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3 days agoSee it: Air temperatures and pollution around the world are captured in real time in these animated weather maps
We created Earth in Action to provide a lens into what's happening on our planet, as it happens. Whether it's something typical, like the current air temperature, or an extreme event like a major dust storm, we wanted to provide an opportunity for people to see them.
OMG science
Business intelligence
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
5 days agoWhy GIS matters in modern infrastructure and urban planning: Building smarter, future-ready cities - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
GIS is essential for effective urban planning, enabling data-driven decisions that enhance infrastructure and quality of life in rapidly growing cities.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 weeks agoNew book shows why physical maps have an important role to play in our digital world
A cartography professor discovered 96 historically significant maps in a forgotten university archive, revealing cartography's vital role in preserving sociopolitical memory and demonstrating maps' importance beyond navigation.
fromNature
2 weeks agoObserving the tidal pulse of rivers from wide-swath satellite altimetry - Nature
Along coastlines, where tides are typically magnified, they profoundly affect navigation, commerce, coastal flooding, water properties and sediment transport. Tides impact the flooding of rivers and, thus, influence the extent of their floodplain, which has cascading effects on biogeochemical and ecological processes.
Environment
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World news
fromTechCrunch
1 month agoSouth Korea opens the door to let Google Maps operate fully | TechCrunch
South Korea conditionally approved Google's export of high-precision geographic data, enabling full Maps services including turn-by-turn navigation while maintaining strict national security safeguards.
frominsideevs.com
3 weeks agoGoogle Maps Is Getting 'The Most Significant Update' In Over A Decade
The new Immersive Navigation mode introduces a detailed 3D map that includes buildings, overpasses, crosswalks, traffic lanes, traffic lights, and stop signs. Google bills this new mode as being the most significant update in over a decade to the app's driving experience. According to the American IT giant, the changes should help drivers stay focused and informed on the road, with Maps giving fresh, real-world information and natural directions.
Gadgets
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago'Vulnerable' satellites guide the world and its wars
Signals from Global Navigation Satellite Systems are quite vulnerable. They are exceptionally weak, meaning that any radio noise near their frequency, accidental or malicious, can interfere with reception. I am confident that there are people in every government who understand the problem. The challenge is getting leadership to both understand and act to reduce the risk.
Data science
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months agoIs Maptive the best mapping software to conduct complex spatial analysis - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Maptive delivers cloud-based, no-code spatial analysis and mapping that handles large datasets, automated territories, route planning, and enterprise-grade global mapping infrastructure.
Software development
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago5 Reasons Why Maptive is The Best GIS Platform for Location Intelligence
Maptive transforms spreadsheet location data into fast, browser-based interactive maps and optimized routes, delivering accessible location intelligence without specialized GIS expertise.
Agriculture
fromMedium
1 month agoLand Measurement App by Lumen Cluster: Measure Land Easily, Accurately, and Smartly
Smartphone-based Land Measurement App by Lumen Cluster enables fast, accurate, GPS-based land area calculations without specialized equipment, supporting multiple units for diverse users.
fromMedievalists.net
1 month agoSymposium "Mappa Mundi: Mapping the Mediaeval World" to Take Place in Toronto - Medievalists.net
St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto will host Mappa Mundi: Mapping the Mediaeval World, an in-person symposium exploring medieval cartography and how people in the Middle Ages visualized and interpreted their world. The event will take place Saturday, April 11, 2026. Hosted by Jacqueline Murray, the symposium examines mapping from two key angles: how medieval societies conceptualized the globe - including spherical representations of Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as mysterious regions beyond the known world -
History
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 month agoPREMIUM Women have been mapping the world for centuries, and now they're speaking up for the people left out of those maps
Women historically contributed to mapping but were overlooked; geospatial technologies and GIS expanded education, employment and research opportunities, increasing women's access to mapmaking.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months agoWhy Does Greenland Look So Big on the Map?
If you did this, you were probably struck by one thing above all else: Greenland is huge. Freaking huge. It looks about twice as big as the U.S., roughly as big as North America and Central America combined. And despite the public waffling between saying we need it for its military or natural resource offerings, this is probably the reason Trump wants it.
US politics
fromRubyflow
2 months agoAnimated Map Engine for Ruby (Alpha Preview)
We're introducing a new animated map engine built on top of ruby-libgd and libgd-gis. It allows Ruby applications to render real basemaps, draw GIS layers, and animate moving objects (cars, routes, planes) entirely on the backend - no JavaScript or WebGL required.
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