Why Geography?

• How do you decide where to go in a zombie apocalypse? (TED Ed)
• Why Geography Matters (Google Earth)

Using Geospatial Data

• Map Reading Made Easy Peasy (from the UK Ordnance Survey)
• Map Scales (from the USGS)
• How to Read a Map video (from About.com)

• The Geospatial Revolution
• What is GIS? (from GIS Lounge)
• What is GIS? (from ESRI)
• GIS Timeline
• The Power of Layering Spatial Datasets

Examples of Use

• GIS for Natural Resources (from ESRI)
• Papers about GIS by Application Category
• EarthExplorer (from the USGS)
• GIS at the National Park Service
• GIS at the U.S. Center for Disease Control
• City of Minneapolis, MN GIS Service
• Google Earth Showcase
• Geography of the 2010 Recession (from the NY Times)
• Mapping NCAA Tournament Success (from the NY Times)
• Visualizing the U.S. Electric Grid (from NPR)
• GIS Climate Change Scenarios
• Murder in New York City
• Presidential Election Results
• Influenza Map (from the CDC)
• Super Map Puts World at Military’s Fingertips
• Assessing Tornado Damage (from ESRI)
• Collaborative GIS projects in Michigan

Future Concerns

• That’s Not My Phone, It’s My Tracker (from the NY Times)
• Privacy and the use of Drones (or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)

Geography Fun

• 40 Maps that Explain the World (The Washington Post)
• 40 More Maps that Explain the World (The Washington Post)
• Historical Geography Atlas of the United States (University of Richmond)
• Play Geography Related Error Game (Sporcle)