A controversial map that casts doubt on when Europeans discovered Australia will be displayed down under for the first time at an exclusive exhibition of the nation’s earliest chartings. Novae Guineae Forma and Situs – a 1593 map that depicts a giant, unnamed land mass believed by some experts to be Australia – pre-dates the […]
Stunning, interactive Infographic Reveals The Google World
Google has acquired more than 125 companies and technologies over the past 12 years, and currently has placed $50 billion aside exclusively for acquisitions and investments. This infographic is a visual representation of the companies, projects, services and technologies that Google currently owns and operates. The PDF contains over 200 logos that are live links. […]
The Geography of Hate Maps Geotagged Hateful, and Racist Tweets
A few days ago I sent out a tweet about some Interesting research from HSU (Humboldt State) on the geography of hate and the Hate Map of racist and homophobic tweets – interesting to see that today the maps seems to be going viral on Twitter. The map from Humboldt State U shows what they […]
Press Release: Azavea Announces Summer of Maps Winner
Azavea Announces Winners for its ‘Summer of Maps’, a Summer Fellowship Program that Offers Stipends to GIS Students to Perform Spatial Analysis for Non-Profits – Three GIS students from Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College and Clark University to receive $5,000 each to perform pro bono geospatial analysis work for non-profits over the summer
DPLA Announces Partnership with Rumsey Map Collection
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is partnering with the David Rumsey Map Collection to provide online access to tens of thousands of significant historical maps and images. As part of the relationship, David Rumsey will provide metadata for over 38,000 maps and images, making the entirety of his notable online collection instantly […]
Savannah Historic District Illustrated Map WINNER of Best Recreational/ Travel Map in 40th CaGIS Map
Savannah Historic District Illustrated Map WINNER of Best Recreational/ Travel Map in 40th CaGIS Map Competition
Stout and Sensibility: Program Chair Uses GIS to Map Beer Consumption
Beer and Geospatial Technologies Share Something Powerful in Common: Innovation
Fun With Maps – Map of the USA As Seen by A New Yorker
How about a little fun with maps and a sweet, little gem I stumbled upon recently… America as viewed by a New Yorker… I just love the “empty space caused by the stupid shape of Idaho”… LOL! Got any more awesome maps and examples or cartographic brilliance to share?? Ping me @gletham with your […]
New maps show building-by-building extent of Hurricane Sandy flooding
Maps created by John Nelson of IDV Solutions compare forecast flood zones to on-scene measurements of Sandy’s storm surge in New York City. Lansing, MI – February 12, 2013 – A new set of map-based visualizations by John Nelson of data visualization company IDV Solutions shows the extent of flooding in the New York […]
Esri User Conference to Highlight More than 700 Maps – Map Gallery Submissions Open
Map Gallery submissions for the 2013 Esri International User Conference, July 8–12, in San Diego, CA are now open. At last year’s event, we featured more than 700 maps from users around the world and across virtually every industry. All submitted maps are considered for one of several cartographic awards and are screened for possible […]