Category Archives: map

Announcing Weekly US Census Data Visualizations

Posted on January 16, 2013 by glenn

I’m a HUGE fan of data visualizations and I’m always glad to see when awesome companies are working hard to create beautiful, meaningful data visualisations to generate a buzz or tell a story – case in point, just check out … Continue reading →

Posted in cartography, census, howto, map |

Story Map – Incoming Members of the 113th Congress

Posted on January 9, 2013 by glenn

Another interesting news / story map from Esri, this one displays the incoming members of the 113th congress. House members are shown on the map, categorized by party and some bio information is provided as well. See The Incoming Members … Continue reading →

Posted in ESRI, map |

Mapping Wal-Mart and sam’s Club Growth Over Time

Posted on January 7, 2013 by glenn

An interesting data visualization got my attention recently and I noticed it also got some nice traction on twitter via mentions and re-tweets… enter the Wal-Mart data visualization and growth video. This map shows the viral-like spread of Wal-Mart store … Continue reading →

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A Resource Devoted to PDF Maps for iOS

Posted on November 29, 2012 by glenn

Learn all about PDF Maps, search and download map, become a PDF Maps vendor – Another fabulous resource for GeoGeeks and GeoTechs is something new from our friends at Avenza Systems. The crew has rolled out a new resource on … Continue reading →

Posted in apple, iphone, map, maps, pdf |

Free Topo Map Gift Wrap from the USGS

Posted on November 26, 2012 by glenn

A fun, green solution from the USGS lets you wrap up your holiday goodies in a map! To promote the reuse of the colorful but space-consuming outdated topographic maps, the USGS-CGS maps office is giving them away for use as … Continue reading →

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Monetize Your Awesome Maps in the PDF Maps Store

Posted on February 14, 2012 by glenn

You may have noticed the news today from Avenza touting the number of developers (100+) now using their online Map Store – think iTunes shop for Maps. this is an awesome  revenue generating activity that anyone who creates awesome maps … Continue reading →

Posted in apple, map, mobile, pdf |

MapMyFitness Adds Dog Walk Tracking With MapMyDogWalk

Posted on January 25, 2012 by glenn

I’m a fan of the “MapMyFitness” suite of apps, (you know, these are cool tracking services that store your walks, runs, rides etc… using a mobile client and provide for sophisticated social sharing and more) and now I can even … Continue reading →

Posted in apple, map, mobile, sports |

Wrap up a Historical Map

Posted on December 7, 2009 by glenn

Interested in putting a beautiful, historical map under the tree for someone special this year? Check out the huge collection from our colleagues at Amerisurv… maps for all 50 States now available and they are also offering half off a … Continue reading →

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GeoCommons Presidential inauguration application helps to map your opinion

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Glenn

First Geocommons was involved in releasing a very cool mobile app to help DC visitors navigate the city while taking in the Presidential inauguration (See PointAbout) … now the company has added even more functionality to the application with a … Continue reading →

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Antique Maps

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Glenn

I love browsing historical and antique map collections… here’s one you may enjoy as well. Created by the Special Collections Department at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library, this fine collection of digitized antique maps will pique … Continue reading →

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ODT’s 2008 Presidential Election Map

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Glenn

This from a reader… ODT’s 2008 Presidential Election Map allows you to see exactly how and why Barack Obama’s victory was so stunning. This map shows how dramatically the political landscape has been changed especially when mapped out on a … Continue reading →

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Presidential election map results – almost final

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Glenn

Here’s the picture showing results that are not quite final but you get the idea of how the red and blue are shaping up (Source: CNN)

Posted in map, politics |