GIS

How large are the Western wildfires?

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NBC News built a cool little app that allows you to superimpose the areas burnt by each of the major wildfires on top of your own city, so that you can get a true sense of just how large these fires really are. Check it out at https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/map-compare-west-coast-wildfires-2020-n1240011 . You may notice in my sample […]

Careers

Careers in GIS

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Have you wondered what careers might make use of your skills in GIS? Esri (the company behind ArcGIS) has partnered with VirtualJobShadow.com to produce a broad series of videos that detail careers ranging from a conservationist to a fire fighter. Check them out here.