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Google Fusion Tables to Shut Down Next Year

December 11, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Google has announced that Google Fusion Tables, the map and data visualization tool, will be shuttered by December 2019.

Converting Shapefiles to Google Fusion Tables

March 1, 2013By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Learn how to import shapefile GIS data directly into Google Fusion tables.

Figure 4. Google Map interface to the Top tourism data.

How To Import Data and Make Maps with Google Fusion Tables

August 3, 2012By GIS ContributorGIS Software

This GIS tutorial by Naveen Sidda looks at Google Fusions Tables, how to import geographic data from a web page, and how to create map out geographic data within Google Maps.

World touristiness map by Ahti Heinla.

Heat Maps in GIS

May 20, 2012By Caitlin DempseySpatial Analysis

Heat mapping, from a geographic perspective, is a method of showing the geographic clustering of a phenomenon. Sometimes also referred as hot spot mapping, heat maps show locations of higher densities of geographic entities (although hot spot analysis tends to be used to show statistically significant patterns: more about the difference between heat […]

Making Maps with Google Fusion Tables

May 14, 2012By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Learn about making maps using Google Fusion tables.

Geography of Billionaires: Mapping Nationalities and Residency

April 27, 2012By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

Forbes recently released an updated list of the world’s billionaires. The listing contains the ranking for 1,226 individuals and families who’s net worth as of March of 2012 was 1 billion USD or more. Since the listings contained both a country of citizenship and residence, this allows for a peek […]

Land use map from CARETS Final Report, 1979.

GIS From the Past: CARETS

In the early 1970s, a joint pilot project between NASA and the USGS sought to test out the feasibility of integrating data from Landsat and high-altitude aircraft sensors into a regional land use database.

Geospatial Climate Models Show How Fire Seasons Are Changing

Changing technologies, including new satellite systems, and better climate and fire modeling, including the integration of these tools and data capture methods, will likely mean improved fire modeling in the future.

Elements of a Map

Maps are the primary tools by which spatial relationships are visualized. Maps therefore become important documents. There are several key elements that should be included each time a map is created in order to aid the viewer in understanding the communications of that map and to document the source of […]

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