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The Southern Methodists University Geothermal Laboratory has completed a detailed map of the geothermal resources in the United states with a grant from Google.org. The detailed research and resulting map indicate that there are ample stores of green power to be generated by the Earth’s heat via currently accessible technology. The research is aimed at [...]
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Gaining a global understanding of human impact on the planet is a growing interest, and it’s a central mission of the global education organization Globaïa. The organization has pulled together compelling maps that illustrate global impacts and ongoing change, with the aim to better understand human impacts, and the environmental issues of our time. Below [...]
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The American Civil Liberties Union accused the FBI today of racial profiling because of their use of U.S. census data and demographic data to map crimes and track individuals. The group raises concerns that the FBI is illegally targeting Americans based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion and political activities that are protected under the [...]
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Boston Rare Maps, a specialist dealer in rare and unusual antique maps, has launched AmericanMapmaking.com, an online exhibit of maps of America from 1782-1800. The exhibit was originally hosted at the Harvard Map Collection, and illustrates an evolution in the country and its mapmaking ability. Among the highlights of the online exhibit are: Andrew Ellicott’s [...]
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Walking Papers provides a means to print OpenStreetMap (OSM) maps in order to draw in updates, and then import changes back to OSM. This online service, that was created by Stamen Design’s Mike Migurski, adds a much-needed portability to add map detail that augments GPS surveying efforts, and without the need for a connected device. [...]
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Richard Weait gave the opening keynote this morning for the State of the Map Conference in Denver. He congratulated the attendees for their commitment and asserted that the only way that we can create an updated map is through crowdsourcing, because commercial entities and governments can’t do it as the economics aren’t feasible. Getting everyone [...]
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With drought, conflict and food price increases giving rise to famine conditions that are affecting more than 13 million people in the Horn of Africa, the World Food Programme (WFP) has put the crisis on a map to help communicate the scope. WFP is the food aid arm of the United Nations, and the map [...]
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