Hi Folks, Well, you already know carpooling is a good thing. So how do you find someone to carpool with from the Skidmore Community? A few years ago, a Skidmore GIS student worked to create a map of all the people that work at Skidmore College. You can view it here: With this map, you...
Maps tell brilliant stories. This article outlines just how powerful a tool mapping can be. It is vital to look at maps, as you would with any graph or visual representation of information, with a critical eye. How a Map is LIke an Op-Ed
There are always interesting opportunities for those interested in GIS and Instructional Technology at Skidmore College. Here are a few of them. 1) Full time summer GIS/Instructional Technology Position. https://careers.skidmore.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=166585 2) 5 Hour a week GIS Lab Assistant Position (now until end of semester) https://skidmore.studentemployment.ngwebsolutions.com/JobXJobDetail.aspx?JobId=4512&s=1 3) New York 6 Instructional Technology Apprentice Program (available to...
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Imagine what we could individually learn about local cities by using maps to understand their histories. Connecting history and place through GIS technology has the possibility to activate awareness and independent research initiatives in local communities. On Thursday, February 21st, a Historians Meeting took place in Skidmore’s new GIS Center, featuring Ron Feulner, the town...
So, today I was sitting with a student working on a sustainability project. Her goal is to connect local farms in upstate NY with institutional distributors in upstate NY. One key for this project was having an online interface that could be adopted statewide.We had met a couple times and had begun to do some...
Student projects at Skidmore are extensive. However, the use of field mapping tools to enhance these endeavors is limited. In this review, we investigate whether the “cloud-based mobile data collection tool” Fulcrum can pave the way for field based projects here at Skidmore. Instead of arbitrarily prodding through the app’s features, we’ll put Fulcrum to...
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At Skidmore College, sustainability is a clear theme that seems to be impacting every aspect of the residential academic experience. Here at the GIS Center for Interdisciplinary Research we are also seeing more and more GIS requests relating to sustainability and resilience, with a clear focus on energy, foods, and generally, living with a focus...
Maps are becoming more than what people have traditionally referred to as maps. They are becoming personal, creative, unique representations of the seen and unseen world. Here are some examples. Recently it has been brought to my attention that when people think about maps, they think about the old Rand McNally road maps or they...
Imagine you’ve just tracked an awesome trail on your GPS and are dying to share it with your friends. You want them to not only visualize the trail, but to also have the track ready to go in case they want to experience it themselves. In part 2 of our 2 part blog post, we’ll...
Apple iPads are growing in popularity not only for recreational purposes, but also as a tool for students to enhance their learning experiences. iPads are particularly useful for students interested in projects that require visual analysis and immediate access to information. Here, I am conducting a GIS/GPS related field project using the iPad not only...
