Tag: Maps
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Map of Life Website Will Catalog and Track Every Plant and Animal Species
This new project will show the current known location of every plant and animal species but will also track changes to populations due to things like climate change.
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Google Earth Using Kites and Balloons for Aerial Mapping
Forget high-tech satellites! Google Earth is adding imagery taken by low-tech kites and balloons. And it looks great!
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Moscow Artist Sparks Local DIY Bike Map Movement
As the government moves to make Russia's traffic-clogged capital more bike-friendly, citizen cyclists are already creating and distributing their own bike maps to help other two-wheeled travelers find their way through the chaos.
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Global Population Density at a Glance (Infographic)
This map does a really good job of simply conveying worldwide population density.
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Cool New Online Atlas Spotzi Helps You Discover the World
From climate science to agriculture, from conservation to military moves and diseases, this map tells you everything.
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Sobering Map Pinpoints Every Vehicle-Related Death in the US
Mapping site ITO World recently compiled data of virtually every fatality that occurred on roads in the United States between 2001 and 2009 into one sobering map.
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Luminous Maps Show Web of Human Impact on Planet (Video)
These "impressionist" maps paint a bigger picture of how anthropogenic forces on our planet are interconnected.
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NASA and Japan Create Spectacular Map of Earth (Video)
The most complete topographical map is free, and simply gorgeous to see.
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Scotland Makes World's First Urban Green Space Map
Finding a place to hike or picnic in Scotland's cities just got easier with the introduction of what is thought to be the world's
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NASA Reveals the First Complete Map of Antarctic Ice Flows (Video)
NASA has released a map of Antarctica's complete ice flow. It is the first of its kind to show the speed and direction of ice flow on the continent, with glaciers flowing from the center out to the coast. NASA's map is not
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New Maps from NRDC Show How Warming Will Affect Your Health
Curious about how changing global temperatures will affect your area? The NRDC has released new maps that show how a shift in climate may impact health, from allergies to outbreaks of Dengue fever. NRDC writes, "Climate change is one of
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Google Earth, Columbia University Reveal World's Most Comprehensive Seafloor Map (Video)
Google and Columbia University wanted to celebrate World Oceans Day in style yesterday, so they revealed what is the largest map of Earth's seafloor to date. While the collaboration more than doubled what's available and mapped
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Astronomers Reveal Largest 3D Map Yet of Our Local Universe
Photo: The 2MASS Redshift Survey (2MRS) has catalogued more than 43,000 galaxies within 380 million light-years from Earth. In this projection, the plane of the Milky Way runs horizontally across the center of the image. Click to enlarge. Credit: T.H.
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Interactive Map Tracks Factory Farm Investigations
Tipster Mark points us to a new project by Animal Visuals, mapping the locations of factory farming investigations. The interactive map helps interested consumers track where undercover investigations have exposed inferior
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Nifty Urban Transit-Style Maps Chart Our Rivers Differently
Can you name the nearest major river? What about some of its tributaries? For city dwellers who live in a forest of concrete, these questions may draw a blank, but cartographer Daniel P.
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What if a Country's Population Determined Its Size?
There are 6.7 billion people in the world, spread throughout 195 nations, all vying for a place on a single planet that has finite resources and limited space -- with some countries getting a bigger piece of the pie than others. But
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No Trick Treats Maps Healthy Halloween Candy
For the health conscious like me, Halloween candy that can lend to ill health is as spooky as un-fairly traded choco treats. I hate sounding like the grim reaper and all, but it's science -- not this blogger -- linking childhood
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Penguins Star in Google's Street View of Antarctica
Forget the long boat ride and freezing temperatures -- thanks to Google Street View, now you can take a stroll on the rocky coast of Antarctica from the comfort of your own home. Since the feature was first made available in 2007, the Web giant has
