Barbaree Duke: Incorporating geospatial technologies and geography into traditional subjects.

Category: web mapping

Gulf of Mexico Maps and Data

Barbaree

February 10, 2012

gis data, gulf atlas, NOAA, NWS, science, weather, weather balloon, web mapping

Recently the New Orleans office of the National Weather Service hosted an Open House event. We got to see a weather balloon launched (video), meet a famous female astronaut and see the new emergency trailer. Always a teacher and always on the hunt for curriculum ideas, I was excited when the staff shared their new… Read more
Q & A: How Do I Share an Online Map within my Blog?

Barbaree

June 30, 2011

ArcGIS Explorer online, blog, embed a map, GIS in Education, online mapping, web mapping

I recently met a great group of teachers in the Dallas area. We spent the afternoon together talking about geospatial technology. They were excited about online maps and were intrigued about the possibilities. One teacher was going on some world adventures this summer and wanted to document the journey so that she could revisit it… Read more
Zoomarrific Historic Maps

Barbaree

November 16, 2009

David Rumsey Historic Maps, GIS in Education, internet mapping, web mapping

Happy Geography Week! If you’re interested in historic maps, then check this out! http://rumsey.geogarage.com It’s an easy to use web map with a selection of David Rumsey’s Historical Map Collection on an aerial view of the globe. Once you click on a map point, then you can click again and see the map on the… Read more