Category Archives: maps

Mapping the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail – 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada

Posted on September 17, 2014 by glenn

TweetThe Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT ) http://www.pcta.org/ is a treasured pathway through some of the most outstanding scenic terrain in the United States. Beginning in southern California at the Mexican border, the PCT travels a total distance of … Continue reading →

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National Map’s Historical Topographic Map Collection – 178,000 historical topographic maps of the US

Posted on July 2, 2014 by glenn

TweetHere’s a fabulous digital archive with tens of thousands of maps for your viewing and printing pleasure! Available in time for the Fourth of July and able to be accessed on all digital devices, the USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer brings to … Continue reading →

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Esri Olympic News Map – Olympic Controversies, Scandals, & Stardom

Posted on February 3, 2014 by glenn

TweetJust in time for the Sochi Olympics, a news map from Esri – this one enables users to relive 20 infamous events in the history of the Olympics, from gender discrimination in Ancient Olympia to the “whack heard ‘round the … Continue reading →

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US Language Mapper Maps Where non-English Speaking Populations Live

Posted on August 9, 2013 by glenn

TweetSomething new from the US Census Bureau, a handy map resource to help identify regions in the country where specific language clusters exist. According to this new resource based on the 207-2011 Community Survey Data, Spanish, Chinese Top Non-English Languages … Continue reading →

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ESRIUC Map Gallery People’s Choice Winner Inspired by Van Gogh

Posted on July 15, 2013 by glenn

TweetOne of the most popular events at the annual ESRIUC each year is the Map Gallery where the works of thousands of GIS users from around the World are put on display and shared with attendees. Maps are judged and … Continue reading →

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The Geography of Hate Maps Geotagged Hateful Tweets

Posted on May 13, 2013 by glenn

TweetA few days ago I sent out a tweet about some Interesting research from HSU (Humboldt State) on the geography of hate and the Hate Map of racist and homophobic tweets – interesting to see that today the maps seems … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun With Maps – America As Seen by A New Yorker

Posted on February 8, 2013 by glenn

TweetHow about a little Friday fun with maps and a sweet, little gem I stumbled upon today… America as viewed by a New Yorker… I just love the “empty space caused by the stupid shape of Idaho”… LOL! Got any … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Fun – NFL Fan Map (FandomMap) created from Facebook data

Posted on January 29, 2013 by glenn

TweetSuper Bowl week is here so that means more cool data visualizations.. best BBQ, tail gate hot spots, and those awesome NFL fan maps! Here’s details of a cool fan map – I’m not sure I can agree that its … Continue reading →

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USGS Infographic – The water cycle for kids

Posted on January 24, 2013 by glenn

TweetHow about another cool infographic for the collection? This one is loads of fun and may be a nice little addition for you to have printed out, laminated, and slapped up on the wall in the kids room… or maybe … Continue reading →

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A Resource Devoted to PDF Maps for iOS

Posted on November 29, 2012 by glenn

TweetLearn 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 →

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Create and Share Awesome Maps Quickly with Mapbox

Posted on November 28, 2012 by glenn

TweetThere’s no question that we are all data collectors, many of us data hoarders but what to do with all that awesome data? Well, naturally the geographer in me wants to create a map. Indeed there’s plenty of choices out … Continue reading →

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PBS Video Looks at Apple Maps v Google Maps and Crowdsourcing

Posted on November 1, 2012 by glenn

TweetIndeed an interesting quote from an analyst in the video… Apple needs to own maps… they need to own location. It seems David Rumsey enjoys the 3D capabilities of Apple Maps and seems to indicate that the user experience is … Continue reading →

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