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Crowdsourced Traffic Data from Waze on Google Maps 26 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
Users of Google’s mapping products will notice the addition of more detailed traffic data, courtesy of Waze, an app that collects traffic and roadway conditions from its users. Last week, Google annou...
Add ArcGIS Online Maps to Your WordPress Blog 23 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
A new plugin has just been released that gives those using WordPress the ability to embed maps from ArcGIS Online into their blogs. ArcGIS Online is Esri’s online repository of web map services. Inst...
Dymaxion Map Projection 22 Aug 2013 | 01:12 am
Humans have always had a particular fascination with understanding the world around them, and this appeal can be seen in the large number of maps invented throughout history starting with the ancient ...
New TIGER GIS Products 22 Aug 2013 | 12:38 am
New 2013 TIGER/Line Shapefiles are set for release on Thursday, August 22, 2013. The new release will include a new GIS file format: TIGER Geodatabases. The US Census switched to offering its geogr...
New Edition Released: Python Geospatial Development 21 Aug 2013 | 09:13 pm
If you’re a Python developer looking to build and strengthen your geospatial development knowledge, check out the recently released second edition of Python Geospatial Development. Written by Erik We...
Board of Longitude Archives Opened to the Public 13 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
The 300-year-old archive of the Board of Longitude has been scanned and made available to the public via the the Cambridge Digital Library. The post Board of Longitude Archives Opened to the Public a...
Apple Looking for Boots on the Ground for its Maps Team 9 Aug 2013 | 06:16 am
The Maps Team at Apple is looking for a small army of Maps Ground Truth Local Experts to help beef up its data quality for its iOS Maps app. The launch of Apple’s Maps in September of 2012 (which rep...
Public Comments Invited for National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Strategic Plan 8 Aug 2013 | 03:04 am
Until August 21, 2013, the public is invited to comment on the Federal Geographic Data Committee's (FGDC) draft strategic plan for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The post Public Com...
The Urban Observatory Uses GIS to Seek to Better Understand Cities 27 Jul 2013 | 02:09 am
The Urban Observatory is a live museum that allows access to a large amount of data about major cities around the world. The observatory allows users to compare and contrast a wide variety of GIS data...
Got a GISP? The GIS Certification Institute Needs You 20 Jul 2013 | 09:46 pm
Those holding a current GISP certification have been invited by the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) to participate in developing a new exam based GIS Professional (GISP) certification process. Th...
