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Open and Machine Readable Now the Default for Government Data

Caitlin Dempsey — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:52:12 PDT

On May 9, 2013, President Barack Obama sign an executive order making the default for government data "open and machine readable". The executive order was accompanied by the White House's Open Data Policy.

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Google Map Redesign

Caitlin Dempsey — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:07:07 PDT

Googles Maps is preparing to debut its newly revamped Google Maps. Terming it “smart recommendations” the new functionality of Google Maps is intended to be more interactive and custom tailored to the specific user. The more you use the map to search for locations, favorite items by starring them, and write location reviews, the more [...]

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Crowdsource Power Plant Data Project

Caitlin Dempsey — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:05:52 PDT

The Ventus Project at Arizona State University is seeking the public's help to map out the location of all the world's power plants. The project is led by Dr. Kevin Robert Gurney and seeks to measure carbon dioxide output at those power plants.

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Shapefile Viewers

Caitlin Dempsey — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:57:11 PDT

Listed here are shapefile viewers for viewing GIS vector data in shapefile format by using desktop software or an online option.

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Timelapse Satellite Imagery – View Changes on Earth over Time

Caitlin Dempsey — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:44:52 PDT

The series of Landsat satellites has been collecting global imagery continuously since 1972. A total of eight satellites and millions of pictures (and trillions of pixels) has resulted in a hugh amount of imagery which, when compiled, visualizes the massive amount of global change over the past thirty+ years. Landsat satellites capture imagery of the [...]

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The Map Myth of Sandy Island

Rebecca Maxwell — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:33:26 PDT

Sandy Island has long appeared on maps and in GIS data. A research vessel in 2012 visit the supposed site of Sandy Island and discovered wide open ocean. How did this map myth originate?

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Help Map Historical Weather From Ship Logs

Caitlin Dempsey — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:30:38 PDT

The Old Weather project is a crowdsourcing data gathering endeavor to understand and map historical weather variability.

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OpenStreetMap Editor Designed by MapBox Goes Live

Caitlin Dempsey — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:29:08 PDT

iD is a new easy-to-use OpenStreetMap editor that allows anybody with minimal technical knowledge to contribute GIS data to this crowd sourced mapping project.

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Create Videos Using Google Streetview Hyperlapse

Caitlin Dempsey — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:55:38 PDT

Developed by motion designer Jonas Naimark, Teehan+Lax, a Canada-based technology design agency, released Google Street View Hyperlapse that allows you to create videos of your favorite routes around the world.

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Largest Atlas in the World Created using ArcGIS

Caitlin Dempsey — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:21:57 PDT

Earth Platinum, the largest atlas ever printed, was released in February 2012 by Millennium House, Australia. Only 31 copies of the 330 pound, leather-bound book exist and each are priced at $100,000. The atlas was created by the work of 88 cartographer and used ArcGIS.

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