Maps and geospatial information sessions for fall 2017 include online options
Each Tuesday this October, Penn State University Libraries will offer informational sessions relating to foundational map and geospatial topics. Sessions, which do not require registration, are open to...
View ArticleDoctoral student melds passions for science, helping others in FEMA job
As an emergency management specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Association, Adrienne Kramer is applying her geography skills to build maps, analytical tools and other resources to help the...
View ArticleUniversity Libraries offer maps and geospatial information sessions in February
On Wednesdays this February, and one in March, Penn State University Libraries will offer informational sessions relating to foundational map and geospatial topics. Sessions are open to all Penn State...
View ArticlePenn State launches new graduate certificate for geospatial software developers
Penn State has launched a new graduate certificate aimed at helping geospatial professionals working in the GIS and web mapping industries to expand their software development and coding skills.
View ArticleGIS graduate students study abroad to advance careers at home
Brookelynn Constant was about halfway into her 10-year career as a data analyst for the U.S. Department of Defense when she enrolled in a master’s program through Penn State World Campus. Constant, who...
View ArticleScience of Connection: Researcher to discuss GIS and connected communities
Clio Andris, assistant professor of geography and Penn State Institute for CyberScience associate, will discuss how geographic information systems are helping to investigate ways of building...
View Article'Geodesigning' solutions for the future of Yellowstone National Park
Penn State World Campus graduate students in the Rural/Regional Geodesign Challenges studio course were asked to apply their knowledge to help develop a large-scale recovery, restoration and...
View ArticleAir Force captain sees Penn State degree as pathway to working in GIS
Katie Meckler, a captain in the U.S. Air Force, helps pilots navigate the skies. She’s completed six deployments around the world and has moved across the country for a new assignment. And she still...
View ArticleEsri ArcGIS software now more easily accessible to faculty, staff, students
Recent upgrades are making Esri's geographic information systems mapping tools more easily accessible to all students, faculty and staff at Penn State.
View ArticleEvent explores geographic information systems Nov. 12 at University Libraries
The Penn State Department of Geography and University Libraries will co-sponsor GIS Day 2019 on Nov. 12. The annual event celebrating the technology of geographic information systems is designed to...
View ArticleBecome a ‘citizen scientist’ and help map Penn State Behrend’s Arboretum
Community members are invited to visit campus Thursday, Oct. 31, to become “citizen scientists” and help map the arboretum. Several new species of trees have been introduced to campus since the...
View ArticlePenn State launches master's degree in spatial data science
A new online master’s degree in spatial data science from Penn State aims to address the need for mapmakers who have programming and analytical skills.
View ArticlePenn State GIS Day virtual event to take place Nov. 12
Penn State will observe GIS Day — an annual event celebrating the technology of geographic information systems — with a virtual event on Nov. 12. The annual event celebrates GIS technology, bringing...
View ArticleGIS technology helps map out how America's mafia networks were 'connected'
A team of researchers used geographic information systems, a collection of tools for geographic mapping and analysis of the Earth and society, and data from a government database on mafia ties during...
View ArticleLinguistic and biological diversity linked
Cultural diversity — indicated by linguistic diversity — and biodiversity are linked, and their connection may be another way to preserve both natural environments and Indigenous populations in Africa...
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