Apps We Love: Good Guide

We are switching up our blog schedule a bit so we can run a special two-part feature for Earth Day, which is this Sunday. So enjoy our \”Apps We Love\” a day early… In the spirit of Earth Day we are featuring another green app this month: Good Guide!...

Mapping Social Landscapes

PGIS and PPGIS practitioners facilitate the identification of human/landscape relationships – both actual and perceptual. There is a subjective nature to maps and mapmaking. Consider recent efforts in mapmaking and the \”truth\” these maps...

Dramatic Solar Flare Video

An incredibly stunning solar flare erupted from the sun’s surface, throwing charged particles and searing plasma millions of miles out into space on Apr. 16. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured data from the flare — a medium-sized M-class event — which was...

Made Into A Map: Moustache Madness!

Usually we feature one project a month that shows something fun to make from a map. This month we wanted to share a silly map creation – a map built with moustaches! Facial hair connoisseurs will want to get a better grasp of the many countries and places that...