Google Earth Pro has free non-profit and academic licenses, giving some added measurement functionality, as well as the ability to load in GIS data and make movies.
Mano Marks Maps Developer Advocate http://google.com/+ManoMarks http://twitter.com/ManoMarks On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Eric Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > > Danny Dorling used Excel to make his Circle Cartograms. > >> Are you sure Eric? >> > > That's what Danny told me. At least initially, he did it in Excel. I never > thought of using a scatter plot with lat/lon as the x/y before talking to > him about it. > > -Eric > > > >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Andy >> http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/people/a.turner/ >> **** >> >> *From:* Geowanking [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf >> Of *Eric Wolf >> *Sent:* 21 May 2013 16:32 >> *To:* Steve Coast >> >> *Cc:* geowanking >> *Subject:* Re: [Geowanking] Open Source Map App for Teens?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Danny Dorling used Excel to make his Circle Cartograms.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Use Lat/Long as x/y in a scatter plot. Use symbols for your variable. >> Viola! A map!**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I'll have to set up a Winders box just to see the new Excel mapping stuff >> Steve is talking about.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> -Eric**** >> >> >> **** >> >> -=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=- >> Eric B. Wolf 720-334-7734 >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Steve Coast <[email protected]> wrote:* >> *** >> >> Related, GeoFlow is interesting in that it makes putting a map in Excel >> as easy as putting a chart in there;**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-excel/archive/2013/04/11/public-preview-of-geoflow-for-excel-delivers-3d-data-visualization-and-storytelling.aspx >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> On May 21, 2013, at 9:25 AM, Eric Wolf <[email protected]> wrote:**** >> >> 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**** >> >> <image003.jpg>**** >> >> 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**** >> >> ** ** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geowanking mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > >
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