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Sunday Maptinee: Data for Decisions
In honor of Roger Tomlinson (1933-2014), who recently died, this edition of Sunday Maptinee features Data for Decisions, a video ...
Tracking Whales with Satellite Imagery
Researchers with the British Antarctic Survey have developed a methodology to use unsupervised classification to remotely identify and count right whale populations using Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery.
Three Simple Ways to Realize You Do Know about Geography
Geography moves beyond simply knowing the capitals of countries. Anne-Laure Fréant discusses three ways people are more aware of geography than they realize.
GIS Timeline
GIS timeline of significant milestones that have occurred since the early 1960s to advance GIS and geospatial technologies. GIS has come a long way since its beginnings.
Roger Tomlinson, Father of GIS, Has Died
Roger Tomlinson was a central figure in the development of GIS.
The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is one of America’s most beloved and well-known geographical wonders and is visited by millions of people every year.
Automated Generalization: The Holy Grail for National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies?
This guest article by Nicolas Regnauld, Product Manager at 1Spatial takes a look at automated generalization and how this holy grail has come closer for national mapping and cartographic agencies.
Shadows and Angles: Measuring Object Heights from Satellite Imagery
Because of the wonderful metadata that comes with satellite images, shadows can be employed to estimate the height of the objects which cast them.
Submarine Cable Map
TeleGeography's 2014 Submarine Cable Map displays 285 existing or upcoming global cable systems by 2015.
Structure of the Earth
Listed here are quick facts about the earth's crust, mantle, and core.
Taking the Earth’s Temperatures by Satellite
Just like a physician measures a person’s temperature in order to check his or her health, a new project from ...
Mapping Rail Trails with GIS
There is a pressing need for an up-to-date public GIS database of rail trails. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) utilizes both GIS and GPS to gather trail information.
Using Speed Data to Track the Movements of Vehicles
Researchers from Rutgers University have been testing out the theory that speed information matched against road topology provides enough information ...
How to Make Fantasy Maps
Interested in learning how to make fantasy maps? This five part tutorial from Jessica Khoury teaches users how to use Photoshop to make fantasy maps.
Saving Leatherback Turtles through Maps
Finding a balance between the needs of humans with those of the natural environment has always been a challenge. There ...
LiDAR and the Archaeology Revolution
Through the use of LiDAR, archaeologists are now able to uncover more of the ‘lost’ New England of subsistence farming from the 1700s.
A Look at the Mercator Projection
Learn about the Mercator map projection – one of the most widely used and recently, most largely criticized projections. Amanda Briney takes a look at the history and development of the Mercator projection, how it works and some criticisms of the projection.
Predicting Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Crises through GIS
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) wants to create a data-rich map with its proposed Project GeoAnalytics that takes into account not only the physical characteristics of certain locations around the globe but also include supplementary information about its people and the political situation.
The Role of High-Resolution Imagery and GIS in Flood Relief Efforts in Colorado
With flooding events in the United States, high-resolution imagery and GIS play a role assessing flood-related damages in order to assign and focus relief efforts.
Mapping Ship Logs
Ben Schmidt, who is an assistant professor of history at Northeastern University, has mapped out historical shipping routes.
Magnetic North is Constantly Shifting
The magnetic poles shift each year due to changes in the Earth’s core in response to charge particles emitted by the sun hitting the earth’s magnetic field.
How to Find a Top Geography Degree Program
Learn about the different rankings for geography undergraduate and graduate degree programs and where to find resources to help you pick the best geography program.
Mapping the Earth’s Polar Regions
In order to better understand the Earth’s Polar Regions, improved maps are continually being developed. The latest of these is a set of high-quality satellite images of Antarctica from the Polar Geospatial Center. The PGC has made them accessible through several web-based mapping applications.
Creating a Sustainable Space Environment Using Satellite Sails
European Space Agency scientists are pioneering sustainable space technology through satellite innovation.
Sunday Maptinee: The Mapmaking Process (1973)
In 1973, the United States Army produced training film TF5-4523 entitled, “The Mapmaking Process” which it described as explaining the “theory of ...
Earth Wind Map
Last year, Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg of the site Hint.FM pulled near real-time data from the National Digital Forecast Database, to ...