China Geo-Explorer II

The GMU Libraries has licensed China Geo-Explorer II, which provides a rich collection of census, business, and other government data for China at various geographical units and time.
You can create maps, charts, tables, and reports and download data in PDF, Excel, Word, and shape files.

You can access this through our libraries databases and consult the User's Guide for further instructions.

Georeferencer from British Library

The British Library just released a new set of historic scanned maps online for public georeferencing.  Users have opportunities to georeferencing these scanned maps if they know detailed knowledge about particular places by using the Klokan Technologies Georeferencer tool.  Please learn more about the project including the exciting tool at  http://www.bl.uk/maps

Mason celebrates 2012 GIS Day, Nov. 14.

Location: Center for the Arts

Time: 10:00-3:30

The Mason libraries will be joining the university in celebrating GIS Day events and demonstrating "Mapping Your Data with Google Fusion Tables" in the Center for the Arts. There will be other events including Students' Poster Sessions, Presentations, Panel Discussion on Geospatial Intelligence, and FREE buffet lunch.

Please see the detailed schedule of events at:
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/content.php?pid=11647&sid=3281455

Discover GIS and Geography through this event!

New Capabilities of the Geospatial Data Preservation Resource Center

The Geospatial Data Preservation Resource Center becomes a discovery tool for recommending online resources such as software applications, research articles, presentations, and standards that are helpful for geospatial data preservation. 

Please visit the Geospatial Data Preservation Resource Center which is being developed and managed as part of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) of the Library of Congress.

Google's Campus Street View

People can tour a campus effectively from their own computer and can be familiar themselves with campus layout.

"Google's Campus Street View gives the ability to its users to visit and tour college campuses virtually online."

Visit the participating campuses around the World:


See more information: GIS Blog

New Version of ACS Mapping Extension

is now available to download ; http://gesg.gmu.edu/census

Two major changes are:
-using ACS (American Community Survey) data downloaded from the new American Factfinder (AFF2)
-Additional function comparing estimates from a set of units to estimates in other units.

Please update this extension if you have not done so.. 

New Plant Hardiness Map from USDA

The USDA just released the new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) online, which is based on interactive format using GIS.

This map shows the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location.  You can find your zone by zip code.

Visit this online map: http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/

The full article is at:
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2012/01/0022.xml&contentidonly=true