Geocommons.com: Because it works everywhere and doesn't have a steep learning curve (like QGIS).
OpenStreetMap.org: Because there's more to maps than just manipulating data... you have to have data to manipulate! Google Earth: Because everyone knows about it but almost know one knows how to do anything more than finding their house on it. -=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=- Eric B. Wolf 720-334-7734 On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Catherine Burton < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi All,**** > > ** ** > > I’m teaching an elective cartography/geospatial mapping techniques > summer-school class at UC Berkeley this summer. The class is for > junior-high school kids who are at UCB summer school taking advanced > courses in other subjects, and doing the mapping for fun. I’m looking for > a easily accessible open source map app that I could teach the students in > an hour or so, and that they could easily play and create with for a couple > hours after that (only one three hour class will be dedicated to the > topic). During other sessions, I’ll be teaching remote sensing, GPS, GIS, > and classic cartography. **** > > ** ** > > Any new cool open source map apps out there that I should know about? > Your help is greatly appreciated.**** > > ** ** > > Much thanks,**** > > Catherine**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Catherine Burton | Managing Partner, Endpoint Environmental > LLC<http://www.endpointenvironmental.com/> > **** > > San Francisco, CA. | *t/f* (415) 379-9296 | *m* (415) 902-0403**** > > [image: Description: endpoint_1in]**** > > GIS and remote sensing image analysis services**** > > Certified: ORCA SB, SBA SB WO, CA DGS SB, SF HRC LBE, EBMUD WO SBE, LA WBE > **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > >
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