https://gisuser.com Mobile, Technology, and Business news Thu, 13 Apr 2023 07:19:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.6 https://gisuser.com/2021/08/11-habits-of-successful-computer-science-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=11-habits-of-successful-computer-science-students Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:38:10 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=76898 Have you thought about applying for a computer science degree? If so, you’re likely to be wondering how to make the most of it. After all, you don’t want to get into a great school only to end up with poor grades and little to show for it. By following what successful computer science students […]

The post 11 Habits of Successful Computer Science Students appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2021/06/7-things-admissions-officers-look-for-in-a-college-entrance-essay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-things-admissions-officers-look-for-in-a-college-entrance-essay Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:09:55 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=76162 Admission essays play an important role in earning an admission. This is evident in the case of Caroline Williams. In 2017, Caroline earned admission to Yale partly because of her application essay. In the essay, Caroline talked about her love for Papa John’s pizza, and you may wonder, is there also a way to have […]

The post 7 Things Admissions Officers Look for in a College Entrance Essay appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2021/05/strengths-and-weaknesses-of-online-learning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=strengths-and-weaknesses-of-online-learning Tue, 11 May 2021 17:22:33 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=75681 Everyone will remember what happened at the beginning of 2020. With countries terminating flights and closing their borders, hardly could we believe it would be the same over one year after.  Online learning has become an integral part of every student’s life. With hours spent in front of the screen, remote education provides numerous challenges. […]

The post Strengths and Weaknesses of Online Learning appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2021/05/top-10-gis-certificate-programs-ranked-by-industry-needs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-10-gis-certificate-programs-ranked-by-industry-needs Tue, 11 May 2021 01:09:42 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=75664 Get a GIS Certificate and earn the right skills You want a GIS certificate to get a job.  The motivation is simple.  There are a over a hundred colleges in the US that offer GIS certificate programs. This is on top of another hundred programs that offer Bachelors degrees in Geography.  That’s great news for […]

The post Top 10 GIS Certificate Programs ranked by industry needs appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2021/04/the-importance-of-digital-innovation-in-the-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-importance-of-digital-innovation-in-the-classroom Fri, 23 Apr 2021 05:26:31 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=75476 With the world progressing so fast, there is a lot that a student needs to do to stay in the running. With the help of innovative classroom technology and the solutions it offers, life becomes simpler for students trying to cope with a multitude of tasks. Students have to write a lot of essays, research […]

The post The Importance of Digital Innovation in the Classroom appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2021/02/5-tips-to-get-better-grades-in-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-tips-to-get-better-grades-in-history Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:49:12 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=74464 A lot of students are not that fond of history. This is partly because some of the topics are a bit difficult, and partly because the subject itself is monotonous. Yet, everybody wants a good grade in history. So the question is, how to do so? Here are 5 helpful tips that will guarantee a […]

The post 5 Tips to Get Better Grades in History appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2004/12/gis-k-12-edu-spotlight-the-adventure-of-echo-the-bat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gis-k-12-edu-spotlight-the-adventure-of-echo-the-bat Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:15:08 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2004/12/gis-k-12-edu-spotlight-the-adventure-of-echo-the-bat/ The “Adventure of Echo the Bat” is an interactive adventure that brings together content relating to Biodiversity, Ecology, Remote Sensing, and the Electromagnetic Spectrum with supporting classroom activities. These activities introduce concepts basic to the understanding of remote sensing, including light and the electromagnetic spectrum. The Teacher’s Guide contains classroom activities and lesson plans that […]

The post GIS K-12 EDU Spotlight – The “Adventure of Echo the Bat appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2004/09/spatial-analysis-of-north-american-hurricanes-using-a-gis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spatial-analysis-of-north-american-hurricanes-using-a-gis Thu, 02 Sep 2004 15:09:40 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2004/09/spatial-analysis-of-north-american-hurricanes-using-a-gis/ A lesson with sample data provided by the USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center Education Students examine North Atlantic hurricanes from 1851 to 2001 over space and time using GIS tools and methods, analyzing hurricane direction, patterns, specific damaging hurricanes, the characteristics of hurricanes near world and specific cities, hurricanes in specific states in the USA […]

The post Spatial Analysis of North American Hurricanes Using a GIS appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2004/07/geodesy-from-the-ngs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geodesy-from-the-ngs Tue, 06 Jul 2004 16:23:56 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2004/07/geodesy-from-the-ngs/ Geodesy is the science of measuring and monitoring the size and shape of the Earth and the location of points on its surface. NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is responsible for the development and maintenance of a national geodetic data system that is used for navigation, communication systems, and mapping and charting. In this subject, […]

The post Geodesy from the NGS appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2004/03/imgs-makes-software-available-to-educators-at-no-cost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=imgs-makes-software-available-to-educators-at-no-cost Sun, 07 Mar 2004 06:23:45 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2004/03/imgs-makes-software-available-to-educators-at-no-cost/ Site-wide and research licenses of Intergraph technology are available at no cost through the Education Grant and Registered Research Laboratory Programs.

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