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Event / Webinar Tip – The Avenza User Conference #AvenzaUC2021

Editor — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:51:13 +0000

The Avenza User Conference is a free, day-long virtual conference for map makers, GIS enthusiasts, and geospatial professionals worldwide who share a common interest in Avenza mapping technology. The Avenza User Conference 2021 will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Eastern Time). The day will offer a mix […]

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New Esri Book Teaches the Principles of Good Map Design

GISuser — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 23:38:31 +0000

Redlands, California—December 29, 2015—Mapmakers should always strive to create maps that look great and get their message across clearly and succinctly. According to Esri president Jack Dangermond, more emphasis today needs to be placed on map design, especially on the web. “We need to spend more time designing maps and not just producing them,” Dangermond […]

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Unique Hand Drawn Map of London – Ten Years in the Making

GISuser — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:14:23 +0000

LONDON, October 13, 2015 – Fuller, aka Gareth Wood, a British artist, has drawn a meticulous map of London, which has taken an astonishing ten years to complete. The work is peppered with comments on contemporary society, though personal thoughts and memories are given almost equal prominence. Unveiled in London earlier this month, it has […]

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Ever wonder to yourself, “Where on Earth?” Enter The Functional and Beautiful MapWheel

GISuser — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:43:00 +0000

Ever wonder to yourself, “Where on Earth?” Enter The Functional and Beautiful MapWheel — Simply put, according to the creators, A MapWheel is a new, functional and attractive piece of home decor intended to trigger fond memories, provoke conversations and celebrate locations that have significance to you. Indeed they are creative and I have no […]

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Map Tip – Amazing subway Style Maps

GISuser — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 22:04:09 +0000

Like many of you, I’m a closet map junkie! I simply love maps and anything that remotely resembles a map! I have a particular fondness for “Subway” style maps – you know, a work of cartographic excellence that tells a story using the familiar London Underground style of cartography Well, if this is also you […]

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Have Infographics and Data Visualizations Ruined Good Map Design?

GISuser — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:08:22 +0000

Cartographers take pride in their work, typically applying all the rules and principles of good cartographic design to their work, all in an effort to make people want to look at and appreciate their work (See Esri, Make Maps People Want to Look at). However, in this new era of social sharing it seems that […]

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New NASA Images Highlight U.S. Air Quality Improvement

Editor — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 01:13:35 +0000

Anyone living in a major U.S. city for the past decade may have noticed a change in the air. The change is apparent in new NASA satellite images unveiled this week that demonstrate the reduction of air pollution across the country. After ten years in orbit, the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA’s Aura satellite has been […]

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Seattle Sounders FC Visualizes Player Data with Tableau

Editor — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 04:27:18 +0000

Major League Soccer Club leverages data to analyze players’ fitness and readiness and maintain health throughout the season SEATTLE, July 7, 2014 — Seattle Sounders FC, the Major League Soccer club based in Seattle, Wash., has found an innovative edge over the competition: data. The Sounders use Tableau to visualize massive amounts of data generated […]

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Track Hurricane Arthur as it Threatens Mid-Atlantic with Live Esri Map

Editor — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 04:29:12 +0000

Esri’s Hurricane Public Information Map is available for the media to embed or share as part of ongoing storm coverage. You can explore the storm’s projected path and live storm warnings from NOAA overlaid on geotagged social media from Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and Instagram.

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Redfin Maps International World Cup Fandom across the U.S

Editor — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:46:37 +0000

Today Redfin (www.redfin.com), the customer-first real estate brokerage, released an infographic that connects each of the 31 non-U.S. countries participating in the 2014 World Cup with a U.S. city that has many residents who were born there. The graphic illustrates where there are likely to be pockets of people from other countries rooting for their […]

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