Storm surges should be a top priority when it comes to tropical-storm preparedness, as the 2014 hurricane season outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration points out. This explanatory infographic from RMS, the leading catastrophe risk management firm, puts storm surges into perspective. This is particularly important for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts, […]
AidData and the African Development Bank Launch MapAfrica
AidData and the African Development Bank Launch MapAfrica, Move from Mapping Financial Flows to Mapping Results
Getting the Dirt on Soil–USGS Releases National Maps of Elements and Minerals in Soil
The U.S. Geological Survey has released a set of maps depicting the distribution of selected chemical elements and minerals in soils across the country. Understanding the composition of soil is important for a variety of reasons. Specialists in agriculture and food safety find soil data useful because soil is the source of most biologically active trace elements […]
Blue Raster – Suitability Mapper: Finding Sustainable Palm Oil Sites
The power of GIS as a tool to help manage our planet’s natural resources is limited only by the insightfulness of our questions. Fortunately, more timely and detailed data becomes available every year, so we are free to ask an ever-wider range of questions, such as: In relation to agriculture, what factors affect our ability […]
One City One Pride Story Map
GOLDSBORO, NC – Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) is proud to announce the release of the One City One Pride Story Map for the City of West Hollywood. Each year, the City of West Hollywood celebrates Pride month through the artistic contributions of the community with the One City One Pride Arts Festival. The arts festival […]
Esri Story Map Maps Landslide Incidence and Risk in the US
This map shows landslide suspectibility and incidence data from the USGS, which says this 1982 map was not intended to show landslide areas. Areas with low landslide incidence have been omitted. See which areas of the country have a moderate or high risk or incidence of landslides in the US and learn more about the […]
Esri Story Map – Tax Day Mapped: How Do States Tax Residents?
View tax rates by state for income tax, sales tax, and property tax to see how each state raises money from its residents. You can also explore demographic info in the popups to see whether or not the state’s population and relative wealth affects how it chooses to tax its citizens.
GfK releases 2014 purchasing power for Austria and Switzerlan d
Regionalized GfK purchasing power data for Germany, Austria and Switzerland
The World’s First Scratch and Sniff Interactiv e Story Map
Navigate through a list of scents to explore amazing smells from around the world! Built on Esri’s ArcGIS Online technology, Datastory created The World’s First Scratch and Sniff Story Map Detailsfrom Esri… With Datastory ScentMaps, not only can you see your data with better insight, you can smell it. Deciding between two possible office locations? Smell the […]
Basketball is Front and Center in March Madness Map by GeoDecisions
Hoops are front and center in an interactive 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Map created for March Madness by GeoDecisions