Satellite images are increasingly used to document changes on earth, including the presence and size of Uyghur Muslim detention camps in China and secret missile bases in Iran. Satellite analysis was used in a survey by the Unearthed branch of Greenpeace to identify the significant deforestation carried out by the beef industry in Australia. Analyzing […]
Satellite images are increasingly used to document changes on earth, including the presence and size of Uyghur Muslim detention camps in China and secret missile bases in Iran. Satellite analysis was used in a survey by the Unearthed branch of Greenpeace to identify the significant deforestation carried out by the beef industry in Australia. Analyzing […]
As you may have noticed, we have updated the design of GoKunming. We have also added new features. Access map When you access the listings – the part of our website where you can find businesses and destinations in Kunming and beyond listed – you can now get directions by clicking on one of the […]
NEW YORK–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Pointr reaffirmed its position as the world leader in real-time location technology for smart places following the deployment of its new Map Scale solution in 700 locations of a US department store. Pointr has experienced phenomenal growth in the U.S. market over the past two years, during which time it has […]
The dark spots revealed in this graphic, for example, capture the area burned by the so-called “megafire” of Gospers Mountain which is currently burning uncontrollably in the Hawkesbury area, northwest of Sydney. The entire blaze, which covers 449,000 hectares, is expected to take weeks to fight. Southwest of town is the 176,000-acre Green Wattle Creek […]
For the first time in more than a decade, two Category 5 hurricanes were raging at the same time. The last time Earth fed two tropical beasts at this level and at the same time was in 2005. The two main hurricanes are located on either side of the Pacific, Hurricane Walaka in the northeast […]
A number of hikers who rely heavily on their cell phones to get around Gatineau Park have gotten lost, a trend that is starting to worry park staff. In a statement, Great Canadian Trails tour guide Nathalie Gauthier said: “It’s a growing problem. I think people forget that their phones have limits. Gauthier noted that […]
Data visualizations using rainbow color scales are ubiquitous in many fields of science, representing everything from ocean temperatures to brain activity to Martian topography. But cartographers have argued for decades that the “Roy G. Biv” scale makes maps and other figures difficult to interpret, sometimes to the point of being misleading. And for color blind […]
A map is a graphic visualization of the world around us and is made up of a variety of symbols to help us represent that geography. The cards use symbols to label real-life features and make the cards clearer. With so many features on a map, there wouldn’t be enough space to label everything with […]
During the Cold War, the Soviet Army mapped the entire world. This secret program was one of the most ambitious mapping efforts ever undertaken, and it produced thousands, if not millions, of maps of every part of the planet. He also produced these smart training posters, which show in a very visual way how the […]