Category Archives: maps
US Language Mapper Maps Where non-English Speaking Populations Live
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
ESRIUC Map Gallery People’s Choice Winner Inspired by Van Gogh
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
The Geography of Hate Maps Geotagged Hateful Tweets
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
Friday Fun With Maps – America As Seen by A New Yorker
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
Super Bowl Fun – NFL Fan Map (FandomMap) created from Facebook data
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
USGS Infographic – The water cycle for kids
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
A Resource Devoted to PDF Maps for iOS
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
Create and Share Awesome Maps Quickly with Mapbox
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
PBS Video Looks at Apple Maps v Google Maps and Crowdsourcing
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
World’s Oldest Printed Maps at the Royal BC Museum
TweetI had the pleasure of attending a very cool press event here in our little town of Victoria, B.C on Vancouver Island! Our awesome museum, The Royal B.C. Museum, has just scored a really cool exhibition (“Envisioning The World: The … Continue reading
Waze Yourself to Gas Deals with Waze 3.2
TweetSome pretty cool news via the Waze blog as the company has officially announced details of the new, Waze at R 3.2. Something really cool is special Waze deals for wazers that will get you reduced gas at participating retailers. … Continue reading
Giant Map from NGS to Hit Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
TweetA cool Geo EDU story here as word of the National Geographic traveling map “road show” will be reaching Mississippi in an effort to help educate kids on geography. According to a report, the map measures 26 feet by 35 … Continue reading
