Education

Just before Christmas the Lower Hudson News published a map of gun permit holders in two New York counties. The map included names and addresses of permit holders and was published in response to the shootings in Newtown, CT the week before. Most local readers and even those who viewed the map from...

Author Simon Garfield loves maps. His home in London is full of them — that's where they're stocked, hanging on walls and piled on shelves. So when Garfield was looking for a new topic to write about, not surprisingly, maps won out. His new book is called On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration...

Jim Fallows of the Atlantic interviewed Michael Jones, chief technology advocate for Google in the Jan/Feb issue. Here are the high points for me for those who are too busy to read it: Biggest change in maps in last decade: So a map has gone from a static, stylized portrait of the Earth...

A partnership between Esri and Eastern Michigan University (EMU) means access to ArcGIS for K-12 students, teachers and school administrators in the State of Michigan for free. The article in the local paper says those beneficiaries can "join the geospatial revolution today!" The partnership...

As we move into 2013, Directions Magazine will deliver many more options for readers who want choices in how they get their news. See what's coming!

Did you know that Pitney Bowes (EMEA) puts out a monthly, Web-based journal about MapInfo? I didn't. It launched, quietly, back in April via the MapInfo Google Group (announcement posted to that group). I can find no archive (there should be one, folks!) but here's the December issue which...

Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) sent word the day after Christmas (odd timing?) announcing the renaming of the free membership to basic, and fee based premiere ($25/yer) and professional memberships ($75/yr for  limited time, then $100/yr) in the organizations. The latter two have more...

The program, although frustrating to learn, provided the students with an increased self confidence. To see them go from frustrated to their professional final product – I think it gives them a sense of achievement. That's how Dr. Abigail Domagall describes her students' experience with...

Executive Editor Adena Schtuzberg picked out some the top articles from the last three months. If you missed them the first time around - here's an opportunity to catch up!

Public transit is the ultimate place location-based ads. People are in the city and clearly have access to transportation to other parts of the city. I study the ads on the MBTA with care. Here's the headline of one I saw today: You expect more. You can find it here. (paraphrased, I...