"The Cloud!" - Why the Web GIS Revolution is so Exciting

And a sneak peak into the soon-to-be-available capabilities of ArcGIS Online that will allow you to publish and share your own data.

Link: Intelligent WebMaps and ArcGIS Online

If you could share data online, what would it be?

FREE ArcGIS 10 Training Seminars!

ESRI provides free online training for ArcGIS Version 10:

Check out:
ArcGIS 10 Deployment: Download, Installation, and Authorization (US) http://training.esri.com/acb2000/showdetl.cfm?DID=6&Product_ID=978

Using ArcMap in 10 http://training.esri.com/acb2000/showdetl.cfm?did=6&Product_id=969

Editing in ArcGIS 10 http://training.esri.com/acb2000/showdetl.cfm?DID=6&Product_ID=975

Students Gather GIS Data that Laves Lives

"Hannibal Students Help Make 911 Maps More Accurate; We're Saving Lives, Starting Careers"
HANNIBAL, NY (wrvo) - Oswego County's 911 system is getting more accurate data so dispatchers can help police, fire and ambulance crews go to exactly the right place. The help is coming from an unlikely source: Students in the Hannibal Central School District.

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wrvo/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1661405

High School Students on Maui were also recently involved in a similar project. They gathered lifeguard station waypoints which were needed by the e911 program operated by Akimeka LLC!

Do you have students collecting similar data? Let us know and we'll help put it to use.

Sites for GIS Energy Data

Looking for data sets for Hawaii or beyond on Solar, Wind, or Geothermal energy potential and/or other energy data?

NREL GIS Data Download
http://www.nrel.gov/gis/cfm/input.cfm

NREL Renewable Resource Data Center (RReDC)
http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/

Open Energy Info
http://en.openei.org/wiki/Main_Page

US Energy Information Administration
http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.html

GIS Data for Hawaii - A MUST SEE

Looking for Data to Download specific to Hawaii?
This is one of the best sources!

The Hawaii Statewide GIS Program hosts downloadable data sets on everything from Ahupua'a to Census Data to Elevation Contours, some statewide, some island-wide. This is every Hawaii GIS User's dream come true! A MUST SEE!

http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/gis/

From the homepage, click on GIS Data in the lefthand side bar. From there, download, unzip, and begin your spatial analysis of Hawaii within your GIS desktop software!

Step Aside Google Earth... AGX900 has Arrived!

Announcing... the recent release of ESRI's ArcGIS Explorer 900!

This is a free, downloadable tool that has a virtual globe that has customizable base maps and the best part of all, it works very well with GIS data created and compiled in ESRI desktop products.

View a short demo movie, get more information, and download the software here:
http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/explorer/whats_new.html

GIS Training for Neighbor Island Teachers Coming Up!

Mapping Our Future: Using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for Place-based Inquiry

This is a professional development opportunity for educators grades 5 -12 on the ArcGIS 9.3 software which was recently licensed for K12 Hawaii. Receive GIS curriculum, Hawaii lessons and data on a jump drive, and a GPS unit! Instructors are Diana Papini Warren, Project Manager at Women in Technology and Joseph Kerski, Education Manager from Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Education Team.

Requirements: This is for neighbor island teachers only. Limited funds available for non-Maui teachers’ travel. Previous experience with GIS, either via a training, work experience, or self-taught.

Oct 6-9 – Kihei, Maui 9:00 – 4:00 Daily
Live Online Follow up Sessions: 10/22, 11/19, and 12/3 3:30 – 5:00 PM

See attached flyer for more details!

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!:

GIS Curriculum for Middle School Math & Science

This site has curriculum and accompanying data files ready for download!

James Madison University STEM Geospatial Technology
http://www.isat.jmu.edu/stem/curriculum.html

Even better, they provide versions for both AEJEE and the full ArcGIS software.. you choose.

Climate Change Imagery & Data for Hawaii

Want to see a model for the possible effects of climate change on Oahu and Maui? The following website provides imagery and information about the data that created it!

Flooding the Islands of Hawaii
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/hmrg/FloodingOahu/index.php

What is Remote Sensing?

This Kids Geography website puts remote sensing into easy to understand terms:

check it out

Need Help Finding More GIS Data for Hawaii?

Need Help finding Hawaii Data? --

The first two places you might want to look for data layers (shape files, etc) are:

Hawaii Statewide GIS Program
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/gis

Hawaii Data Clearinghouse
http://hawaii.wr.usgs.gov

If you cannot find what you need, email us or comment on this post. Let us know what type of data you are looking for!