The BAAMA Journal is a publication that highlights Bay Area projects that use geospatial technologies.

BAAMA Journal welcomes your active participation
Past  BAAMA Journal issues

Volume 2, Issue 2 - Fall 2008 (PDF, 150dpi, 2.7 MB)
High Resolution (PDF, 300 dpi, 30 MB).

IN THIS ISSUE:
IMMERSIVE 3D SIMULATOR-BASED GIS: SHARING THE 3D EXPERIENCE
By Brian Quinn .......................................................................................... 3
CALIFORNIA BROADBAND TASK FORCE: MAPPING THE STATE OF CONNECTIVITY
By Malcolm Adkins ..................................................................................... 5
MIGRATING TO NEW WEB-BASED GEO-TECHNOLOGIES FOR FOREST MONITORING IN THE BAY AREA
By Maggi Kelly, John Connors, and Shufei Lei .................................................. 7
GIS EDUCATION AROUND THE BAY AREA: SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE INSTITUTE FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE
By Jerry Davis, Barry Nickel, and Anne McTavish ............................................ 15
ANNOUNCING BAAMA'S 2009 EDUCATIONAL AWARD ........................................ 14

Thank you to this issue's sponsors for their continued support! See their featured ads inside the Journal.
- Autodesk (http://www.autodesk.com)
- HJW Geospatial (http://www.hjw.com)
- Ideate (http://www.ideateinc.com)
- MarinMap (http://www.marinmap.com)

Stay tuned for our next issue of the BAAMA Journal, due out in April 2009!
Contact editor@baama.org to contribute an article or volunteer to help!

BAAMA Journal welcomes your active participation

If you are interested in writing an article or column, being interviewed or having your project featured, laying out an issue, advertising your companies services, or sending us feedback on what you've read in the Journal, please email editor@baama.org.

BAAMA Journal Guiding Principles:

1. To highlight innovative Bay Area-centric geospatial projects and practitioners;
2. To serve the professional GIS community of the greater San Francisco Bay Area;
3. To provide timely, informative and relevant content of a moderately-technical nature; and
4. To engage and entertain the readership with lively, well-written and well-edited content.

BAAMA Journal Submission Guidelines:

1. Articles must be about a Bay Area project, entity, person, or experience;
2. Technical articles should present a creative or innovative use of geospatial data or technology;
3. Articles that present a business problem must clearly identify the role and value derived from geospatial data/technology;
4. Articles should be between 500-2000 words;
5. While unsolicited articles are welcome, we encourage the submittal of an abstract of the article for editorial review before submitting a final draft;
6. Greyscale or color graphics are acceptable (Files can be submitted in the following formats: Native Adobe Application Files in PC format, High Resolution (recommended 300 dpi) .JPG, .TIF, .EPS, or .PDF. File color must be CMYK.);
7. Neither Project award announcements, nor new product announcements will be accepted;
8. Jobs/promotional announcements will not be accepted.

Past BAAMA Journal Issues

Volume 2, Issue 1 - April 2008 (PDF, 150dpi, 1.7 MB)
High Resolution (PDF, 300 dpi, 22.2 MB).

IN THIS ISSUE:
Is GIS a Dead-End Field? How a Bay Area Cemetery is at the Forefront of the Green Burial Movement ............................ 3
The California Environmental Health Tracking Program: New Online GIS Tools for Investigating Diseases and the Environment .......................................... 5
K-12 Geo Education Takes an Eco-Tour Turn in Berkeley ... 7
GIS Education Around The Bay Area: City College of San Francisco ................................................ 11
Winners of BAAMA's Educational Scholarship ............. 9

Volume 1, Issue 2 - November 2007 (PDF, 150dpi, 2.53 MB)
High Resolution (PDF, 300 dpi, 16.0 MB).

IN THIS ISSUE:
LOGGING URBAN TREES IN SAN FRANCISCO (ONLINE, THAT IS) ........................ 2
DEVELOPING A MASTER ADDRESS DATABASE AND MASHING IT
UP USING PICTOMETRY OBLIQUES AND MS VIRTUAL EARTH ............................. 3
2007 GEOSPATIAL CONFERENCE ROUND UP: THE BAY AREA AND BEYOND! ...... ... 7
GIS EDUCATION AROUND THE BAY AREA: SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY ............ 13
BAAMA'S VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE .............................................................. 12
WHERE IN THE BAY AREA? ....................................................................... 15

Volume 1, Issue 1 - APRIL 2007 (PDF, 3.2 MB).

IN THIS ISSUE:
THE FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL OF THE 21ST CENTURY ......... 2
ASSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLIC GEOSPATIAL DATA: THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY CASE ..... 4
GET OUTSIDE WITH GEOCACHING! ..... 7
GIS EDUCATION AROUND THE BAY AREA: DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE ................ 11
WINNERS OF BAAMA’S EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP .. 14
WHERE IN THE BAY AREA? ......... 15