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Top 10 New Features in MAPublisher 9.4 for Illustrator

Editor — Tue, 06 May 2014 18:09:59 +0000

What do the USGS, Bloomberg, USA Today, the United Nations, the National Park Service, the FBI and others have in common? All of these well known orgs rely on MAPublisher software from Avenza systems to help them create and author awesome maps for their clients, customers, and the public. At R. 9.4 MAPublisher boasts loads […]

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BullyVention maps Bullying in America via the Bullying Index

Editor — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 19:34:41 +0000

How do you increase awareness about the important topic of Bullying… you create a heat map naturally! Indeed, that’s exactly what one savvy youngster from Virgina has been doing via a project know ass BullyVention. About the effort… Viraj Puri, a 13 year old student from Fairfax County, Virginia, wants to create the only known […]

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2,500 American Breweries on one Giant Map

Editor — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 20:23:14 +0000

More brewery awesomeness, this time from deadspin – enter the big map of American Breweries – 2500 of them! From the source… Continuing its excellent graphic beer coverage, Pop Chart Lab has put together a wall map of over 2,500 breweries across the United States. There are plenty of pockets of intense brewing activity—which are […]

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Kickstarter Project Launches Map of 350 types of Zombies

Editor — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:06:33 +0000

Now here’s an interesting new effort, a project that maps Zombies! Yes indeed, this kickstarter project does just that and you can be the proud owner of the map if you elect to back the project! And those of you sitting back and making cool maps every day, take note that this project has already […]

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Awesome Maps and Data Visualizations from 2013

Editor — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 21:37:31 +0000

I’m not calling this a “best” list as that’s pretty tough to call, however, it is a fine list of sweet maps and data visualizations that we enjoyed and shared with the community during the first half of 2013 – enjoy these visualizations mapping music, sports, Cardinals, and even hate! Do you have a favorite […]

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Data Tip – NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer adds LiDAR

Editor — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 23:49:04 +0000

Here’s details of a pretty sweet data access tool from the NOAA Coastal Service Center– the Data Access Viewer. In a recent update from NOAA we learn that Many new LiDAR data sets recently have been added to the resource. More details available in this announcement. Stay informed of NOAA activities and data tips via […]

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Regional Differences Project – Drawing America's Regions

Editor — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:55:12 +0000

How do you define the Northwest or the Rockies regions of America? Enter The Regional Differences Project – a cool project that lets users enter their definition of regions in an effort to crowd source regional differences and define the spatial makeup of the land… pretty cool! http://www.regionaldifferences.com/ From the project… This project is to […]

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Cool Technology Seen at ESRIUC – Epson SureColor T Series

Editor — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:30:51 +0000

The ESRIUC is a great chance to see the latest Geo technology, hardware, gadgets and other amazing stuff! I always stop to see a demo of the latest in wide format plotting and scanning and this year I was pleasantly surprised by the Epson products. Imagine if you will, awesome quality prints at a price […]

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ESRIUC Map Gallery People's Choice Winner Inspired by Van Gogh

Editor — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:24:30 +0000

One of the most popular events at the annual ESRIUC each year is the Map Gallery where the works of thousands of GIS users from around the World are put on display and shared with attendees. Maps are judged and the “best” are selected based on a number of criteria. Selected maps are then featured […]

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Creative Cartography Meets Music in The Song Map

Editor — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:31:25 +0000

Oh yes, I love art… I also love music too, heck, who doesn’t right? Well, I know you GeoGeeks and music lovers will really dig this one as we stumble onto yet another amazing cartographic product that quite simply will make you say WOW – enter the Music Map. Deisgned by the crew at Dorothy, […]

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