Amongst all of the Osama bin Laden news from the last few days there was a fascinating article from sciencemag.org about a 'bin Laden Habitat Suitability Model' created by geography students at UCLA using GIS and remote sensing data, tools and spatial analytical techniques. Click here to read the article "Geographers Had Calculated 81% Chance That Osama Was in Abbottabad." … [Read more...]
More about scale: the true size of Africa
Here's another in a series (see here and here) of interesting maps that address scale. Created by Kai Krause, the map aims to show the true size of Africa by visualizing all of the countries and regions that could fit inside the continent - including the U.S., China, India, Japan and all of Europe. Krause calls the map "a small contribution in the fight against rampant … [Read more...]
Penn State releases episode 3 of “Geospatial Revolution” series
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...]
Bucknell student uses ArcGIS in research on sleeping sickness
Below is an interview with Daniel Dougherty '12, a History and Geography major, discussing his use of GIS for an analysis of the impact of climate change on sleeping sickness. The research project was conducted as part of Prof. Duane Griffin's Geography 204 course Applied GIS. In the interview, Dougherty describes the data and methodology he used for the project and talks … [Read more...]
Upcoming lecture by Margaret Pearce
Tuesday, March 1st @ 4:30pm (Coleman 221) "Rethink the reader: Toward cartographic design to engage, inspire and empower" Come hear Margaret Pearce from the University of Kansas talk about map visualization and cartographic design. Dr. Pearce is a geographer who works on cartographic representation of cultural and historical geographies, especially Indigenous … [Read more...]