About | Contact | SUBMIT PRESS | Advertise | FAQ
Newsletters | Twitter |
HomeNewsArticlesExpertsDataJobsEDULBSSTOREEVENTSDirectoryBLOGPHOTOSSocial Media
Software | Spotlights on Geospatial Data | Webmaps and Web Services | Mashup Zone | IMAGING | Hardware | Social Media  
advertisement

Top Geo News
Put Your News here! 
Social Connect




vimeostumble


GISuser Sponsor


GISuser Videos


See also SpatialVideos Youtube

Recent Site Additions
Webinars
GIS Job Opportunities
 

Loads of GIS Jobs!

Senior GIS Analyst
Research Analyst in Geospatial Analytics
GIS Specialist III
Implementation Specialist
GIS Technician (Temporary)
quantitative Internet Geographer/Sociologist
Engineering Technician-GIS
Senior GIS Web Developer
UX Designer/Developer Lead
State GIS Coordinator
GISuser Sponsor

Directory
Haiti GIS Data from Harvard  
Category: GIS Disaster and Emergency response


GISuser Sponsor


feed

AnyGeo - Anything Geospatial

↑ Grab this Headline Animator

GISuser Feed

Hot Job

hot gis tech job
JavaScript Developer, VA

Home arrow Articles arrow Education arrow Geography Awareness Week and GISDay 2007 - A Few Of Our Favorite Educational Resources     

HOT JOB
post a GIS job * JOBS * Senior GIS Analyst CO / JavaScript Developer 
Browse GEO Job Opportunities
/ Geotech Salary Survey
Submit News/tips to press @gisuser.com
Geography Awareness Week and GISDay 2007 - A Few Of Our Favorite Educational Resources E-mail
Written by Glenn Letham   
12 November 2007
This week we are pleased to celebrate Geographic Awareness. In 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed legislation establishing the third week in November as Geography Awareness Week (GAW). Every year since then, the National Geographic Society has promoted the importance of geography to the public and to schools throughout the United States and in Canada during Geography Awareness Week. During that time approximately 1.5 million students have participated in geography-related activities. Join us in celebrating Geography Awareness Week & GIS Day 2007.

Geography Awareness Week Activities from CAG
CAG has organied several themes daya to take place this week in order to promote geography awareness .
Weather & Climate Day - Monday, November 12
Water Day - Tuesday, November 13
GIS Day - Wednesday, November 14
Transportation Day - Thursday, November 15
Food & Health Day - Friday, November 16

Geoscience Australia provides a number of useful GIS and geography educational resournces. Their education and public event programs promote an awareness of geoscience and the work of their agency to all Australians. Down under they celebrate Earth Science Week 14-20 October 2007

 GIS.com is an educational resource from industry leader, ESRI, designed to promote education and aawareness of GIS and ESRI's supporting resources.

GIS Day - Another GIS-led initiative, GISDay has grown tremendously and will be celebrated on November 14. Visit GISDay.com to find out about GlobalGIS educational initiatives and GIS Day activities... make sure to share your story with them! 

My Wonderful World is a National Geographic-led campaign�backed by a coalition of national business and non-profit organizations�to expand geographic learning in school, at home, and in communities. We want to give kids the power of global knowledge. In the campaign's first year, more than 55,000 people signed up.


 
USGS Outreach
The mission of the U.S. Geological Survey's Education Program is to educate and inform data users in the use and application of USGS products and services. This information-rich website supports this mission. Find edu resournces, online course information, map catalog, lesson plans and much more.
See also http://education.usgs.gov/
 
Kids NGS - Always a favorite, the NGS has some fine resources designed specifically for kids and those that want to act like kids! Play games, watch videos, and explore other activities designed to promote geographic education.
 
OS Mapzone - From the Uk, the Mapzone is a fun resource that provides homework help, contests, games, mapping ativities and more.
See also: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/education/teachingresources/index.html

 

SFWM Kids pages - This fine resource from Florida offers teacher and student learning aids including resournces and information about the everglades, teacher training aids, and even information on internships.

 
US Census kids corner - From the US Census Burean, learn about the Census bureau, get facts and figures about the States, have fun with quizes and more.
 
NRCan Polar continental shelf project - Learn all about the Arctic and take a fun quiz, learn about Nunavut and the arctic tundra.
 
Geoscape Canada - explaining the landscapes, earth and water resources, and natural hazards of Canadian communities. Get detailed information and photos about all the landscapes and ecoregions in Canada.

 

NASA kids page - All kids love space and everything about space so it's no wonder that NASA has developed a fine resource for kids. Check out an image of the day, make a postcard, learn about the land, sea, and air and more.
 
Atlas of Canada - What better way to learn about the country then by visiting the mational atlas... information on Natural Hazards, Aboriginal Peoples, Reference Maps and more. View topo maps via the site's Toporama resournce.
 
FEMA for Kids - Herman, the spokescrab for the site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and prevent disaster damage. You can also learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid.


 
Geography 4 kids map - An interactive mapping service and webmap designed to indroduce kids to online mapping and web services. Explore a number of layers and data products.

Explore the Earth on Google Earth - With more than 200 downloads Google Earth sits on the desktop of many young users. This resource is designed to help introduce the user, young and old, to the power and functionality of Google Earth.
See also http://earth.google.com/gallery/index.html

These are but a few of the fine educational geographic and GIS resources on the web. If you have a resournce you'd like to share, please send details to info at gisuser.com -- be sure to share information about your GIS Day plans with us also!

See Also:

Last Updated ( 15 November 2007 )
 
< Prev   Next >

Submit Your GIS/Geo News/PR

blog comments powered by Disqus
Geo EDU Tip
EDU Webinars - 10 Awesome GeoTech Webinar Resources
SUGGESTED BOOK - Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop
HOT Devices
Video - Trimble Positions and the Geo Explorer 6000 XH
Social Media Tips
10 Map Services Your Business MUST Be Listed in
500 Social Media Marketing Tips: Essential Advice, Hints and Strategy for Business: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and More!
 
Recent Directory Listings
1. GeoJobsBIZ
    Category: Careers and Employment
    Created: May 21, 2013
2. Wolf-GIS - Mobile GIS...
    Category: iOS Developers
    Created: May 14, 2013
3. Wolf-GIS
    Category: Application Developers
    Created: May 14, 2013
4. Purple WiFi Presence...
    Category: Location Based Services (LBS)
    Created: May 14, 2013
5. Cal Poly - certificate...
    Category: College Programs and Universities
    Created: May 14, 2013
Show more...
Featured Events

 List Your Event Here 

THE GISuser Newsletter

See Recent edition
newsletter

subscribe GISuser

We won't share your address!
Sponsor

Popular Stuff!


GISuser Site Sponsor


Most Popular
Dev Tips


Programming with Python

GISuser HOT Spots!

Google Mashup Zone
GISuser WebMaps
Free Data Articles
Spotlights & Tips
GISuser Resumes
Data Links
10 Cool Things
The LBS Zone!


Partner Sites


lbszone.com


symbianone

A Spatial Media LLC property




Spatial Media, LLC ©2003 - 2013 All rights reserved / Privacy Statement