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| Web Mapping from the Geodata Lab | Issue 1, March 2004 Page 2 |
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One of
the resources we provide to the community is the interactive maps on our
website. A program called ArcIMS (Internet Map Server) allows the viewer
to use some common GIS tools online from a standard browser. Current online interactive mapping applications include Natural Hazards, Pikes Peak Highway area drainage, Distribution of Potential for Radon Gas, Environmental Justice (shows demographic information and overlays of EPA designated toxic sites) and the newest landslide maps for Colorado Springs from Colorado Geological Survey. Website: http://web.uccs.edu/geogenvs/Hazards/disclaimer.htm |
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Channels where water runs off the Pikes Peak Highway are shown in these maps from the Pikes Peak Erosion & Sedimentation Study. |
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This map depicts areas of expanding soils, floodplains and landslides in Colorado Springs. Other layers include unstable slopes, soil subsidence, and rockfall. | ||
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| Lab Receives Software Grant from Intergraph | |||||
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With this designation comes an award of $115,000 worth of Geomedia software, training and support, with which we will be able to offer our students experience using Intergraph Geomedia products in addition to our full suite of software from ESRI, Inc. Students may also apply for the GeoSpatial World student volunteer program to receive free registration for the GeoSpatial World Conference this May 12-14 in Miami, Florida. |
For more information please visit www.geospatialworld.com/student/. Students need to apply by April 7, 2004. |
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| The Southern Colorado Geodata
Lab has recently been designated an Intergraph Geomedia Registered Research
Laboratory. This program provides students, educators and researchers with the leading-edge technology and development support needed for applied research activities. |
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| Girls 2.0: Science and Technology Workshop | ||||
| This is a wonderful
event Sponsored annually by the Women’s foundation of Colorado.
This year it was held at Colorado Technical University, and sponsored
by the Women’s Foundation of Colorado, Intel and CTU. |
Over 150 middle-school girls participated in hands-on, interactive workshops on topics such as building robots, crime scene investigation, and creating web pages. Kelly Sparks, Geodata Lab director, led a course on GIS and GPS. |
Participants were given coordinates and used a Global Positioning System to locate a ‘treasure.’ Students then returned to the classroom and created maps with ESRI’s ArcExplorer GIS. | ||
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