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Monthly Archives: November 2013
What Your Favorite Map Projection Says About You
I just had to add this one today as well … too funny! Click below for more.
Sunrise and Sunset Calculator
Planning when to be on location for the right light can make a tremendous difference in your photography. Try out this daylight calculator for planning your next shoot.
How a Densely Populated Neighborhood Became Turner Field: A Map Essay
For those of you who are interested in the Atlanta Braves’ departure from downtown Atlanta and spatial storytelling with historical maps, you might be interested in this piece.
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
With the support of the Friends at KB in 2013 helped acquire a beautiful atlas: a copy of the Dutch edition of the “Theatrum Orbis Terrarum” (Theater of the World) of Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), published in Antwerp in 1571. The Latin edition of this work was published a year earlier in the same city and is considered the first modern atlas. Until 1612, 41 editions of this work have been published in several languages.
The website is in Dutch, but the atlas images are fantastic.
Publishing Opportunity for Undergrads
There’s a Call for Papers for a special edition of the International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities titled “Geographic Applications in Sustainability: Understanding the Needs, Addressing the Issues”. The editor welcomes any undergraduate paper submission broadly related to sustainability, with a deadline of December 15. More info at http://commons.pacificu.edu/ijurca/call_for_papers.html .
Paper Sizes
If you bought a new plotter recently, you have probably noticed that there are quite a few choices for paper sizes when sending it a PDF file. What is C0 size or Arch E3 anyway? Here is the magic decoder ring for paper sizes. Thanks Wikipedia!
Microscopic or Satellite Pictures?
Can you tell the difference between a microscopic image and a satellite image? Give it a try and see!
Charts That Changed The World
Some of the world’s greatest thinkers gained tremendous insight and changed the world simply by organizing and deciphering basic data sets in new ways.
SoCalGIS.org 