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Spatial@UNCP – Episode 08

Data is the basis of GIS. This week I talk about why topology is something to be mindful of when creating and using data and I provide a few examples.

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Spatial@UNCP – Episode 07

At UNC Pembroke we maintain a site license for ESRI’s ArcGIS suite of software, however there are are other options available for you to use as well such as Google Maps, QGIS, Bing Maps, and Google Earth.

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Spatial@UNCP – Episode 06

Each year in December we celebrate Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day.

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Spatial@UNCP – Episode 05

Data is the heart of analysis. This podcast is an introduction to geospatial data, the forms it takes, examples of data sources and what you can do with it.

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Spatial@UNCP – Episode 04

Geospatial technologies are the tools we use to capture, store, analyze and represent geographic information. This episode is a listing of some of the most commonly used geospatial technologies including GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS, Virtual Globes, etc.

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Spatial@UNCP – Episode 03

Geographic Information Science is the study of…you guessed it…geographic information. This week I touch on some of the history and focus of GIScience and it can help find out what is spatial and special.

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Spatial@UNCP – Episode 02

This week I talk broadly about how spatial relationships underlie the questions that Geographers ask and introduce the question that will be the guiding theme in the first 8 episodes…”What is special about spatial?”

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Spatial@UNCP – Episode 01

In this inaugural episode of the Spatial@UNCP podcast I provide an overview of topics that will be covered in future episodes and the planned podcast format.

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