Thanksgiving maps about this holiday involving major feasting. Maps shown include distribution of turkey, green beans, sweet potatoes, and cranberries by Zellmer and a similar interactive map by Esri.
Caitlin Dempsey
GIS Learning
Digital Mapping Degree Tops Ranking of Most Unusual Degree
According to the staff at College Consensus, the University of Kentucky’s Master’s in Digital Mapping has been ranked as their top choice for most unusual college degree.
GIS Software
24 Days of QGIS Tips
Using the #24daysofqgis hashtag, North Road, a geospatial company based out of Australia, will be tweeting out a QGIS tip or trick for 24 days starting on December 1.
GIS Industry
Report Ranks Participating GIS Public Sector Programs in Canada and the US
The consulting firm, PSD, has issued its second annual report in which it look at the Geospatial Maturity Index (GMI) of public sector GIS programs.
GIS Learning
GIS Day and PostGIS Day Coming Up
This year marks the 20th anniversary of GIS Day on November 13, 2019. The following day is PostGIS Day.
GIS Industry
PennVet Uses GIS to Identify Disease Hot Spots
Dr. Meghann Pierdon with the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine has developed a secure website that using GIS to map out the incident of diseases among pigs or birds.
GIS Data
New Report Values Economic Benefits of Landsat Archive at $3.45 billion
A newly released report from the USGS has estimated the 2017 domestic and international economic benefits of Landsat imagery to be $3.45 billion.
GIS Industry
GIS Success: Geospatial Career and Management Webinars
Three GIS industry veterans, Toby Soto, Wade Kloos, and Tim Nolan, offer their decades of experience to help others in this series of GIS related webinars.
GIS Software
How to Use GIS to Make a Lego Map
Depending on the GIS software you want to use, there are a few different ways to create a Lego-style map.
Maps and Cartography
November Map Challenge
Topi Tjukanov has announced a 30-day map challenge starting November 1.