Monthly Archives: January 2013
Flashcard Deluxe App Pt. 2
Downloading Your Deck to Your Smartphone/iPod Now that the deck has been created online, it is ready to be downloaded to your device. I will be using the iPod version of the app for instruction purposes, but the procedure should be the same for smartphones as well. Go to the Flashcards Deluxe app on your … Continue reading
Flashcards Deluxe App
Flashcards Deluxe Introduction A huge help when learning any new subject with new vocabulary, dates, times, and events are flashcards. Some people prefer the old fashion method of using 3×5 notecards; however, if you don’t want to carry around thick rubberband stacks of cards, a very useful and handy way to create flashcards is through … Continue reading
Learning GIS…Slowly but Surely
My main goal this block is to finish the GIS training that I’m doing during my shifts in the GIS lab. As I walked into the lab this afternoon, I was ready to crank out some of the modules. But alas, my plans were foiled by geographic and projected coordinate systems. It took me a … Continue reading
Storage in GIS
I started working in the GIS lab during half block. GIS is an interesting place to start out at, because typically the students in the labs know much more about the software and systems than you do, which hopefully isn’t the case in the other labs. The other exciting thing about GIS is the shiny … Continue reading
Starting your ATS Blog
One of our work requirements is to blog about things that happen during our shifts, new skills we learn, or any other interesting thing we do at the labs. In the past everyone had a separate blog and the links could be found in PROWL. The new system, however, has all of us registered as “writers” … Continue reading
Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Raster Resolution Comparison
I am currently working on a poster for the GIS lab to demonstrate the differences in raster resolutions using digital elevation models (DEMs) of the Skagit River and Sauk River confluence up in northwestern Washington. When Matt has checked the poster content, I will attatch a pdf of it. If anyone is looking for a good … Continue reading
Learning ArcGIS
I am working Mondays and Fridays this block in the GIS Lab in Palmer from 2-4! Last block, I started using the ESRI Virtual Campus to learn ArcGIS. Although they are a bit time consuming, the tutorials are a great way to learn GIS. I try to complete one section of the tutorial during each … Continue reading
