new jersey geographer

This semester, I integrated OpenStreetMap into my GIS II class by requiring students to research an area on OSM that lacked detail and update the map. OSM is a great real-world demonstration of some of the GIS principles we’re discussing in the class, such as topology and how different models represent features in the real world.

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Steven Johnson, author of The Ghost Map, gave a 10 minute talk at TED on the 1854 cholera outbreak in London.

Steven Johnson’s take on the outbreak is an amazing read. If you have just a passing interest in geography or disease control, you’ll enjoy this book.