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How to Embed Mapillary’s Street Level Imagery Into Any Mapping Platform
MapillaryJS is a platform-agnostic WebGL JavaScript library for displaying street level photos which allows for integration with a variety of mapping applications.
New Tourism Geography Book on Destination Competitiveness and Sustainability
A new book in the CABI Series in Tourism Management Research has been released.
Garmin Acquires DeLorme
Garmin announced the news on February 11, 2016 that it had signed a purchase agreement to acquire DeLorme.
The Moon’s Influence on Rainfall: A Closer Look
When the moon rises it creates a ‘bulge’ in the Earth’s atmosphere which can influence how much rain is able to fall to the ground.
Bolivia’s Second Largest Lake has Disappeared
Imagery taken in 2013 and again in 2016 shows that Lake Poopó, Bolivia’s second largest lake, has dried up.
Atlas of Urban Geography from the 16th Century Reissued
The earliest atlas of cities, Civitates Orbis Terrarium (or Cities of the World) captured a time of incredible urban development and cartographic innovation.
Map Any Word Across the World
Word Map is a fascinating online mapping application that lets the user type in any word and see that word mapped in the official or dominant language of each country around the world.
The Impacts of Arctic Melt Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Researchers in Global Change Biology explore how Arctic melt, merging the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, impacts animal migration.
How GIS Supports the Planning and Development of Smart Cities
The Smart City model uses robust GIS for building urban resilience. The GIS framework seamlessly integrates with other technologies supporting visualization and analysis in real time. This becomes the mainstay of ‘smart’ management providing resource optimization, open and participatory governance and efficient management of city infrastructure.
One of the Oldest Terrestrial Globes to Go 3D
A globe housed by the New York Public Library globe from around the year 1510 one of the oldest terrestrial globes ever created recently underwent 3D imaging.
Tracking the Geographic Spread of the Zika Virus
For those that want to track the progression of the Zika virus, healthmap.org has an online map along with an interactive timeline to see the chronology of the virus starting with the first autochthonous case reported in the Americas on Easter Island, Chile.
Earthquake Time Bombs
In his new book, Earthquake Time Bombs, Yeats discusses the world’s most dangerous earthquake hotspots, the communities at risk, and how the public can mitigate the effects of future disasters.
A Web Mapping Tutorial for Beginners
This tutorial by Ardit Sulce guides users through how to create a web map using QGIS.
Changes in Arctic Environments
Using remote sensing, a team of researchers is studying the fragile arctic environments of Northwest Siberia and how resource extraction and a warming climate affect vegetation, permafrost, and energy budgets.
Williwaw, a Colloquial Word for Katabatic Wind
A williwaw is a windstorm that is created by gravity’s effects on cold air.
Mapping Worldwide Population Growth
A map was recently created by a a researcher from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London that tracks where and when population has grown in various places around the world.
Silfra Fissure: The Crack between the North American and Eurasian continents
The Silfra fissure is a crack between the North American and Eurasian continents.
The Flooding of Chennai: Urban India and Climate Change
In late November and early December, flooding plagued South India and particularly Chennai. AJ Rohn takes a look at the confluence of climate change and urban India.
Do Protected Areas Have an Effect on Malaria Prevalence?
Recently, a paper by researchers at Penn State was published in Applied Geography that looks for connections between protected areas in Africa and malaria.
The U.S. Has Doubled the Number of Blizzards in the Last Two Decades
The number of blizzards that occur in the United States has nearly doubled in the last two decades.
Isthmus
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses which is bounded by water on two sides.
Cartography in Literature Now Online
The History of Cartography project has scanned and made available online its series "Literary Selections on Cartography."
Cartography and the American Revolution
A new book discusses the history and importance of mapmaking in the United States. The Revolutionary War prompted some major leaps in charting the newly formed United States of America.
Automatic Acquisition of 3D City Models
This concept paper on the automatic acquisition of 3D city models was written by Venugopalan Nair who is the Senior Manager of Geo Spatial Services at SBL.
South Dakota’s Custom Enterprise System to Increase Wildlife Management
The Wildlife Inventory and Land Management Application (WILMA) is a web-based application allowing habitat managers to map, track, and report various land management activities on Game Production and Water Access Areas in South Dakota.