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...]
Map your name
A fun new map site from Stephen Von Worley of Datapointed.net. Click here then scroll to the 'Find This First Name' tool (screenshot below) and type in your first name. Clicking the 'Map it!' button will return a map showing the worldwide locations of streets, places and things with your name. Clicking the 'Earth it!' option will give you the option of saving and/or opening a … [Read more...]
Forecasting snow and finding supermarkets
If you're the type of person who loads up on bread and milk at the first hint of snowfall, then ArcGIS Online is your new best friend. Using ArcGIS Online you can create a map showing projected snowfall amounts for your area along with the locations of nearby supermarkets. The ArcGIS Online Gallery has free basemaps that you can use to create quick and easy mash-ups online, … [Read more...]
Bucknell awarded $520,000 Mellon grant to support environmental studies, GIS integration
Bucknell has been awarded a $520,000 Mellon grant (the largest Mellon grant ever received by BU) to support the development of courses and initiatives related to environmental studies. Click here to read the announcement on the BU home page. In addition to providing stipends to faculty who create new courses that include environmental connections, the grant will also support … [Read more...]
USAID launches new online map app for disease-tracking
The NY Times recently featured a story on a new online map tool developed by USAID for tracking disease outbreaks that might jump from animals to humans. The online mapping tool, known as Predict "will monitor data from 50,000 Web sites with many types of information, including World Health Organization alerts, online discussions by experts, wildlife trade reports and local … [Read more...]