Over the years one of our favorite topics of discussion in December here at GISuser has been NORAD Santa… the fine efforts of the NORAD team implemented each year to track and secure Santa Claus during his long journey. It was back in 1955 out of the Continental Air Defence Command (CONAD) when Colonel Harry […]
How the MapBox Team Helped Build USA TODAY’s Election Night Maps
Where were you on the night of Tuesday, November 6, 2012? I bet at some point during the evening you were looking at election maps. Don’t worry, you definitely weren’t alone. Ever wondered just how all those amazing maps and data feeds are created and pushed out to the masses on election night? This past […]
Google Rolls Out Android Maps API v2 – including 3D Maps
This week via their maps dev blog, Google announced details of the new Google Maps Android API v2 – some noteworthy customers using the API include Trulia, Expedia, and FlightTrack. A number of new features and functionality are included: Maps API now uses vector tiles, Caching is improved, and Maps are now 3D. About the maps API… […]
State of The Polar Bear Webmap Highlights Shrinking Ice Cap and Loss of Habitat
The official website for the Polar Bear Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission has launched a fabulous webmapping resource enabling users to stay involved and informed regarding the plight of the polar bear. The dynamic app fires up quickly and presents users with basic information at start up showing areas of the Northern […]
Open.undp.org – detailed information on the UNDP’s 6,000+ development projects in 177 countries
Open.undp.org detailed information on the UNDP’s 6,000+ development projects in 177 countries and territories worldwide
Mobile Tip – Open StreetMap (OSM) Editors for iOS
There’s no arguing that OSM is all the rage… we’re now seeing OSM as a basemap layer in many web apps and services and the momentum is getting stronger it seems. With the increased attention on OSM there’s also a great opportunity for the community to contribute to the map and take part in building […]
Cartography Tip – Color Brewer (2.0) Expert Color Advice For Your Maps
Ever had trouble determining an appropriate color scheme for you mapping projects and products? Here is an extremely useful resource for selecting color schemes for your cartographic products. It’s a website called ColorBrewer 2.0, developed by Cynthia Brewer, professor of Geography at Penn Stat colorbrewer2.org. How it Works – Use the default test map and […]
WOW! Avenza MAPublisher 9.1 Adds Export to HTML5 web maps
What do the City of Amsterdam, the USGS, and the City of Toronto have in common? Well, besides having awesome web sites, these are all clients and users of Avenza Systems’ MAPublisher software, a tool that enables them to author, create and share awesome maps with the public. No doubt if you’re in the mapping […]
GIS Day 2012 Events Around The Web
GISDay is upon us once again and there’s loads of activities taking place around the World and around the web… do you have plans yet? For a cool look at GISDay events taking place around the World be sure to have a look at this cool map from Esri and be sure to check out […]
Infographic and Analysis of Global Climate Change from USGS, Jan-Sept 2012
There’s no doubt that we’re seeing dramatic change in climate in a relatively short time and also an apparently related rise in extreme climatic events and extreme weather – Hurricane / TS Sandy is but one reminder of this unfortunately. Recently, the USGS reported on some amazing Jan-Sept 2012 climatic events along with some alarming […]