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Celebrating Geography Awareness Week and GISDay 2007 Posted on November 14, 2007 According to GISDay.com, more than 800 events are planned around the World - and no doubt there's many more that aven't registered. Celebrate GISDay by sharing your GIS tales, tips, and expertise with others in an effort to make 2007 GISDay the best ever. GIS Day is principally sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, the United States Geological Survey, The Library of Congress, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and ESRI. GISDay is part of Geography Awareness week, Nov 12-18, 2007 - Happy GISDay!
UND Geographic Information Science Graduate Certificate (Online) Posted on March 09, 2007 The University of North Dakota is offering students and professionals alike the chance tyo obtain a graduate certificate in GIS.. best of all, the program is delivered online making it available to a large audience. This 12-credit, online graduate certificate program in geographic information science (GISc) has been developed to help feed the growing global demand for geographic information systems professionals - recall the GIS profession was recently identified by the U.S. Department of Labor as one of the three fastest growing job fields along with nanotechnology and biotechnology.
GISuser spotlight on Education... A New Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence Posted on July 03, 2007 The popular Penn State University has recently added to their growing portfolio of geospatial education programs - enter the Post baccalaureate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence offered by the school's Department of Geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. This program is idea for working professionals who need to apply their GIS skills to national security, disaster response, environmental response, and industrial settings. This 14 credit program consists of five online courses offered on a semester schedule along with a final course that offers a chance to take a virtual field experience. Of note, all of credits earned in the Penn State Certificate programs can be applied towards a master's degree (PSU does offer a Masters in GIS).
GISuser Spotight on Education - The ESRI/University of Redlands Colloquium CD Set Posted on February 26, 2007 Published last year by ESRI Press (edited by Karen Kemp) , this unique collection provides the reader/listener with an opportunity to attend the University of Redlands in a virtual environment. This set of CDs captures a small part of an extraordinary educational opportunity provided weekly to Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems (MS GIS) students at the University of Redlands and the staff of ESRI Redlands.
GISuser Spotlight on the BCS and Geography at the University of Florida Posted on January 09, 2007 Study Geography With a National Champion! After that beating that the Gators laid on the Buckeyes it has to make you want to study in Gainsville. Did U-know that besides being home of the reigning NCAA Football and basketball champs, the University of Florida is also home to a fine geography program.
Algonquin College, Ottawa Ont., has been offering for three years now a one year Graduate Program in GIS - this comes after decades of undergraduate offerings in GIS and surveying.
This program is a one-year course of study (three consecutive terms) designed to introduce GIS technologies and concepts to individuals who have previously obtained a degree or diploma in a related field. Courses may be offered in the classroom or lab, entirely on-line, or in a hybrid mode which combines classroom sessions with on-line learning activities.
UND GIS Graduate Certificate Posted on March 24, 2005 This one year program from UND addresses the demand for GIS education, training, and technology transfer among students and working professionals. It specifically addresses issues of formal GIS education and hands-on training and exposure to technology. The Certificate program is delivered online.
UNIGIS in North America - Malaspina University-College Posted on March 07, 2006 A reminder... the UNIGIS program - a worldwide network of educational institutions which offers distance learning courses in GIS - is now being delivered at Malaspina University-College (Vancouver Island, BC). This is a reputable, on-line, non-credit Post Graduate Certificate in Theoretical and Applied GIS and provides comprehensive education and training in GIS. This program utilizes popular GIS software, with emphasis on spatial analysis, real-world applications and cartography. Malaspina is one of 2 Institutions in North America offering the UNIGIS program.
I just remembere that this week the Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation is hosting this immersion week in geospatial sciences and marine biology in San Ignacio Lagoon, Mexico. The workshop includes 2 days of instructor led training covering an "Introduction to ArcGIS 9", using ESRI training materials and taught by an ESRI authorized instructor. The course also includes data collection in the lagoon and the opportunity to learn how to use some of the tools used by marine mammal scientists. More opportunities like this are available later this year.
