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Why should GIS matter to Queer People?
Sean’s Query: GIS for Queers (this essay was written in 2020 by friend and colleague of many years, Sean Dunnington, (he, him) storyteller, playwright and LGBTQ+ activist. Like many activists, Sean uses the reclaimed term "queer" in talking about his community. ) Why should GIS matter to Queer People? For the last two…
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An Inclusive History of Conservation GIS: Chapter 1: Origins of Conservation
Chapter 1: Origins of Conservation: Indigenous Landscapes & Traditional Knowledge (part of the "Inclusive History of Conservation GIS") (photo courtesy of Animesh Ghose, 2018 SCGIS scholar, Creative Conservation Alliance, Bangladesh, & Scott Trageser of NatureStills photography) Unlike the traditional view that…
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An Inclusive History of Conservation GIS: Introduction
(part of the "Inclusive History of Conservation GIS" project) I define Conservation as the struggle for human survival on earth. If you are not in that fight, you are either busy dying out as a dominant species, or you are hoping to get to Mars and live in a plastic bubble. Back on my planet, Conservation is the activity…
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Breaking fire news & Realtime maps in ArcGIS experience builder Ecp Website
TITLE: Breaking fire news & Realtime maps in ArcGIS experience builder Preliminary Fire Damage Assessment, Conducted by Calfire, released to Santa Cruz County on Aug 25, 2020 and released to the public on that date. National Firemappers Map-scroll down initial splash page to click "ok" (Backup Ca Fire Map: CalOES)…
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National Vegetation Polygons from GAP & Landfire, with California High Resolution Vegetation Ecp Webmap
Geonet Name: National Vegetation Polygons from GAP & Landfire, with California High Resolution Vegetation ArcGIS Online Link: NPS-CNPS-PADUS-22 West ALL nodns temp fix & https2019 Description This webmap is a collaboration between the National Park Service, California Native Plant Society (CNPS) and the California Dept of…
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new platform layout test #1
JUSTICE: Community GIS, Environmental & Social Justice I first met Dolores Huerta in the early 70's when I volunteered for the United Farmworkers Union, organizing donated food and supplies and participating in some of the lettuce boycott marches. It closed a huge circle in my life to meet her again at the 2018 Esri User…
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Lynn Conway – Computer Scientist
Lynn Conway – Computer Scientist – United States ( Photo: Wikipedia Text: Sean Dunnington, "LGBTQ History of Geography & Computers” Project) Lynn Conway is a pioneer of microelectronics chip design with an extraordinary life story. She attended both MIT and Columbia University, and in 1964 was recruited by IBM to work on a…
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1929-2017 Edith Windsor – IBM engineer
Edith Windsor – IBM engineer & American LGBT Rights Activist – New York City, New York (Photo: courtesy Gay Prider https://www.gayprider.com/ Text: Sean Dunnington, "LGBTQ History of Geography & Computers” Project) Edith “Edie” Windsor is best known as a gay rights activist who was the lead plaintiff in the landmark…
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1930–2009 Peter Landin – Computer Scientist
Peter Landin – Computer Scientist – England Photo: Wikipedia. Text: Sean Dunnington, "LGBTQ History of Geography & Computers” Project) Born in Sheffield, England, Peter Landin studied mathematics at Clare College, Cambridge University, and for a time worked as Christopher Strachey’s assistant. His insight that computer…
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1916–1975 Christopher Strachey, Computer Scientist
Christopher Strachey – Computer Scientist – England (Photo: courtesy of AlanTuring.net Text: Sean Dunnington, "LGBTQ History of Geography & Computers” Project) Christopher Strachey was born in Hampstead, England, and his father worked alongside Alan Turing as a cryptographer at Bletchly Park during World War II. Strachey…
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1912-1954 Alan Turing, Computer Scientist
Alan Turing – Computer Scientist, Mathematician, & Cryptanalyst – England (Photo: reddit "History in Color" project, Text: Sean Dunnington, "LGBTQ History of Geography & Computers” Project) Generally regarded as the “father” of theoretical computing science and artificial intelligence, Alan Turing is the name that most…
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Landfire 1.3 Ecological map USA
Landfire 1.3 Ecological map USA View larger map narrative goes here
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An Inclusive History of Conservation GIS
An Inclusive History of Conservation GIS All too often, history is the stories of empires and conquest, and the gentlemen explorers who benefited from that privilege. Conservation is no different. 2020 will be an historic year by many measures, for reasons ranging from biology to politics to social justice. It seemed…
