by Barbaree | May 14, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
NASA created these visualizations to show ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through December 2007. The goal was to use ocean flow data to create a simple, visceral experience. Visit all of their perpetual ocean pictures here....
by Barbaree | May 11, 2012 | Apps We Love, Our Blog
Explore your planet as never before with the mobility of EarthObserver. Use your fingertips to travel through terrestrial landscapes and across the ocean floor. Visit frozen icecaps, study geological maps, scout mountains to climb and trips on coastal waters and...
by Barbaree | May 10, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
This website, Scale of the Universe, is TONS of fun to browse. They have categorized and compared everything from a planck length (that\’s beyond microscopic) to the vastness of infinite space, put it all in size order and made each element clickable with...
by Barbaree | May 9, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Explore a collection of maps where the war on women is still being fought. This collection includes statistics on: discrepancy in education, inequity in family law, government participation by women, child marriage for girls, maternal mortality rates, women\’s...
by Barbaree | May 8, 2012 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog
Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater. They argue that the total volume of water in aquifers underground is 100 times the amount found on the surface. The team have produced the most detailed map yet of...
