Here’s your dilemma, the boss has asked you to create a nice PR release to share an announcement with the World. You spend hours crafting a nicely worded release, double check the spelling, the grammar, and you fact check everything – now what? Well, you need to get the news out there. If you have […]
Mapping Instagram Photos and the Selfiest Cities in the World
You may have noticed recently that Time Magazine (online) has generated a little bit of buzz by jumping on the “selfie” hysteria that has carried over from the Oscars (ya thanks Ellen for inventing the selfie!). In an interesting read that has very little science to support the findings, Time has generated a ranking of […]
AIDSVu Maps Depict Impact of HIV in Denver Metro Area
Some new mapping for the Denver Metro area from the AIDSVu project out of Emery University. AIDSVu is a compilation of online maps that display HIV prevalence data across the U.S. at the national, state and local levels, and by different demographics, including age, race and sex. The maps pinpoint areas of the country where […]
Telenav OSM Contest Winner Announced; New Map MapRoulette Contest Offers Chance for a trip to SOTM
This comes via TeleNav and shares details of their first OSM mapping contest winner as well as details of an awesome new prize in their next competition
CrowdSourcing Imagery to Help Find Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
A couple of efforts have been announced to help scour the vast collection of recently collected imagery for any sign of Flight 370 that may have been recorded by a data collection sensor.
GeoGeek Reading – 7 Free e-Pub downloads for the week-end
A few GeoGeek training tips here for the week-end. Tradepubs provides hundreds (perhaps thousands) of free, downloadable resources and white papers.
The Geography of Home Foreclosures in the USA, Feb 2014
Some interesting stats on the state of the housing market from CoreLogic reveal some interesting patterns and identify hotspots on the map when it comes to home foreclosures
App Challenge Tip – GoCode Colorado
Here’s an opportunity for coders, developers, mashup artists or ?? on the Front Range – enter GoCode Colorado. The Kick off event is March 19
App Challenge Tip – GoCode Colorado
Here’s an opportunity for coders, developers, mashup artists or ?? on the Front Range – enter GoCode Colorado. The Kick off event is March 19
Linking U.S. and Canadian Border Waters
Clearer views of waters along the U.S. and Canadian border are now possible with new seamless digital maps. These maps make it easier to solve complex water issues that require a thorough understanding of drainage systems on both sides of the International Boundary.