CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS NEWSLETTER
June 2010
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HIGHLIGHTS
· New GPS Mapping Device
· CGA Fall Training Dates Announced
· Arts-humanities.net Features Harvard’s DARMC
· Call for nominations - NRC Study on International Science at the USGS
· Second International Workshop on Indoor Spatial Awareness
· The International Conference on Crisis Mapping 2010
· BP Oil Spill Flow Model
· Updated National Map Viewer
· The Coffee Map
· World Cup Player Location Heat Maps
· Visualizing Crime in San Francisco
· Failed States Index 2010 Map
· Residents per Waffle House Map
· GeoMeridian Collaborative Mapping Resource
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CGA NEWS
New GPS Mapping DeviceThe CGA has recently purchased a Magellan Mobile Mapper 6 GPS device for any Harvard affiliate to use. The unit runs Windows Moblie, ArcPad 8, is wifi and Bluetooth enabled, has a camera and flashlight. It can map to 2m of accuracy with differential correction, with attribute collection. For more info or to reserve it for use, please contact us at: contact@help.cga.harvard.edu
CGA Fall Training Dates AnnouncedEvery fall and spring CGA offers a free technical GIS training series. The 2 hour sessions are hands on, instructor led, and use various GIS software. For workshop descriptions and dates: http://gis.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k235&pageid=icb.page189848
Arts-humanities.net Features DARMCThis website is a guide to digital humanities and arts. Harvard’s Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilization is currently a featured project:
http://www.arts-humanities.net/
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CONFERENCES
Call for nominations - NRC Study on International Science at the USGSA new study by the National Research Council is shortly scheduled to begin at the request of the USGS. The study, “Opportunities and Challenges for International Science at the U.S. Geological Survey”, is designed to assist the USGS in developing and improving international scientific interactions and collaborations. Nominees to the study committee are now being sought. For more:
Second International Workshop on Indoor Spatial AwarenessThis workshop will be held November 2, 2010 in San Jose, CA. Paper submissions are due August 1st. For more information and to submit a paper:
http://www.geom.unimelb.edu.au/winter/isa.html
The International Conference on Crisis Mapping 2010This conference will be in Boston, MA, October 1 – 3. More information and to register:
http://www.crisismappers.net/page/iccm-2010-haiti-and-beyond
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NEWS ON GIS RESEARCH AND SERVICES
BP Oil Spill Flow Modelhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE-1G_476nA
Updated National Map Viewerhttp://nationalmap.gov/viewers.html
The Coffee Maphttp://www.boston.com/yourtown/massfacts/snapshot_dunkin_donuts_vs_starbucks_massachusetts/
World Cup Player Location Heat Mapshttp://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/players/player=229397/heatmap.html
Visualizing Crime in San Franciscohttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?entry_id=65711&tsp=1
Failed States Index 2010 Maphttp://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/06/21/2010_failed_states_index_interactive_map_and_rankings
Residents per Waffle House Maphttp://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=CG-WAFFLEHOUSE-PRINT&Category_Code=CG#pic
GeoMeridian Collaborative Mapping Resourcehttp://geomeridian.com/
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