Last Halloween I shared an ESRI map that visualized Halloween spending across the U.S. Interesting, but nothing of any real practical value. But this year I've got links to a couple of maps and apps that could really come in handy on Monday night: 1. First up, a link to an article in the Montreal Gazette with info about four different GPS-enabled mobile apps to help you … [Read more...]
From the Yale Daily News… “Map on, Maples!”
The Yale Daily News has a great article about the role that the GIS Specialist, Stace Maples, plays on campus. Maples, a fellow ESRI T3G Institute alum from summer 2010, works with faculty and students on integrating GIS into teaching and research at Yale and... ... he is in high demand. Working in the three-person Map Department, a department within the Yale University … [Read more...]
Simple tool for creating KML-based thematic maps
As someone who has one foot in the ArcGIS world and another in the GoogleEarth/GoogleMaps world, I'm continually annoyed at how cumbersome it is to shuffle data back and forth between the two product lines. I'll skip the diatribe for now and instead just point out a cool new tool that I ran across last week when I was getting ready to talk to a Women's Studies class that will … [Read more...]
Stink bug mapping tool
Penn State and the PA Department of Agriculture have just released a new web-based tool for mapping infestations of stink bugs across the state. The mapping tool collects and displays user-submitted data on stink bug sightings. After creating a login ID and passwords, users specify whether they are a farmer, nursery owner or homeowner and then identify their reporting location … [Read more...]
Sad maps at University of Florida
A few weeks ago I posted about Cambridge University PhD student Alex Davies' project on mapping happiness. Over at worthlessgators.com University of Florida student(?) ''Sad Hector' is doing the exact opposite - mapping sadness on University of Florida's Gainesville campus. Prompted to 'tell us where you've cried,' visitors to the site can fill out a short form (below) with … [Read more...]