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The country of North Korea (white outline) is utterly dark compared to the surrounding countries. Source: NASA.

North Korea Mapping Oddities

December 20, 2011By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

A look at the paucity of GIS data and geographic information about North Korea, including on Google Maps.

Land Surface Temperature Anomaly (June 1 - June 30, 2011) image by Jesse Allen, NASA’s Earth Observatory using data courtesy of the MODIS Land Group.

Global Datasets from NASA’s Earth Observatory

August 7, 2011By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

Global datasets covering observations about the ocean, land, atmosphere, energy, and life are available for exploring and downloading as KMZ or GeoTiff files. The data is processed from MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) which is on the Terra (EOS AM)and Aqua (EOS PM) satellites. The two satellites combined view the entire surface of […]

GIS and Map Contests Roundup

Current map and GIS related competitions listed in order of the competition deadline.

Mapping Where Norway is Moving

Norway is using Copernicus Sentinel-1 data to detect ground movement across the country.

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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