Monday, April 27th is the last day to vote for your favorite image from NASA's Earth Observatory. Grace and Peace
Category: Maps
Taliban areas of Pakistan
Imagine the Taliban with nuclear weapons. That could happen if the worst-case scenario happens in nuclear-armed Pakistan, where the radical terrorist group is making significant advances. A Taliban conquest of Pakistan is by no means certain. The Pakistani military is powerful and could strike back. Or the cultural differences between the tribal Taliban and the …
Four Corners in wrong spot?
Is the Four Corners marker, where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet, in the wrong location? The answer is "yes" and "no." From ABC News/AP: Tourists who think they're putting a hand or foot in each of four states at the Four Corners area are apparently missing the mark - by about 2.5 miles. …
NASA Earth Observatory turns 10 — vote for your favorites — final round
Out of over 3000 images that have appeared over the past ten years on the NASA Earth Observatory site, viewers have voted and narrowed it down to their favorite 50. From now until April 27th, viewers can vote for their favorite out of these 50, and the winning image will be announced on April 29th. …
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LIDAR image of Mima mounds
Mima mounds are small hills (about 2 m tall, about 10 m across) of unknown origin that occur in groups of hundreds or thousands in Washington State and other places. The most famous group of these mounds are at Mima Prairie near Olympia, Washington. I haven't been at this site, but I have been at …
NASA Earth Observatory turns 10 — vote for your favorites
The NASA Earth Observatory is ten years old (this is where I get many of the images I show on The GeoChristian). For most of that time, EO has featured a new image every day, for a total of over 3,000 fantastic images of the Earth (mostly). EO is asking for its viewers to vote …
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Interactive denomination maps
The Association of Religion Data Archives has an interactive map showing the distribution of a large number of Christian denominations and other religious groups over time. Here are three maps showing the growth of my denomination, the Evangelical Free Church of America from 1980 to 2000: Maps are available for many denominations and groups, ranging …
Australia flooding images
While the southern parts of Australia have been burning over the past two months, the northern parts have experienced cool weather and heavy rainfall. The following images are of Normanton, Queensland, which has been cut off by flooding for several weeks. The first image is in natural color; the second is enhanced with infrared, which …
Unemployment Map
From the New York Times: The Geography of a Recession. Go to the NYT for some customization options. Grace and Peace
Found on Google Earth: Atlantis (no) and pink bunny (yes)
The release of Google Earth 5.0 included better bathymetry of much of the ocean floor. (Bathymetry is the study of ocean and lake depth) Some have claimed that this pattern on the Atlantic sea floor west of the Canary Islands is the ruins of the mythical island of Atlantis. The area is over 100 miles …
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Digital Topo Maps
I used to go to Topozone when I wanted to just browse around an area with topographic maps. It is no longer free. Here's a free alternative: digital-topo-maps.com: If you want the complete topo map as a PDF, you can still get those from the USGS Map Locator. Grace and Peace
New GIS class
I started a new GIS (Geographic Information Systems) class from ESRI today: Learning ArcGIS Spatial Analyst. I am taking courses like this to expand and update my GIS skills. Plus, it is cool stuff to work with. I've done some of this before, such as generating shaded relief and contours: Other things will be new …
Mapping the harvest
From NASA's Earth Observatory this week: Poor harvest in Kenya From NASA's description: Ten million people could face hunger in Kenya after a poor harvest, Kenya’s government warned on January 9, 2009. According to the Associated Press, the government declared a state of emergency to free up funds for food aid. This image, which shows …
Earth Observatory
I've linked to NASA's Earth Observatory a number of times. Today, the Boston Globe's "The Big Picture" has a collection of some of the best EO images, including these: HT: The Map Room Grace and Peace
Where I’ve been: US counties
A few days ago I had a post with maps showing states and countries I have been in. Here's another map: counties I've been in. I've lived in Billings, MT; Salt Lake City, UT; Bozeman, MT; Pullman, WA; St. Louis, MO; Bucharest, Romania; and now Lakewood, CO. The greater amount of red in the Western …
US gasoline prices by county
From gasbuddy.com: USA Gas Temperature Map -- Red is high, green is low. I saw gasoline here in Denver for $1.299 last week, though it has gone up a bit since then. Grace and Peace
Where I’ve been
Several sites on the geoblogosphere have had a link to a site (click here) where one can generate a map showing all the states or countries they have been in. Here are my maps: None of these are "airport only" states or countries. HT: Looking for Detatchment, Clastic Detritus, Highly Allochthonous Grace and Peace
Snow cover maps
The Map Room has a link to current snow cover maps. We had a few snowflakes here in Denver today, but the ground is bare. Let it snow!
Global Accessibility
Here's a map from the European Commission and the World Bank showing travel time to major cities (this is, cities with at least 50,000) people. The bright areas can be reached from cities in just a few hours of transit; the dark areas take days to reach. The lines in the oceans designate shipping lane …
World groundwater resources map
From UNESCO: Groundwater Resources of the World From the UNESCO press release: Despite its strategic importance, no global inventory of this resource had been compiled to date. Since 2000, UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP) has been participating in the establishment of a groundwater database. It is now presenting a detailed map of transboundary aquifers – …
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