Norad Santa - 50 Years of Tracking Santa on Christmas Eve Posted on December 21, 2005 Using the North Warning System, a system of 47 radar system installations across Canada's North, NORAD will once again track the movements of Santa Claus as he sets out on his journey around the Globe on Christmas eve. NORAD uses four high-tech systems to track Santa - radar, satellites, Santa Cams and jet fighter aircraft. This year NORAD celebrates 50 years of tracking Santa... congrats to the Colorado Springs-based NORAD crew and volunteers at Cheyenne Mountain and Peterson Air Force Bases on doing a fantastic job! Note: the site is published in 6 languages for all to enjoy.
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According to GISDay.com, more than 800 events are planned around the World - and no doubt there's many more that aven't registered. Celebrate GISDay by sharing your GIS tales, tips, and expertise with others in an effort to make 2007 GISDay the best ever. GIS Day is principally sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, the United States Geological Survey, The Library of Congress, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and ESRI. GISDay is part of 
The University of North Dakota is offering students and professionals alike the chance tyo obtain a graduate certificate in GIS.. best of all, the program is delivered online making it available to a large audience. This 12-credit, online graduate certificate program in geographic information science (GISc) has been developed to help feed the growing global demand for geographic information systems professionals - recall the GIS profession was recently identified by the U.S. Department of Labor as one of the three fastest growing job fields along with nanotechnology and biotechnology.
The popular Penn State University has recently added to their growing portfolio of geospatial education programs - enter the Post baccalaureate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence offered by the school's Department of Geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. This program is idea for working professionals who need to apply their GIS skills to national security, disaster response, environmental response, and industrial settings. This 14 credit program consists of five online courses offered on a semester schedule along with a final course that offers a chance to take a virtual field experience. Of note, all of credits earned in the Penn State Certificate programs can be applied towards a master's degree (PSU does offer a Masters in GIS).
Published last year by ESRI Press (edited by Karen Kemp) , this unique collection provides the reader/listener with an opportunity to attend the University of Redlands in a virtual environment. This set of CDs captures a small part of an extraordinary educational opportunity provided weekly to Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems (MS GIS) students at the University of Redlands and the staff of ESRI Redlands.
Study Geography With a National Champion! After that beating that the Gators laid on the Buckeyes it has to make you want to study in Gainsville. Did U-know that besides being home of the reigning NCAA Football and basketball champs, the University of Florida is also home to a fine geography program.
Algonquin College, Ottawa Ont., has been offering for three years now a one year Graduate Program in GIS - this comes after decades of undergraduate offerings in GIS and surveying. 
This one year program from UND addresses the demand for GIS education, training, and technology transfer among students and working professionals. It specifically addresses issues of formal GIS education and hands-on training and exposure to technology. The Certificate program is delivered online.
A reminder... the UNIGIS program - a worldwide network of educational institutions which offers distance learning courses in GIS - is now being delivered at Malaspina University-College (Vancouver Island, BC). This is a reputable, on-line, non-credit Post Graduate Certificate in Theoretical and Applied GIS and provides comprehensive education and training in GIS. This program utilizes popular GIS software, with emphasis on spatial analysis, real-world applications and cartography. Malaspina is one of 2 Institutions in North America offering the UNIGIS program.
I just remembere that this week the Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation is hosting this immersion week in geospatial sciences and marine biology in San Ignacio Lagoon, Mexico. The workshop includes 2 days of instructor led training covering an "Introduction to ArcGIS 9", using ESRI training materials and taught by an ESRI authorized instructor. The course also includes data collection in the lagoon and the opportunity to learn how to use some of the tools used by marine mammal scientists. More opportunities like this are available later this year.
Using the North Warning System, a system of 47 radar system installations across Canada's North, NORAD will once again track the movements of Santa Claus as he sets out on his journey around the Globe on Christmas eve. NORAD uses four high-tech systems to track Santa - radar, satellites, Santa Cams and jet fighter aircraft. This year NORAD celebrates 50 years of tracking Santa... congrats to the Colorado Springs-based NORAD crew and volunteers at Cheyenne Mountain and Peterson Air Force Bases on doing a fantastic job! Note: the site is published in 6 languages for all to enjoy.
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