Date archive for April, 2008
April 28, 2008Using Google Earth over GIS Software in ArchaeologyWeb MappingAnthropology.net has a post about the publication in the Journal of Human Evolution entitled “Google Earth, GIS, and the Great Divide: A new and simple method for sharing paleontological data” that advocates the use of Google Earth over GIS mapping applications for its ease of use in sharing archaeological and paleontological data. The entry makes the preliminary ... read more April 27, 2008 Online Mortgage MapsWeb MappingThe Federal Reserve has released dynamic maps showing subprime and alt-A mortgage loan information across the United States. While the concept is very interesting, it seems that the Flash application was developed with little understanding of cartographic principals. The chloropleth maps are available at the ZIP Code level but the pop-up statistics only show information ... read more April 23, 2008Five percent of the population, twenty-five percent of the prisonersGeographyThe NY Times takes a look at the substantially higher number of inmates in America versus any other country. With 2.3 million criminals behind bars, the United States incarcerates people for certain crimes that rarely receive prison sentences in other countries. For example, China, which has a population four times that of the United States, ... read more April 22, 2008Privacy in GIS IssuesIssues in GIS, Link LibraryThe increase of GIS usage has brought with it a rise in public concern over privacy. The proliferation of easily accessible public information via the web is one of the reasons. The availability of not only aerial and satellite imagery but also street level imagery has also raised questions about the balance between the public’s righto ... read more  Earth as ArtFun, Remote SensingHappy Earth Day! The USGS and NASA jointly maintain the “Earth as Art” website which brings to the public stunning images of the Earth taken by the Landsat-7 satellite and the Terra Satellite’s Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER). The site was originally created in 2002 by the USGS National Center for EROS ... read more April 21, 2008USGS Releases New Shake MapsDataThe United States Geological Survey has released updated National Seismic Hazard Maps for the United States. From the press release: Earthquakes remain a serious threat in 46 of the United States. For some areas such as western Oregon and Washington, the new maps contain higher estimates for how hard the ground will shake compared to ... read more  Twitter in 3DFunNow you can see all your Twitter messages mapped across a globe. TwittEarth is a Flash application that pinpoints Twitter messages as they pop up around the world. The globe spins in response to new geolocated Twitter messages every 10 seconds. Either login in to post your own messages or simply space out to the ... read more April 20, 2008Origami MapsMapsOrigami seems to be a theme of the moment. First Google made the odd statement that “Mapping has come a long way from the origami paper creations of the past” as part of their KML news release. Now a court case is the battleground between two mapping companies fighting over the rights to origami techniques ... read more Historic AerialsGeographyDespite having to peer around the plethora of watermarking, the HistoricalAerials.com site provide some interesting aerials across the United States spanning back to the 1930s. Locations are searchable by Lat/Long or by address. What’s interesting is the comparision slider which allows the user to compare two different aerials side by side to see how the ... read more Antarctica GIS ResourcesDataFind resources relating to GIS including case studies, articles and access to data relating to Antarctica. read more... |
