The ultimate news map! This fabulous Esri Storymap lets you read 86 different English language newspapers around the globe. You’ve seen the cool and informative Esri news maps no doubt. Well, this one is really fun, clever, and quite informative. Browse and wander around the map to discover major newspapers. Hover over a red city […]
Social Tip – Attract Followers Not Un-Followers on Social Media
Using Social media, like any other business tool, requires a strategy. You’ve posted thousands of updates, tweets, photos and videos in order to build your personal brand and also grow your social network so why jeopardize your “friendships” and alienate your followers? There’s no doubt that almost everyone has posted a tweet, photo, or facebook […]
Glenn’s Picks – Favorite GeoTech Blogs Posts and Features from GISuser in 2013
Something I like to do on a regular basis is blog… I’ve actually been blogging my own GeoTech opinions regularly since about 1998 and I’m still at it! In addition to posting daily [almost] on the AnyGeo blog here on GISuser, I also pen my own features and opinion posts here in our "Experts" […]
The Moment NASA astronauts Captured Earthrise in Dec. 24, 1968 – the photo that almost never was!
A look at the capturing of Earthrise by NASA, the iconic photograph of the Earth as you’ve never seen it before – amazing to think that this photograph almost never was captured as the astronauts scrambled to drop color film in the camera! WOW… a true team effort too!
Stories, events, news, and announcements impacting GIS / GeoTech in 2013 (Part 1)
In familiar Year end Top 10 fashion, the following are stories that stood out in my mind as making an impact on the GIS and geotech industry. These really are awesome stories and share some amazing success stories coming out of the community. Some of the topics that made an impact on the industry and […]
GISuser Spotlight on 10 Top 10 Lists
Over the course of a year we roll out a number of familiar Top 10 style article, features and spotlights. the following are some of the favorite Top 10 lists that we’ve shared during 2013… enjoy!
GeoTech Favorites! Awesome Maps and Data Visualizations from 2013 – Part 1
I’m not calling this a "best" list as that’s pretty tough to call, however, it is a fine list of sweet maps and data visualizations that we enjoyed and shared with the community during the first half of 2013 – enjoy these visualizations mapping music, sports, Cardinals, and even hate! Do you have a favorite […]
Holiday Contests from Flickr
Flickr has some cool stuff planned for users over the holidays… ● Best Mobile Photos of 2013: Throughout the month of December, the Flickr team takes a look back at some of the most beautiful and powerful photos uploaded to the site throughout the year and highlights them in the Best Shots of 2013 series. […]
EDU Tip, U Denver Online course on spatial data! 10 weeks long – PUBLIC DOMAIN DATA FOR GIS
Geospatial data are the foundation upon which GIS and spatial analysis rests. As GIS has matured, the challenge has evolved from generating data to managing the enormous volume of data from government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and industry, and increasingly, from ordinary citizens through citizen science and volunteered geographic information efforts. Key to working with this […]
LIFTTT for iOS and Android – incorporate location triggers into your IFTTT recipes
Something very awesome for you IFTTT fans, a new location trigger that you cook into your recipes thanks to LIFTTT (thanks James for the tip about this one). This via theNextWeb… Visual Candy, the developer behind auto-Foursquare app Uber Checkin, has released a new app for tracking your location, this time through automation service IFTTT. […]