Inspiring Maps from NACIS 2024The 2024 edition of the North American Cartographic Information Society annual meeting wrapped last week, and as you might expect, there…Oct 22Oct 22
Making Space Data Easier to Use: Overcoming Challenges and Expanding AccessIt’s currently easier than ever to explore the Earth from space. There are more missions (both government and commercial), collecting data…Sep 193Sep 193
A Gentle Introduction to GDAL Part 8: Reading Scientific Data FormatsAmong its many well-known capabilities, GDAL has a hidden superpower — the ability to read scientific data formats like Hierarchical Data…Aug 213Aug 213
Working With Landsat Surface Reflectance Data in QGISSurface reflectance data is satellite imagery that has been processed to remove the effects of the atmosphere and the position of the sun…Apr 51Apr 51
Overview First, Details on Demand: Mapping Extreme Temperatures with ContoursIt’s been a week of extreme cold in the U.S., which means there have been more than the usual number of weather maps appearing in the news…Jan 221Jan 221
A Gentle Introduction to GDAL Part 7: Transforming DataThe ability to color-code geographic datasets is a key reason to include GDAL in a visualization workflow . It’s great for batch…Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
A Gentle Introduction to GDAL Part 6.1: Visualizing DataYou may be wondering what I mean by “data visualization with GDAL”? After all, aren’t satellites images and maps — prominently featured in…Oct 6, 20231Oct 6, 20231
A Gentle Introduction to GDAL Part 5: Shaded ReliefIn my previous posts on GDAL (written more than five years ago!) I covered how to open and interpret maps and images with embedded…Sep 10, 2023Sep 10, 2023
Handcrafted Visualizations: Let’s Get PhysicalNear the entrance to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park is an unusual map. Rather than showing either the…Aug 14, 2023Aug 14, 2023
Published inNightingaleEarth at a Cute AngleSatellite imagery surrounds us — from Google Maps and daily weather forecasts to the graphics illustrating news stories — but almost all…Jan 25, 20213Jan 25, 20213
