February 10

sunfoundation: Chalkboard Maps: United States of Craigslist Locality is inherent to the value of craigslist; I go to craigslist.org but I get kicked over to the local instance of craigslist (my IP address sources me to somewhere in the illustrious Lansing, MI).  But how does craigslist know where to send me?   Some mysterious system of assigning a geocoded IP address to just the right site must be in place…I wonder what that map looks like. Bonus: lots of GIS talk on the blog page and a link to a file containing the shapefile and kml file. 

sunfoundation:

Chalkboard Maps: United States of Craigslist

Locality is inherent to the value of craigslist; I go to craigslist.org but I get kicked over to the local instance of craigslist (my IP address sources me to somewhere in the illustrious Lansing, MI).  But how does craigslist know where to send me?   Some mysterious system of assigning a geocoded IP address to just the right site must be in place…I wonder what that map looks like.

Bonus: lots of GIS talk on the blog page and a link to a file containing the shapefile and kml file. 

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January 23

nprfreshair: a map of people in chicago going home via their geotagged tweets (via gapersblock) Is this the structure of Chicago? (by Eric Fischer) if by “structure of Chicago” you mean “a map of people who work in downtown Chicago and who also use Twitter” then maybe?

nprfreshair:

a map of people in chicago going home via their geotagged tweets (via gapersblock)

Is this the structure of Chicago? (by Eric Fischer)

if by “structure of Chicago” you mean “a map of people who work in downtown Chicago and who also use Twitter” then maybe?

(via nprfreshair)

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November 14

Oh My God I Love This

Oh My God I Love This

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September 15

pterodactyls: Fun with Maps: Projections I wrote this thing about the ins and outs of map projections & distortions, one of my favorite subjects to bore people with. But this is better, because there are actual maps instead of scribbles on bar napkins and coherent sentences instead of wild gestures. Also, that one up top is a tiled Peirce Quincunial. We haven’t been hiding extra continents from you. I promise. I would also like to point out the Global Map Projector, a neat little tool that allows you to do all kinds of fun projections with any image you want, map or otherwise!

pterodactyls:

Fun with Maps: Projections

I wrote this thing about the ins and outs of map projections & distortions, one of my favorite subjects to bore people with. But this is better, because there are actual maps instead of scribbles on bar napkins and coherent sentences instead of wild gestures.

Also, that one up top is a tiled Peirce Quincunial. We haven’t been hiding extra continents from you. I promise.

I would also like to point out the Global Map Projector, a neat little tool that allows you to do all kinds of fun projections with any image you want, map or otherwise!

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 maps are cool  geography

September 14

oh you know, just a coupla nerds making map jokes

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September 13

Never walk a new city with a map.

electricjellyfish:

labombaparabailarlatacobell:

They get you to where you think you want to go. To see a city you need to see the alleys and the churches.

Get lost in a city and don’t worry about finding your way home. Your hotel isn’t your home. You’re far from home no matter where you are.

So lose yourself in it.

Seconded.

Maps are awesome and can provide way more information about a city than just directions. 

(via pizzabeard-ivegonebyebye)

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 maps are cool  maps are better than you

This map charts the rich variety of waterflow toponyms in the US, which reflects the climatological and geographical diversity of the country, but also its linguistic and historical heritage. River names seem extremely resistant to change, and indeed often are echoes of earlier dominant cultures. (Strange Maps)

This map charts the rich variety of waterflow toponyms in the US, which reflects the climatological and geographical diversity of the country, but also its linguistic and historical heritage. River names seem extremely resistant to change, and indeed often are echoes of earlier dominant cultures. (Strange Maps)

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August 15

sunfoundation: DataAppeal: Visualizing Geospatial Data in 3D DataAppeal is a recently launched web-based visualization application which enables users to produce three- and four-dimensional data maps and animations. It is based on concepts emerging from the 2010 book “The Exposed City: Mapping the Urban Invisibles” by Dr Nadia Amoroso who is the site’s founder. Into it.

sunfoundation:

DataAppeal: Visualizing Geospatial Data in 3D

DataAppeal is a recently launched web-based visualization application which enables users to produce three- and four-dimensional data maps and animations. It is based on concepts emerging from the 2010 book “The Exposed City: Mapping the Urban Invisibles” by Dr Nadia Amoroso who is the site’s founder.

Into it.

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August 2

smartercities: Mapnificent is a tool that visualizes the places you can reach on public transportation given a certain amount of time. Custom settings let you note how long it takes you to get to transit stations, with an experimental option to calculate traffic by adjusting for time of day (though it doesn’t seem to account for L.A.’s gridlock). There are maps for Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento and the Bay Area. (via highcountrynews) Map: Shows areas available by public transit within 15 minutes from the Los Angeles Times. Credit: Mapnificent via latimes:

smartercities:

Mapnificent is a tool that visualizes the places you can reach on public transportation given a certain amount of time. Custom settings let you note how long it takes you to get to transit stations, with an experimental option to calculate traffic by adjusting for time of day (though it doesn’t seem to account for L.A.’s gridlock).

There are maps for Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento and the Bay Area. (via highcountrynews)

Map: Shows areas available by public transit within 15 minutes from the Los Angeles Times. Credit: Mapnificent

via latimes:

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July 6

IMPORTANT ALERT

Weather.com is now using Bing Maps. 

(Is this old news? It might be old news.)

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