Reddit mentions of Python Geospatial Development - Second Edition

Map layer

• http://www.openstreetmap.org/
  
• https://developers.google.com/maps/
  
• http://www.microsoft.com/maps/developers/web.aspx
  
• http://www.mapbox.com/plans/
  
  Javascript libraries
  
  
• http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/8032/how-do-various-javascript-mapping-libraries-compare
  
• http://openlayers.org/
  
• http://leafletjs.com/
  
• http://polymaps.org/
  
  Backends
  
  
• http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/178216152X
  
• http://geospatialpython.com/
  
• http://jetfar.com/python-geo-resources/
  
  Design
  
  
• http://stamen.com/
  
  Open-sourced GIS Web Apps
  
  
• https://github.com/talos/nypd-crash-data-bandaid/
  
• https://github.com/Citytracking/maps.stamen.com

Here are some resources that I have come across in classes or in my own personal studies:

Documentaries/Videos -

• Urbanized
  
• Blue Gold
  
• Guns, Germs, and Steel
  
• CrashCourse - World History Here, i'd look at videos "#1 Agricultural Revolution", "#23 The Columbian Exchange", "#32 Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution", "#33 Capitalism and Socialism", "#39 USA vs USSR Fight!", "#40 Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant", and "#41 & #42 Globalization". All of these topics were discussed in a 100 level Human Geography class.
  
• CrashCourse - Ecology All videos. These topics were referenced to in upper level physical geography courses.
  
• CrashCourse - Biology Here, i'd look at videos "#2 Water Liquid Awesome", "#7 ATP & Respiration", "#8 Photosynthesis", "#9 Heredity", "#14 Natural Selection", "#15 Speciation", "#18 Population Genetics", "#20 Evolution: It's a Thing", and "#40 Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth". Many of these topics have been covered or referenced to in Physical Geography courses.
  
• TED: Why Geography Matters and TED: Parag Khanna maps the future of countries both interesting talks.
  
  Readings -
  
  
• GIS Fundamentals by Paul Bolstad. A Good book to start off with, as far as Geospatial Geography goes.
  
• Applied GIS This site has academic articles on various applications of GIS. I found the ones that I did read were very interesting.
  
• Python Geospatial Development it's a good book to start off with if you have some programming experience.
  
• Blogs
  
• Once you have a good foundation on Geospatial Geography I would do a google search for academic articles on GIS and Remote Sensing.
  
• I'm sure there is also Human Geography & Physical Geography specific search terms & books too, hopefully others could suggest. As I am more interested in GIS & Remote Sensing.
  
  And here are some tips...
  
  
• If you become interested in GIS learn some programming. There's a Coursera Course that teaches programming for beginners. There is also MIT Intro to Programming. Your school probably has Computer Science classes too. In which case you may want to minor/double-major in C.S. and look for Programming and Database classes.
  
• Definitely go to classes, read, ask questions, participate.
  
• Join a Geography Club. Anthropology, Ecology, Economics clubs will do too.
  
• Befriend your professors, you may need their recommendations later on.
  
• Do a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). I did one and it's fun to just immerse yourself in a study/topic/discipline, not to mention it increases your knowledge.
  
• One piece of advice a professor gave to me was "Just come with the desire to learn and everything else will fall into place."
  
  I guess I should say a little about myself, so you know where in my advice you should take with a grain of salt or lots of salt. I'm a 2nd year senior, majoring in Geography and minoring in Computer Science. My interest, as mentioned above, is in GIS, GIS development, & Remote Sensing.