In case you were wondering, Brett completed his talk at Miami University's Institute for Environment and Sustainability and the 2011 Environmental Professionals Symposium.
See the talk here: http://youtu.be/lozRnrF0GPw
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Sleepwalking into the Future: A World without Geospatial Education, Dr. Joseph Kerski
 Sleepwalking into the Future: A World without Geospatial Education Dr. Joseph KerskiESRI, DENVER, COFriday, October 28th, 2011 Ag C 316, 12:00pm – 1:00pm The use of geospatial technologies in education around the world is a landscape marked by pedagogical and technological trailblazing by enterprising educators who have overcome numerous challenges to teach about GIS and teach with GIS. A growing international GIS education community focuses on problem-solving, inquiry-driven pedagogical techniques that use real-world data and geotechnologies to analyze spatial patterns on a local to global scale. Despite progress made since 1990, not only do challenges remain, but forces are acting that could confine GIS in education to a relatively small part of educational practice and research. Join Joseph Kerski as we discuss recommendations about what needs to happen to advance the use of GIS in education at all levels, to avoid sleepwalking into the future. | |
WyGISC Geospatial Forums are scheduled on Fridays from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Please feel free to bring your lunch to our forums. For more information about these talks please visit our website. | Contact InformationWyoming Geographic Information Science CenterDept 4008, 1000 East University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071 Room 301, Agriculture Building C Phone: (307) 766-2532 Fax: (307) 766-2744 E-mail: wygisc@uwyo.edu www.uwyo.edu/wygisc |
| © 2011 University of Wyoming | |
Monday, October 17, 2011
WyGISC Geospatial Forum Series
 Geospatial Forum Series US Census Update James CastagneriUS Census BureauFriday, October 21st, 2011 Ag C 316, 12:00pm – 1:00pm Mr. James Castagneri is a Geographer with the US Census Bureau, Loveland, CO. In this week’s forum he will highlight certain trends and changes observed in the most recent census. This will be followed by a discussion on topics pertaining to the US Census. | |
WyGISC Geospatial Forums are scheduled on Fridays from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Please feel free to bring your lunch to our forums. For more information about these talks please visit our website. | Contact InformationWyoming Geographic Information Science CenterDept 4008, 1000 East University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071 Room 301, Agriculture Building C Phone: (307) 766-2532 Fax: (307) 766-2744 E-mail: wygisc@uwyo.edu www.uwyo.edu/wygisc |
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Brett Governanti will be presenting at Miami University's Institute for Environment & Sustainability
Brett will be presenting at Miami University's Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) at their Professional Symposium on October 22, 2011. The Symposium is dedicated to spotlighting IES graduates and invites them to discuss environment and sustainability issues in their fields of practice.
Brett hopes to also attract some up-and-coming environmental professionals to come live and work here in wonderful Wyoming.
Brett received his master's degree in environmental science with a focus on environmental management and GIS from Miami University's IES Program in 2005.
If you would like Brett to mention anything specific about your organization, company, or career as it pertains to sustainability issues in Wyoming, send along your ideas or details to Brett at bgovernanti@cityofcasperwy.com.
Download and view the Symposium schedule here: http://www.box.net/shared/gahhe7t32sx7ovgi2fo9
Brett hopes to also attract some up-and-coming environmental professionals to come live and work here in wonderful Wyoming.
Brett received his master's degree in environmental science with a focus on environmental management and GIS from Miami University's IES Program in 2005.
If you would like Brett to mention anything specific about your organization, company, or career as it pertains to sustainability issues in Wyoming, send along your ideas or details to Brett at bgovernanti@cityofcasperwy.com.
Download and view the Symposium schedule here: http://www.box.net/shared/gahhe7t32sx7ovgi2fo9
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Geospatial Forum Series: "The Hot Zone: Predicting where and when the Rift Valley Fever Virus will reach the US"
Geospatial Forum Series
The Hot Zone: Predicting where and when Rift Valley Fever virus will reach the US
Drs. Sarah Konrad & Scott Miller
RENEWABLE RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Ag C 316, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Endemic to Africa, Rift Valley Fever periodically wreaks health and economic havoc in Africa by sickening domestic livestock, and less frequently, humans with potentially serious health effects including mortality. If the disease were to cross the Atlantic, it could severely affect livestock operations, with estimates in economic disruption ranging into the billions of dollars. Since mosquitoes are cold-blooded creatures they must be supplied with external heat to be able to transmit the virus. We have developed a spatially explicit modeling tool based on climate inputs that identifies whether an area is at risk or not for virus transmission. This presentation will discuss the GIS implementation of the modeling effort, which includes a real-time web service that uses continental-scale data from NOAA to produce real-time risk and forecast maps for the lower 48 US states for the benefit of control districts and health officers.
WyGISC Geospatial Forums are scheduled on Fridays from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Please feel free to bring your lunch to our forums.
For more information about these talks please visit our website.
Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center
Dept 4008, 1000 East University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Room 301, Agriculture Building C
Phone: (307) 766-2532
Fax: (307) 766-2744
E-mail: wygisc@uwyo.edu
www.uwyo.edu/wygisc
© 2011 University of Wyoming
The Hot Zone: Predicting where and when Rift Valley Fever virus will reach the US
Drs. Sarah Konrad & Scott Miller
RENEWABLE RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Ag C 316, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Endemic to Africa, Rift Valley Fever periodically wreaks health and economic havoc in Africa by sickening domestic livestock, and less frequently, humans with potentially serious health effects including mortality. If the disease were to cross the Atlantic, it could severely affect livestock operations, with estimates in economic disruption ranging into the billions of dollars. Since mosquitoes are cold-blooded creatures they must be supplied with external heat to be able to transmit the virus. We have developed a spatially explicit modeling tool based on climate inputs that identifies whether an area is at risk or not for virus transmission. This presentation will discuss the GIS implementation of the modeling effort, which includes a real-time web service that uses continental-scale data from NOAA to produce real-time risk and forecast maps for the lower 48 US states for the benefit of control districts and health officers.
WyGISC Geospatial Forums are scheduled on Fridays from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Please feel free to bring your lunch to our forums.
For more information about these talks please visit our website.
Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center
Dept 4008, 1000 East University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Room 301, Agriculture Building C
Phone: (307) 766-2532
Fax: (307) 766-2744
E-mail: wygisc@uwyo.edu
www.uwyo.edu/wygisc
© 2011 University of Wyoming
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