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Felice Yarbough, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Park Ranger
Felice Yarbough, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Park Ranger Felice is part of the Houston Community Partnerships and Engagement Program, helping to bring nature & wildlife within reach of young people who might not normally have access. Felice recently posted a narrative which eloquently described her history and current…
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Houston Community Partnerships and Engagement Program, US FWS
Houston Community Partnerships and Engagement Program, US Fish & Wildlife Service Contact: Nancy Brown email: HCP Facebook "U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) is working to provide opportunities for urban residents to find, appreciate, and care for nature in their neighborhoods and beyond. Engaging our urban neighbors…
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1930 Gladys Mae West (née Brown), GPS & Earth Geoid Pioneer
Gladys Mae West (née Brown), GPS & Earth Geoid Pioneer Bio "Meet Gladys Mae West, the hidden hero behind a system billions of people rely on today" "Millions of people around the world rely on GPS technology every day…And the development of that technology is thanks in large part to the intellect of one trailblazing…
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1952-2000 Henri Kapyepye Nsanjama, Conservationist, Advisor
Henri Kapyepye Nsanjama, Conservationist, Advisor Photo courtesy Friends of Africa International Wikipedia: "Henri was a Malawian born conservationist. He was the vice president for and senior adviser on Africa and Madagascar at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) He is widely known for his efforts to link wildlife with local…
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1943-2014 Clarence 'Skip' Ellis, Computer Pioneer in Office Collaboration
Clarence 'Skip' Ellis, Computer Pioneer in Office Collaboration Univ Buffalo Bio: "Notable Computer Scientists of the African Diaspora" First African-American to earn a Ph.D. in computer science From PCMagazine Bio: "Dr. Clarence Ellis, better known as Skip, was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in computer…
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1941-1995 KEN SARO-WIWA, Environmentalist / Human Rights Activist
KEN SARO-WIWA, Environmentalist / Human Rights Activist (Photo courtesy of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People) contributed to blackpast jun 19, 2009 by: CATHERINE ROTH "Kenule, or Ken Beeson Saro-Wiwa, was an environmental activist, author, and television producer. He was born in Bori, a small town in the…
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1940-2011 Wangari Muta Maathai, Environmental Activist
Wangari Muta Maathai, Environmental Activist (1940-2011) Photo: Courtesy of blackpast.org Sixty-four-year-old Wangari Maathai, the most prominent environmental activist in Africa, was the 2004 recipient of the Alfred Nobel Peace Prize. Wangari Muta was born on April 1, 1940, in1940, in Ihithe, Nyeri…
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1940-2011 Gerald "Jerry" Anderson Lawson, Computer game innovator
Gerald "Jerry Anderson Lawson, Computer game innovator (1940-2011) Photo: Courtesy of blackpast.org As a boy Lawson pursued a number of scientific interests, ham radio and chemistry among them. As a teenager Lawson earned money repairing television sets. During the 1960s Lawson attended both Queens College and the City…
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1933-2011 Annie J. Easley, Mathematician & Computer Scientist
Annie J. Easley, NASA Mathematician & Computer Scientist (1933-2011) Photo: Cover of Science and Engineering Newsletter featuring Easley at the Lewis Research Center, courtesy Wikipedia Annie J. Easley grew up in Birmingham and pursued career interests in nursing & pharmacy. "Easley in 1955 read an article highlighting…
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1918-2020 Katherine Johnson, Mathematician & Computer Scientist
Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician & Computer Scientist (1918-1920) (Photo of Katherine Johnson, courtesy of NASA) Biography by Margot Lee Shetterly Being handpicked to be one of three black students to integrate West Virginia’s graduate schools is something that many people would consider one of their life’s most…
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1908-2002 Louise E. Jefferson, Artist Publisher, Photographer Mapmaker
Louise E. Jefferson, Artist Publisher Photographer Mapmaker (photo taken 1994, courtesy of Yale University ) First African American to hold a director's position in the publishing industry. Source: Citylab website "Hidden Women Mapmakers of the 20th Century" : "..She learned calligraphy and drawing from her father, a…
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1903-1994 Ruth Ella Moore, Natural Scientist
Ruth Ella Moore, Natural Scientist 1933 became the first African-American woman to gain a PhD in a natural science (photo courtesy She Made History site: Wikipedia: "She was a professor and head of the Department of Bacteriology at Howard University, publishing work on tuberculosis, immunology and dental caries, the…