Latest Contributions by JosephKerski

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQSF59-921I&list=UUdShBEYmIgoDn34bi1vVA9w …  Creating quizzes with ArcGIS Online # storymap Storymaps.  # esri # gis ... View more

Videos for my @ olctoday upcoming web mapping course to pique your interest: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC1i3ejK5vvOL9gE4siRwEnLmpREHe6p … Tell your colleagues!  Mapping rules. https://twitter.com/josephkerski/status/504973279820386304 ... View more

I've got a mapping problem!  My post on the @ Green360career Green 360 guru site:  http://green360careers.net/ive-got-a-mapping-problem/ … # gis # maps https://twitter.com/josephkerski/status/504609971703517185 ... View more

# storymap Story map I made of a 5K race to support a local high school:  http://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/?appid=c6a9f834883d41c78ba5599e095b2c4e … Now YOU go out and make a story map! ... View more

Teaching Geography in the 21st Century:  http://blogs.esri.com/esri/gisedcom/2014/08/15/teaching-geography-in-the-21st-century-a-new-online-course/ …  A new online 5 week course through eNet Learning.  Includes plenty of ArcGIS Online immersion and spatial thinking, STEM, critical thinking. https://twitter.com/josephkerski/status/500285473688805377 ... View more

Importing XY data into ArcMap:  # esri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkixWXu5jJE&list=UUdShBEYmIgoDn34bi1vVA9w …  New video I created. https://twitter.com/josephkerski/status/500286086615015425 ... View more

Hi everyone: I created a series of videos about creating story maps, with an emphasis on using them for teaching and learning: Esri Story Maps for Education II - YouTube‌ --Joseph Kerski ... View more

5 Important Skills Necessary for Success with GIS, Part 3 of 3 ... View more

5 Important Skills Necessary for Success with GIS, Part 2 of 3 ... View more

5 Skills Important for Success in GIS, Part 1 of 3 ... View more

Mapping field data can serve as project-based learning environments that promote environmental, social, and technological fluency, as I wrote about in Earthzine, and as others such as Richard Louv have written about much more eloquently than I.  What are seven easy ways in which you can map field-collected data?  I have recorded a three-part video series (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) wherein I describe all seven ways. These ways include (1) via files and spreadsheets that are stored locally on your computer, (2) via files and spreadsheets that are stored online, (3) via shared web forms, (4) via smartphone apps, including the Collector for ArcGIS app, (5) via editing of ArcGIS Online map notes, (6) via uploading of your geospatial data to ArcGIS Online, and (7) via editable feature services. which enables true citizen science mapping in the sense that you can "crowdsource your fieldwork" as my colleague Charlie Fitzpatrick has written about. As I hope these videos demonstrate, it is very easy not only to bring in your field-collected data into ArcGIS Online, but to map and analyze it there.  But I can’t give all of the details away:  Watch the videos to find out! Seven Ways to Map Your Field Data, including Crowdsourcing Your Fieldwork. ... View more

What are the five most important skills that a successful professional in GIS should have? I have recorded a three-part video series (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) wherein I address this important issue. I begin the video series by presenting two ways of thinking about GIS in your career:  (1) As a toolset that you use in your career as a biologist, public safety officer, marketing analyst, or in another career where GIS is listed only as a required or advised set of skills;  and (2) As a GIS manager, technician, analyst, or another career where GIS or a variant is a part of the title and primary job duties. I see GIS as a three-legged stool, one that incorporates content knowledge, skills, and the geographic perspective.  In other words, the skills alone will not guarantee success, but are a fundamental part of it.  Equally important is the content knowledge--whether in GIScience, meteorology, energy, water resources, planning, or another field.  Finally, don't be discouraged by my mention of the geographic perspective if you feel inadequate here.  It is one of the most interesting parts of the stool, and one that might take years to develop.  Indeed, as most things in GIS, it is a lifelong endeavor, which leads me to my #1 top skill:  I can't give it away:  Watch the video to find out! The Top 5 Skills you need for a successful career in GIS. I realize that many "Top" lists are subjective, mine included.  Yet I purposely used this format for this list precisely so that the can be debated, argued, and modified.  I invite you to do so by posting your reflections and comments. ... View more

Most everyone I know in the geospatial field feels passionate about their work, and many seek ways to spread awareness about GIS beyond the geospatial community.  So it was with enthusiasm that I agreed to participate recently with the organizers of the History Colorado museum's "COmingle" event.  With the "CO" referring to Colorado, and the "mingle" referring to its after-hours "fun evening with friends or a date" focus, COmingle is an "offbeat mix of games, trivia, demonstrations, exhibit adventures, performances, and hands-on activities", with food and "a whole lot of Colorado spirit." The activity I decided to host there was "Geography Quiz Night", because I had the perfect venue on which to do it--a giant basketball court-sized terrazzo map of the state of Colorado.  I dubbed it "G Harmony," or "Geography harmony." I wanted the quiz to be active, so for each of the 10 questions in each quiz, I asked the participants to stand on the location of the state to indicate what they thought was the correct answer.  I handed out prizes to the individuals or teams with the most correct, least correct, or more creative answers so everyone could win a prize.  The prizes were a combination of books, gift cards, and posters from me (Esri) and the History Colorado museum. Joseph Kerski, center, walking "toward Colorado Springs", conducting Colorado quiz on map of the state. I conducted two quizzes during the evening, and my questions included, "Which county has the largest agricultural output?", "Where is the lowest point in the state?", "Where was the coldest temperature ever recorded in the state?", "What tiny town saw its high school boys basketball team beat all odds to become state champions in 1929 and 1930?", "Where is the 3rd largest city in Colorado?, and "Where is State Highway 1?" As I was giving the questions, I talked about mapping and GIS.  Challenge yourself with the complete list of my questions here. I had announced this event to the Colorado GIS community and education community, and so it proved to be a nice relaxed setting to meet new colleagues, in addition to others from outside geography and GIS, including innovative programmers from Oh Heck Yeah! who created a kinesthetic computer game people played there. What might you do to reach out and bring your community together to spread geography and GIS in innovative and fun ways? ... View more