Spring 2013

Esri News for Education, published twice a year, provides the GIS education community with pathways to insightful stories and information.

Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum Goes Mobile
By Matthew DeMeritt

Using a new mobile mapping application developed with ArcGIS, visitors to Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University can stroll through the garden with their smartphones and learn about the arboretum's botanical collection.
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ArcWatch, January 2013

Thought Leadership: Raising the Level of GIS Education across Africa
By Michael Gould

If you've been paying attention to international news, you know that the African continent is growing faster than any other in terms of real gross domestic product. Read More »

Esri's First Education Ambassador Shares His Views
By Bob Kolvoord

In 2012, Bob Kolvoord was named Esri's first education ambassador with the goal to introduce GIS to secondary students living in developing countries. Read More » ArcWatch, April 2013

Apply to Be an Esri Education Ambassador
By Michael Gould

Consider sharing your GIS skills in a short-term teaching assignment, while making a difference in the lives of students living in a developing nation. Read More » ArcWatch, April 2013

Fostering New Pathways to GIS with ArcGIS Online
By Christopher Bone

Our Digital Earth is a new course that was awarded Esri's ArcGIS Online for Education grant for using ArcGIS Online as a way to introduce spatial technology to non-GIS students. Read More » ArcNews, Spring 2013

Murray State University's Training Modules Apply ArcGIS Online to Business
By Fred L. Miller

RacerGISOnline, funded by the Esri ArcGIS Online for Education grant program, can be taught by faculty with relatively little GIS background. Read More » ArcNews, Spring 2013

GIS is STEM!
By Jack Dangermond

Today's youth are tomorrow's decision makers, and an understanding of geography and the use of geospatial technology will be crucial to helping them make good decisions that affect global health and community life. Read More » Esri Insider, January 2, 2013

2012 GIS Education Community Advisory Board Update
By David DiBiase

Esri's education industry solutions team convened the first meeting of the GIS Education Community Advisory Board last July during the 2012 Esri Education GIS Conference. Read More »

Esri Young Scholars Award Winners Honored at Esri International User Conference
By Jim Baumann

Coordinated by Esri's international distributors and the company's international and education teams, the Esri Young Scholars Award program was successfully launched this past spring. Read More » ArcNews, Fall 2012

Interview with Joseph Kerski: Leveraging Social Media in Geography Education and Professional Development
By Dr. Michael Ritter

I first met Joseph Kerski at the Virtual Geography Department workshop conducted in 1996. His intensity for learning and enthusiasm for sharing amazed me at our first meeting and still does today. Read More » The Digital Professor, January 10, 2013

Beaufort County School District Went to the Head of the Class
By Kevin Davis

This South Carolina school district used ArcGIS to consolidate its campus facilities data to, among other things, improve space usage, track key assets, and aid decision making by construction and security staff. Read More » PenBay Solutions case study, April 2013

Community Analyst Scores with Students
By Jim Baumann

For a class project, a group of California University of Pennsylvania students wanted to find out if there would be enough users to support opening an ice rink in the small town of California, Pennsylvania. Read More » ArcWatch, February 2012