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Rebecca Maxwell

Rebecca Maxwell is a freelance writer who loves to write about a variety of subjects. She holds a B.A. in History from Boise State University. Rebecca was also a contributing writer on Geographyrealm.com
Strava has captured over 400,000 bike trips a year in Oregon.

Big Data, GIS, and Bikes

December 18, 2016April 22, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has set a precedent for public agencies across the country with the purchase of a Strava dataset in order … Read more

Categories GIS Data Tags big data, bike data
iGETT participants learning GIS in the lab. Source: NASA.

Ensuring the Future of GIS with Geospatial Education

August 27, 2020April 1, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

The U.S. government is helping to guarantee the future of GIS by investing billions of dollars in geospatial education. The hope is that this funding … Read more

Categories GIS Career and Jobs Tags geospatial education, GIS education, iGETT, landsat
Strava heat map showing the opular running and biking routes in San Francisco.

Creating a Global Heat Map from 41.5 Million Runs

December 18, 2016March 27, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

Strava, a GPS running and biking application, recently released a detailed global heat map of popular routes across the globe. The map contains over 160 million activities with 375,000,000,000 data points.

Categories GIS Learning Tags big data, bike routes, GPS, heat maps, running

The Sound of Silence: A Noise Map of the U.S.

November 14, 2020March 19, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

A map from the NPS displays the noisiest as well as the quietest places in the United States.

Categories Maps and Cartography Tags noise map, noise pollution, nps

Using Satellite Imagery to Track the Ocean’s Acidity

December 19, 2016March 13, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

The Earth’s oceans play a vital role in the health of the planet. Ocean dynamics impact weather patterns, it provides food and recreational opportunities, and … Read more

Categories Spatial Analysis Tags ocean, remote sensing, salinity, satellite imagery
IIASA-IFPRI Global Cropland Map (View of northern and central Africa). Credit: IIASA Geo-Wiki Project, Google

Maps Serve to Monitor Global Agriculture

March 11, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

As the world’s population grows, the amount of land available for farming is becoming a major concern. Increasing competition for land is springing up among … Read more

Categories GIS Data Tags agriculture and GIS, farm data, farmland
Thawing peatlands in Alaska. Photo: Miriam Jones, U.S. Geological Survey. Public domain.

Using Geospatial Technologies to Save the World’s Peatlands

August 27, 2020February 19, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

Rezatec has developed “Peat spotter”, a service that uses Earth Observation imagery to locate and create initial mappings of peatlands. This information is enriched with ground data collected by field agents using handheld devices.

Categories GIS Industry Tags peat mapping, peatlands, remote sensing

Building Better Maps for the Visually Impaired

August 27, 2020February 12, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

For those of us who can see, being able to read a map is something that we take advantage of every day. We use maps … Read more

Categories GIS Industry Tags Braille maps, maps for the blind, maps for visually impaired, talking maps
Murphy Mack used his bike and GPS to propose to his girlfriend.

Saying “I Love You” With GPS

February 3, 2017February 10, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

Aspiring Romeos around the world have been employing their GPS tools in order to give a voice to their valentines.

Categories GPS Tags GPS, heart mapping, love mapping, Valentine's Day mapping
Downtown view of the Memphis Map for Elvis Fans by Alan and Andrea Grossman with hand-drawn illustrations.

Paper Maps Refuse to Die in the Digital Age

May 31, 2015February 6, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

In today’s era of digital maps, the use of paper maps might seem a bit antiquated. When Google Maps are easily accessible through any computer, … Read more

Categories Maps and Cartography Tags Elvis map, Memphis map, Online Mapping, paper maps, trends in GIS

Augmented Reality and the Digital Map Revolution

July 9, 2017January 26, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

Groundbreaking technology called augmented reality is affecting digital maps, changing how we find and discover the world around us.

Categories GIS Industry Tags Augmented Reality, virtual reality and GIS

The 25th Anniversary of the U.S. Census Bureau’s TIGER Project

January 21, 2015 by Rebecca Maxwell

It is something that many of us take for granted every day. If we need to find directions to an unfamiliar place, all we need … Read more

Categories GIS Data Tags TIGER, US Census
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