New California Mapping

Bella Terra Publishing.  California, Hawaii lighthouses: illustrated map & guide, includes Lake Havasu & Lake Tahoe.  1 map, scale 1:1,550,000.  Rhinebeck, NY: Bella Terra Publishing, pub. 2016.  ISBN: 9781888216400

Benchmark Maps (Firm).  California road & recreation atlas.  1 atlas (141 pages), scales differ.  Santa Barbara, Calif.: Benchmark Maps, pub, 2017.  ISBN: 9780929591490

Carapella, Aaron.  Tribal nations of California.  1 map, scale not given.  Warner, Okla.: Tribal Nations Maps, pub. 2017.

Farkov, Emanouil.  That’s amazing!: Huell Howser visits California’s landmarks.  1 map, scale not given.  Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California, pub. 2016.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management, El Centro Field Office.  BLM routes of travel for eastern Imperial County, California.  1 map, scale ca. 1:125,000.  El Centro, Calif.: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, pub. 2017.

U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region.  Six Rivers National Forest, California.  1 map, scale ca. 1:126,720.  [Vallejo, Calif.]: U.S. Forest Service, minor revision 2017.  ISBN: 9781628114256

U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region.  Stanislaus National Forest, California.  1 map, scale 1:126,720.  [Vallejo, Calif.]: U.S. Forest Service, pub. 2017.  ISBN: 9781628114126

U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region.   Trinity Alps Wilderness, Shasta-Trinity, Klamath & Six Rivers National Forests, California.  1 map, scale 1:63,360.  Vallejo, Calif.: U.S. Forest Service, minor revision 2017.  ISBN: 9781628114232

Wine Road (Association).  Wine road, northern Sonoma County.  1 map, scale approximately 1:140,000.  Healdsburg, Calif.: Wine Road Northern Sonoma County, 2017.

CalTopo MapBuilder

CalTopo is a handy tool for hikers and those that like the great outdoors.  Besides having the USGS topos displayed as a background, it has been enhanced over last year so you can also overlay layers like slope shading, current fire activity and fire history, average sun exposure for a certain date and time, weather (temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and forecasts), and real time data (snow, water gauges, and weather stations), and other stuff!  Print out your map too and head for the hills!  Check it out.

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Rare Total Lunar Eclipse Tomorrow

There will be a rare total lunar eclipse tomorrow … well not that the eclipse is rare, but it will be happening at the same time as the blue moon and supermoon, an event that has not happened in over 150 years.

In the LA area, you will need to get up early to see it.  The full eclipse begins 4:51am with the maximum at 5:29am:

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Nike Manufacturing Map

Many companies are becoming more open about how and where their products are manufactured. The Nike Manufacturing Map is an interactive map which shows the location of independent factories contracted to make Nike products. The map also allows you to access information about the product made by each factory and data about the employees.  Continue reading

That’s Amazing! Huell Howser’s Travel Shows

Huell Howser was an American television personality best known for hosting, producing, and writing California’s Gold, a human interest show that aired on California PBS stations.  He would explore natural wonders, historic landmarks, and quirky destinations in California.

Before he passed away in 2013, he donated his videotaped collection of California’s Gold episodes and others to Chapman University.  The school established the Huell Howser Archives which offers the public free access to the entire digitized collection of his life’s work!

And yes, there is a story map!  Just click on a location to get episode info and a link to the video to watch.  As Huell would say … That’s Amazing!

UPDATE 5/3/2024: After many years, the wonderful app below is no longer working.  Apparently it was created by a GIS consulting company that was not related to Chapman University and now they have gone out of business.

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SoCal URISA GIS Day

Your friends at SoCal URISA would like to encourage you to participate in GIS Day 2017 by visiting a local K-12 school to introduce/ promote GIS! There are plenty of ideas and resources on the GIS Day website. Posters, videos, and games are available for download. Scroll to the bottom to see the Children, Teen, and Adult hands-on activities.

If you do participate, please share your fun with us at: @URISAsocal or on our Facebook page.

SoCal URISA will have a booth set up at the LA County GIS Day event. Stop by to meet us and sign up for membership!

HAPPY GIS DAY 2017!

CSULB GIS Day Networking Social

Dear Friends of CSULB Geography:

Just a reminder to let you know about CSULB’s GIS Day Networking Social. We hope you will join us.

Please join CSULB Geography for our Annual GIS Day Mixer!  Reunite with classmates, meet our current CSULB GIS students and build your professional geospatial network!

Wednesday November 15th
CSULB Geography GIS Day Mixer
6:00 – 9:30 PM  @ On the Rocks
5755 E. Pacific Coast Highway Long Beach CA

Please RSVP to Lynne.Harris@csulb.edu by November 10th.

 …What a way to top off your day of celebrations! I hope to see you there.