Mapping Time: A Detailed Look at Minard’s Flow Map
Mapping Time: Illustrated by Minard’s Map of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign of 1812 combines historical and geographic analysis with cartography to examine mapping change over time.
Verifying Ancient Roman History with GIS
Tom Whitley, an Assistant Professor of Archaeology at the University of Western Australia (UWA), used GIS to test population estimates and patterns of migration and war to see how the historical aspects known about the Gallic Wars measures up to geophysical evidence.
Remotely Tracking Growth of the Sugarcane Industry in São Paulo, Brazil
The use of remote sensing technologies to track the development of the sugarcane industry is a topic of much attention
Crowdshipping: the Newest Development in Mobile GPS
Crowdshipping is the delivery of goods based on the selection of a courier closest to the delivery route. The service was inspired by crowdsourcing, or … Read more
Top Ten Online GIS Master’s Degree Programs
If you’re looking to earn a graduate degree in GIS and are considering distance learning, Justin Holman has recently published his top ten picks for online graduate degree programs.
The Changing Face of the Map Maker
In this essay, Chris Brown, the CEO of MangoMap, discusses how the accessibility of GIS and map making has changed. Who makes all the maps? … Read more
This Day in GIS: May 7 – Launch of Proba-V Satellite
Proba-V, the miniature satellite was launched on May 7, 2013 from French Guiana. The “V” in the name stands for vegetation as Proba-V’s role is … Read more
GIS Data of the World’s Glaciers
An international group of seventy scientists hailing from more than eighteen countries have created the first global datasets of the world’s glaciers (not including the … Read more
USGS Map Engravings for Sale This Summer
Between the 1880s and the 1950s, the USGS produces engravings used to reproduce topographic and geologic maps within the agency. Many of the excess engravings … Read more
Free Introduction to GIS Course
Simon Frasier University is offering a free self-paced MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) entitled “Exploring Geographic Information Systems“: Exploring geographic information systems (GIS) is a self-paced … Read more