out how you can get support open mapping education in your community
Remembering the 2020 Midwest Derecho
A year ago today a derecho, a series of thunderstorms with hurricane-like winds and heavy rains, struck Iowa with very little warning. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) put together a multi-media story map to tell the tale of this eventful day. Hundreds of thousands of trees were lost or damaged. Homes and buildings were destroyed. Many people lost power for days or even weeks.
Have you visited the NASA’s Earth Observatory? It is a NASA website that helps make satellite imagery relevant to the general public and it is a great place to find images for presentations or use in the classroom. In August 2020, the Earth Observatory featured a comparison of satellite images from July 2020 and August 2020 to show the extent of the derecho damage on Iowa cropland.
Camp Landsat Counts Down to the Landsat 9 Launch
Each week NASA’s Landsat Science team will explore a unique aspect of Landsat earth science (see themes below). Weekly features include Landsat related crafts and games, revisiting each sequential Landsat mission as well a weekly postcard from camp. Stop by each week of camp to explore a new theme.
#ConnectedByEarth – Earth Day 2021!
This year NASA’s Earth Day theme is #ConnectedByEarth. Visit the NASA Earth Day Poster website to watch a short video about the inspiration for the poster and discover the gems hidden within the poster. Download your copy of the poster to learn more about bees and our natural world.