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From the EPA Web Site: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the release of a new mapping feature in EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database. As part of EPA’s ongoing effort to improve transparency, the EPA and State Enforcement Actions Map will allow the public to access federal and state enforcement […]
Online Civil War Era National Cemeteries Travel Itinerary Launched by the National Park Service Established out of necessity during the Civil War, national cemeteries have evolved from simple burial grounds to national memorials honoring all those who serve. A new online Civil War Era National Cemeteries travel itinerary,developed by the National Park Service and the […]
From GISUser: Maps dating back to 1906 are available as scanned digital files, or can be viewed online using a handy web map viewer. Made up of over 1,000 maps, the archive include all five past editions of the Atlas of Canada, 1906 to 1995, the Canadian sector of the International Map of the World, […]
From the Development Seed Blog: This afternoon at Mashable’s Social Good Summit, USAID launched a new open data and information sharing initiative around the famine in the Horn of Africa. With this, USAID aims to take the lead in providing data to help in the response – and wants to release as much data as […]
Title: “MapRank: Geographical Search for Cartographic Materials in Libraries” Source: D-Lib Magazine September/October 2011 (Volume 17, Number 9/10) Authors: Markus Oehrli Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Maps and Panorama Division, Zürich, Switzerland markus.oehrli@zb.uzh.ch Petr Přidal Klokan Technologies GmbH, Baar, Switzerland and Moravian Library, Brno, Czech Republic petr.pridal@klokantech.com Susanne Zollinger ETH-Bibliothek, Map Library, Zürich, Switzerland susanne.zollinger@library.ethz.ch Rosi Siber EAWAG, […]
UPADTE: Another Hurricane Tracker from Bing. This time via the Wall St. Journal. Data back to 2005. Two interactive resources from Bing and MSNBC. 1. 2011 Hurricane Tracks (North Atlantic) Current location, forecast path and detailed stats for any active hurricane during the 2011 season 2. Historical Hurricane Tracks (U.S.) Criteria for Inclusion: Took place […]
In July, we posted that the USGS was releasing more than 200,000 historical maps from to 1884 to 2006) online. Today the USGS announced that more than 90,000 hi-res digitized maps are available for download (free; GeoPDF) or as a scanned print (fee-based, $15/maps). Direct to Historical Topographic Map Collection Web Site and Search (via […]
From a New Pew Internet Report by Kathryn Zickuhr and Aaron Smith: More than a quarter (28%) of all American adults use mobile or social location-based services of some kind. This includes anyone who takes part in one or more of the following activities: 28% of cell owners use phones to get directions or recommendations […]
Nonprofit Startup Resources by State The Nonprofit Startup Map provides links to helpful state resources such as nonprofit associations, legal support organizations and government agencies. Source: Foundation Center
Geographic Databases for 2011 Released The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, released the 2011 edition of the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) this week. The 2011 edition features updated datasets from last year’s NTAD and premieres the Customs and Border Protection’s Border […]