Education Blog

I have written a fundamentals of mapping and GIS in the Fourth Edition of Key Methods of Geography textbook, published by Sage Publications.  If you are seeking a single chapter about what GIS is and why it matters, this might very well fit that need.  Beyond my chapter, the book contains a great deal of pertinent content about, as the title indicates, key core methods essential for the geographic sciences, including field data collection equipment and methods, statistical analysis, spatial analysis, remote sensing, and much more. 

A new course in data, GIS, and society invites you to work with real data to solve problems and foster skills through a set of readings, hands-on activities, discussions, quizzes, and a final project.  This course may be taken by students or other learners as an independent study, or used wholly or in part by instructors for their own courses.

How can Earth changes be effectively, quickly, and engagingly taught?  How can remote sensing principles be taught in an interactive way?  The new Landsat Explorer app can serve as a tool, method, and a data set to do just that, as this essay and lesson explains. 

You and your students can powerfully and easily examine current events using Web GIS data and tools.  This essay models the examination of one such current event, the Smokehouse Creek wildfire, which is sadly consuming much terrain in Texas and impacting many lives. 

I have created a complete modern course in Cartographic Design and am sharing it with the community for their own use.  

This essay announces and describes a new book that I was honored to write with Dr Sandra Arlinghaus and Dr Bill Arlinghaus, entitled Teaching Mathematics Using Interactive Mapping.  

Site Scan for ArcGIS is a cloud-based drone mapping software that empowers educational institutions. It offers end-to-end drone imagery processing, analysis tools, and integration with ArcGIS Online. The software is suitable for teaching, research, and campus administration, providing efficient asset management and safe inspections.

A new set of 15 hands-on activities now available to you allows you and your students to explore the relationships between GIS and Statistics. 

Over the weekend – I saw this crazy headline that went something along the lines of ‘Workers Smash Hole Through Great Wall of China’ – let’s just say I was a bit skeptical. I’m also sure that anyone’s mental image of what transpired looked similar to mine.

Are you a faculty member interested in supporting your students' success? Do you incorporate ArcGIS into your curriculum? Esri's GIS Fundamentals Foundation technical certification could be a valuable consideration. A certification can enhance a student's résumé, differentiating them from peers, validating their technical skills, and potentially improving their chances of securing interviews.