Why are maps still so powerful?
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Nicely blogged by the OS - and listen directly at the BBC here
Night skies….
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Night skies by Mark Gee…. stunning.
Make it wide screen, pump up the volume, get lost in the universe….
Big data…. (some) big problems
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Nioce post from Donald Clark on when big data goes wrong. A timely reminder about how messages become distorted, pushed to serve the purposes of their authors…… and up front is a classic map issue which all GIS students should be more than familiar with!
SPOT VEGETATION Data
Friday, October 18, 2013
Nice pickup by GoGeo on free SPOT VEGETATION data with the impending end of the product. Comparable with AVHRR and worth a punt if you need wide coverage