Come See Joseph Kerski's Presentation on Topographic Maps Over the Last Century on October 20th at 5 pm

October 20, 2015 – Joseph Kerski –

“Examining 100 Years of USGS Topographic Maps in a Web-Based Platform”

 

Joseph Kerski   5:30 PM at Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room   This program is free and open to the community.

Join Geographer Joseph Kerski as we explore 100 years of USGS topographic maps in ArcGIS Online, a web based platform that allows for the viewing and exploration of these maps at a variety of scales and with a variety of tools.  These tools include “swiping” the maps to compare maps of the same area made during different years to analyze land use and land cover change over time, combining them with satellite imagery and thematic layers such as ecoregions and geology, embedding these maps in web pages, and adding audio, video, photographs, and other multimedia in a “storymapping” environment. Joseph Kerski serves as Education Manager for Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri).  He served for 21 years as Geographer at the USGS and at the US Census Bureau.  He teaches GIS at the University of Denver, other universities, in K-12 schools, and in online courses, including MOOCs.  Joseph holds three degrees in Geography.  Passionate about spatial learning, Joseph fosters educational partnerships, promotes GIS in education and society through service and scholarship, and conducts courses on geotechnology in education internationally.  He creates GIS-based curricula and conducts research in the effectiveness and implementation of GIS in education.