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Great reads from around the web on February 11th

Amy Sample Ward

Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam "Oxfam is responding to the biggest earthquake for 200 years in Haiti. "You've got data.

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Things We Like (March 2009)

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The New York Times continues to produce great examples of interactive maps. We have a thing for maps, it's true. Google's Chrome Experiments. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Read more posts on our blog. Here's one visualizing the recession. But where's the TARP of nonprofit funding? You could win cash monies!

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Great reads from around the web on October 28th

Amy Sample Ward

" Indigenous Mapping: Emerging Cultures on the Geoweb: Where 2.0 Conference 2009 – O’Reilly Conferences, May 19 – 21, 2009, San Jose, CA – Check out the video and presentation slides, too! "Indians " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Great reads from around the web on October 28th

Amy Sample Ward

" Indigenous Mapping: Emerging Cultures on the Geoweb: Where 2.0 Conference 2009 - O’Reilly Conferences, May 19 - 21, 2009, San Jose, CA - Check out the video and presentation slides, too! "Indians " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit: Tools Galore Panel

Amy Sample Ward

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. Did you know you can embed an audio file in Google Earth?) Google Sketchup.

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Invention, Technology and Social Change: What’s driving you?

Amy Sample Ward

The GIS and online mapping technology existed before their project, but Shelter Associates were able to leverage it in a way that helps them advocate for and support work to make changes. But, their continued use of GIS for social change can contribute to the development directions of the tools (they are using Google Earth).

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

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Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

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