Special Resources for Research & Ideas
How to Use This Page:
Each text block like this one features an interesting site, tells what it could offer you, why it’s important, and the best link to it. The password to this page is not to be shared outside our classroom.
Geography—Map Your Research
Esri Landcover Downloader
This Arc-GIS database features 10m resolution geo-tiff images of the whole planet from 2020. If you have a desire to analyze any part of Earth, pixel-by-pixel, for insights on the blue planet, this is a great place to get high quality imagery.
Mapillary—Datasets
Can you make a project analyzing real-world car video data like traffic signs recorded by dash cameras? You bet! Best of all, datasets from Mapillary are freely available so you don’t even have to burn money on gas or dash cams. Venture here if you want big data!
Mapping the World—Helpful Article
A short read that may inspire you to consider how geographic data allows you to answer really cool (and useful!) questions.
Awesome Earth Engine Maps
Self-explanatory, right? No…? Ok, Earth Engine Apps are an experimental map markup and data display function that can be customized to help investigate or communicate geographic observations. It’s really awesomely long, so you will get the idea after sifting through a few of them.
Make it stand out.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.