A new episode of Penn State's "Geospatial Revolution" project was released today. With the tagline "the location of anything is becoming everything" the Geospatial Revolution series is produced by Penn State's public broadcasting group and described as an "an integrated public service media and outreach initiative about the world of digital mapping and how it is changing the … [Read more...]
How big is it really?
Back in December I posted about an NPR story about map scale. I got so excited about the baseball on the moon map that I neglected to point out the other really interesting link from the story - to the BBC Dimensions website. Dimensions (or, 'howbigisitreally') has a tool that lets you plug in any zip code or location and then choose from a list of events, places or things … [Read more...]
Mapping worlwide alcohol consumption
The World Health Organization's recently released Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health includes some interesting maps on worldwide alcohol consumption. Click here to download WHO data and here to read the full report. Below are a few of the maps included in the report - including some interesting maps on binge drinking patterns. … [Read more...]
Geomedicine Reveals Cancer Rate Patterns
An article from yesterday's Huffington Post features maps showing geographical clusters of US counties with significantly high or low breast cancer and prostate cancer rates. The maps, from a recently published study reveal distinct geographic patterns - in particular a strong north-south distribution of 'hot spot' clusters. Geographic clusters of US Counties with … [Read more...]
Geography Alumni Conference – Thur., Feb. 17th
Geographers' Views: Local Environmental Struggles, Global Context This week the Geography Department welcomes four distinguished alumni to present their research and participate in a panel discussion on Thursday, February 17th in the Gallery Theatre (ELC). Research talks will be held from 4-6pm with a panel discussion to follow from 6:30-7pm. Both events are free and open … [Read more...]