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Education & Careers

Why Free Open Source Software?

The Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) model provides interacting tools, plugs ins and processes with which Geospatial Analyst (GA) can create, barter, trade software and knowledge. FOSS GA are motivated by many factors but […]

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Education & Careers

GIS Training Approaches with Scott Bell

GIS training and teaching is a fascinating endeavor. Undergraduate classes are a mélange of students from disciplines that span the University curriculum. Graduate training is usually highly focused on task-specific outcomes, while professional training can […]

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Education & Careers

GIS in the School System

Fast forward to 2011. I was conducting research on latest trends in education re web 2.0; and, with my Intermediate/Secondary group of pre-service Social Studies teachers at Memorial University, decided to learn Twitter. This resulted […]