Date archive for January, 2010
January 18, 2010 Zoomable Paper MapCartographyCalled map2, the uniqueness about this map of London is the patented folding technique that allows the viewer to either view a large scale map or to fold out sections to see the zoomed in area. The folding and unfolding reminds me of origami in the demonstration video so I hope the real world use of this map is ... read more January 17, 2010 Edward Forbes Smiley ReleasedMapsConvicted in 2006 for the theft of ninety-seven maps, Edward Forbes Smiley was released from prison on January 15, 2010. Smiley’s sticky fingers caught up with him on June 8, 2005 when he was arrested at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Even though three maps were found on his person at the ... read more  The Geo of Google Searches for 2009GIS NewsThe Official Google Blog released some summary statistics relating to Google searches covering 2009. The searches covered weekday U.S. based traffic and revealed that one out of every 13 Google result pages showed a map. Other spatially related search trivia includes: Average increase in driving distance on weekends vs. weekdays on Google Maps: 11km Median ... read more  Haiti Earthquake DatasetsDataA comment from Lex Berman highlights the availability of Haitian GIS data at the Earthquake Geospatial Research Portal based out of Harvard: Please find GIS datasets and imagery for free download here: http://cegrp.cga.harvard.edu/content/haiti-earthquake-data We will host additional data, esp. hydrography, transport and DEM if you can supply them for free academic and emergency use. read more...January 14, 2010 The Perfect Field GPSGPSLeszek Pawlowicz who runs the Free Geography Tools blog, has put together his wish list of the ultimate handheld field GPS unit. Currently Pawlowicz has found that “there isn’t a single model currently available that does everything I’d like to see in such a unit.” While professional-grade units are available from Trimble and Ashtech (formerly Magellan Pro), they ... read more January 13, 2010 Post Earthquake Imagery for HaitiDataGoogle has announced that post-earthquake imagery is available to download as a KML file. The new imagery was taken at around 10:27am EST on January 13th, 2010 and covers the Port-au-Prince area of Haiti. For those that don’t or can’t view the file in Google Earth, the new imagery can also be viewed in ... read more  Fortius One’s Efforts to Map Haiti Post-EarthquakeDataThe Washington Business Journal has a piece on Fortius One’s efforts to map earthquake damage in Haiti. Arlington-based FortiusOne Inc., a data analysis and visual intelligence firm, is using its satellite imaging abilities to piece together an ever-evolving image of what Haiti and its capital city Port-au-Prince look like after being rocked by the magnitude 7.0 ... read more Fortius One's Efforts to Map Haiti Post-EarthquakeDataThe Washington Business Journal has a piece on Fortius One’s efforts to map earthquake damage in Haiti. Arlington-based FortiusOne Inc., a data analysis and visual intelligence firm, is using its satellite imaging abilities to piece together an ever-evolving image of what Haiti and its capital city Port-au-Prince look like after being rocked by the magnitude 7.0 ... read more  Haiti Maps and GIS Data ResourcesDataResources for finding maps, satellite imagery, GIS data and other geographically related data for the country of Haiti. This page has been updated to included links to mapping resources for the recent January 12, 2010 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. Data, Maps and Geography About Haiti Maps and geographical information from the Geography Site at ... read more January 12, 2010 Geographic Travels RelaunchesGeographyThe popular geography blog, Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze has relaunched with a shortened name and new URL. Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze! has been one of the main geography blogs. Near daily posts, humor, and insight has earned us a large and continually growing readership. However, I particularly have been told by some that the term ... read more |
