Data

• December 16, 2014Data, GIS_Software, Programming/Dev, Social Networking, Software, WebMapping

  How Google Changed the 20 Most Popular Websites Since 1996

  Washington Post reporter, Philip Bump from The Intersect created infographics to show how websites have changed, “From Lycos to Ask Jeeves to Facebook: Tracking the 20 most popular web sites […]

• October 1, 2014Data, Education, Hardware, Remote Sensing

  DigitalGlobe introduces PERSPECTIVES Magazine

  DigitalGlobe, a commercial high-resolution earth imagery company, launched its aptly named e-magazine, PERSPECTIVES,  today. The trade magazine provides 52 pages of stunning imagery and detailed information on the satellite imagery and […]

• June 21, 2014Cartography, Data, Human Geography, Political Geography, WebMapping

  When to Use an Interactive Map

  The Washington Post’s Wonkblog article, “10 Maps that show how much time Americans spend grooming, eating, thinking, and praying”  presents some crisp maps using data from the United States Department of Labor, […]

• June 10, 2014Data, Education, Environmental, general, Remote Sensing

  Cornell Lab of Ornithology YardMap beta

  The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has introduced some very exciting backyard citizen science applications that utilize remote sensing data. One of them is The YardMap citizen science project funded by the […]

• May 8, 2014Data, Political Geography, WebMapping

  Esri Climate Resilience App Challenge

  The June 2 deadline for the Esri Climate Resilience App Challenge is fast approaching.  The challenge is open to geospatial developers, of all ages from the from the private sector and […]

• April 5, 2014Data, Environmental, Travel

  Cherry Blossom Season 2014

  One of the heralds of spring in our region is the arrival of the cherry blossoms in Washington D.C.  In the past, it was difficult to time visits just right […]

• January 22, 2014Cartography, Data, GIS_Software, space (not spatial)

  The Geospatial Community and Public Interest Declassification Board

  The National Archives Blog, Transforming Classification: Blog of the Public Interest Declassification Board recently asked different listservs –  “What records should the US Government prioritize for declassification?” They took suggestions […]

• January 4, 2014Cartography, 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 […]

• December 26, 2013Cartography, 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 […]

• September 3, 2013Data, LBS

  Nokia:Navteq after the…

  Once upon a time there was a services division at a company…they liked and saw potential in location. They decided to save some licensing $$ and acquired a data company. […]