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FOSS4G calls for workshops, presentations and academic papers
VerySpatial is happy to support FOSS4G 2014 (September 8-13 in Portland, OR) as a media sponsor. We are working to get an interview or two with the organizers over the […]
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general, Remote Sensing, WebMapping
Meet your Polar Vortex Meteorologist
Meteorologists made the Style section of the The Washington Post today in the article, “What’s it like to be the voice of the Polar Vortex? These Weathermen Know” Giving meteorologists […]
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Cartography, Data, Education, general, Human Geography, Pins on the map, Political Geography, Remote Sensing, Travel
Pins on the Map: George Washington Slept Here
As you shiver in the cold today during what The Weather Channel is predicting could be the coldest winter on record for decades in North America, reflect on the 1780 […]
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Cartography, Data, Education, general, Human Geography, WebMapping
The United States Railroad Administration
On December 26, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson nationalized the U.S railroads from 1917 – 1920 in response to the infrastructure demands of WWI. While it only lasted four years, the […]
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What is Geography
A fun video celebrating Geography Awareness Week by folks from Queens University
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general, Human Geography, Physical Geography, WebMapping
The Geography of Twitter
The Switch writer, Caitlin Dewey, reviewed a recent study on Twitter in her article on “Where do Twitter trends start? Try Cincinnati” for the Washington Post. It summarizes a study […]
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general, Human Geography, Political Geography
Meta-Data, Locality, and WV-Gate
This past week, Democrat Natalie Tennant announced her run for Senate and it was covered by the Washington Post, “Natalie Tennant Officially Launches Senate Campaign in West Virginia“. However, the […]
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Cartography, ESRIUC, general, WebMapping
GIS and Fine Art
My day was made brighter this morning by a Paris Metro Project by Hwan Lee, which is an Art Takes Paris project that details all 261 metro stations in Paris […]
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A Very Spatial Road Trip: Day 5
Sorry for the long delay between the post for day 4 and day 5. Like most travelogues, not everything goes as smoothly as anticipated and documentation gets overridden by circumstances. […]
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A VerySpatial Road Trip: Day 1
We started off the day bright and early leaving Morgantown at 7am on our route south toward Bluefield, WV. We loaded down our car with lots of good treats, some […]
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