Using Stingrays to Map the Ocean Floor
One research lab in Japan is looking at using marine life to collect 3D geospatial data about the ocean floor.
Review | The Eternal City: A History of Rome in Maps
When you finish this delight of a book, you feel that the history of the mapping of Rome can stand as the very paradigm of the history of pre-digital cartography itself.
Review: Time in Maps
Time in Maps is a sumptuously-illustrated large-sized book that serves as a celebration of the development of GIS.
New “Map Projections for Babies” Board Book Helps Encourage Early Communication and Learning
Dan Ford explains how support from the geospatial community will help bring the “Map Projections for Babies” board book to life.
Earliest Known Map Showing Florida
Published in 1511, the first map to show the peninsula of Florida is also a map of other firsts.
Map of the World’s Forest Sounds
Sounds of the Forest is a web map that showcases sounds recorded from woodlands and forests from around the world.
Track Real-Time Air Pollution With this Crowdsourced Map
One way to track air quality at the local level is by visiting PurpleAir, an interactive map that pulls in crowdsourced data.
First Published Map of Wales
Humphrey Llwyd developed the first map focused on Wales which was published in 1573.
Google Adds Near Real-time Wildfire Boundaries to Search and Maps
Google pulls data from NOAA’s GOES satellites to map out wildfire boundaries.
Mapping the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus: COVID-19
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) is mapping the spread of the coronavirus in near-realtime.
See the First Atlas Created of a Country
The “Atlas of the Counties of England and Wales,” published in 1579, is the first atlas produced for any country.
Coronavirus Maps and Charts You can Edit and Embed
Datawrapper has created a collection of maps and charts related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that you can edit and embed on your own website.
This Coronavirus Map Lets You See a Timeline of Cases
Researchers with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have developed a mapping tool, the Covid 2019 tracker, that lets users scroll through a timeline and interactive map showing the novel coronavirus’ spread.