by Barbaree | Apr 19, 2012 | Apps We Love, Free Resources, Our Blog
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!...
by Barbaree | Apr 18, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
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...
by Barbaree | Apr 17, 2012 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog
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...
by Barbaree | Apr 16, 2012 | Cougar's Corner, Our Blog
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...
by Barbaree | Apr 13, 2012 | Apps We Love, Free Resources, Our Blog
The NASA Space Weather Media Viewer features near-real-time imagery from a wide variety of NASA missions, as well as video interviews with prominent scientists about the causes of space phenomena and NASA-created visualizations. The Space Weather Media Viewer was...
by Barbaree | Apr 12, 2012 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog
According to NOAA scientists at the National Climatic Data Center, record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the nation and contributed to the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States, a record that dates back to...
