Since the recent March Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami damage at the at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, many of the most recent attention on radiation mapping has been focused on Japan. Radiation is every where and Marian Steinbach pulled data from Germany’s Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS – the German Federal Authority for Radiation […]
July, 2011
Maps and Cartography
U.S. Heatwave Map
NOAA’s Environmental Visualization Lab has created an animation showing progression of the heat dome covering major parts of the United States. You can watch the animation below. The map animations shows the daily predicted highs based on NOAA’s high resolution North American Model (NAM) and covers the period from July 13-21, […]
GIS Learning
GIS News: Horn of Africa Drought, Image of the Week, OpenDataPhilly
The European Space Agency has released Horn of Africa drought imagery and its image of the week showing Patagonia. The OGC is seeking input on two projects, and Esri and Azavea both announced the availability of data from OpenDataPhilly. FIND Map, SuperGeo, Cadcorp, Timmons Group, eSpatial, and URISA round […]
GIS Learning
GIS in Imagery: 2011 Esri UC
The 2011 Esri International User Conference brought over 14,000 attendees to San Diego again this year under the theme “Understanding Our World“. Kristina Jacob, a GIS specialist and photographer, captures moments from the conference as part of the GIS in Imagery series. To submit photos for consideration to the GIS […]
GIS Learning
GIS News: FME Webinar, Maritime Surveillance, Esri Workbook
The latest roundup of GIS related news includes a free webinar on FME, final call for papers for the European LiDAR Mapping forum, and a new workbook from Esri Press. The European Space Agency has a writeup about the use of satellite data in maritime surveillance. Industry announcements have also […]
Maps and Cartography
Uncharted
I love the exploration of the beauty of maps through art. Artist Shannon Rankin turns cut map pieces into artwork with her series Uncharted. Rankin explains her inspiration: I create installations, collages and drawings that use the language of maps to explore the connections among geological and biological processes, patterns […]
GIS Learning
Traffic Estimates Dropped from Google Maps
When searching for driving directions, Google Maps used to offer two time estimates: one based on the posted street speed limits and a second time estimate based on the delay caused by traffic conditions. Google has quietly dropped its traffic estimation recently. The change was first reported by Barry Schwartz […]
GIS Learning
GIS News: gvSIG conference materials online, Esri Map Book Volume 26 released
The geospatial industry roundup includes the release of videos and reports from the French gvSIG conference, GfK GeoMarketing’s map of the month, and the release of Esri’s Map Book, VOlume 26. Also included in this edition are announcements from GeoWorld, Bluesky, SuperGeo, Topcon, GIS in the Rockies, earthmine, IDV Solutions, […]
GIS Learning
More from the 2011 Esri UC
The videos from the 2011 Esri UC Plenary session have now been posted online. The three part videos cover an overview of the use of GIS in understanding the world, the demo sessions showing the use of ArcGIS product line, and the keynote speakers: Jacqueline McGlade of the European Environment Agency, and […]
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GIS News: ArcGIS for iOS, Getmapping Aerial Imagery
Esri announces an updated version of ArcGIS for iOS, earthmine holds its first ever partner conference, Getmapping’s aerial imagery is being used by the Plus Dane Group, and Tiltan Systems Engineering announces an agreement with ITT Visual Information Solutions. Esri Esri has released an updated version of ArcGIS for iOS that includes […]