Geodesy
Tuesday June 30, 2009
Geodesy is a branch of science responsible for measuring the Earth's size and shape with surveys and mathematical calculations. Learn all about geodesy and the size and shape of ... Read More
New Museum in Athens Hopes to Pressure UK
Monday June 29, 2009
The New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece is said to be "the ultimate showcase of classical civilization." However, most notable is the lack of a complete collection of the ... Read More
Orienteering
Monday June 29, 2009
Orienteering is a great geographical family sport using navigation with maps and compasses to find various points in unfamiliar and often difficult-to-follow terrain. Learn about orienteering and how to ... Read More
Geographical Careers Video
Thursday June 25, 2009
I don't usually post videos because there are so many, I would just clog up the blog but this professional video from the Royal Geographical Society is worth watching. ... Read More
The Presidential Map
Thursday June 25, 2009
In the above fantastically geographic photo, we see President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, looking at a map donated to the White House by the National Geographic Society. ... Read More
World's Senior Population to Triple
Thursday June 25, 2009
The U.S. Census Bureau is reporting that between now and 2050, the population of those aged 65 years and over will triple from 516 million in 2009 to 1.53 billion ... Read More
No Surprise in 2009 Failed States Index
Wednesday June 24, 2009
The annual 2009 Failed States Index has been released and the results are not a surprise. The top failed states of 2009 are: 1) Somalia, 2) Zimbabwe, 3) Sudan, 4) ... Read More
Rat Island is Rat-Free
Wednesday June 24, 2009
The Alaskan island now inappropriately named Rat Island is quite possibly rat-free. In 1780, a Japanese shipwreck on the shore of the island let rats loose, which overtook the ... Read More
Same-Sex Couples to Be Included in Census 2010
Tuesday June 23, 2009
Reversing a decision by the Bush administration, the Obama administration has decided to allow the U.S. Census Bureau to collect and report data on same-sex marriages in Census 2010. ... Read More
Greenland Gains More Autonomy From Denmark
Monday June 22, 2009
Following last November's referendum on autonomy from Denmark, a ceremony was held last Sunday for the official transition of additional powers to Greenland's government. One of the main components of ... Read More
Trash and Garbage
Monday June 22, 2009
The problem of municipal waste is a complex one. In her latest article, contributing writer Amanda Briney explains municipal waste and teaches us about dumps, landfills and their alternatives.
Muggers Nabbed on Google Maps
Sunday June 21, 2009
A 14 year-old who was mugged found an image of his attackers on Google Maps Street View and reported it to police. Police were able to obtain a higher ... Read More
June Solstice
Sunday June 21, 2009
The June Solstice is upon us. Summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere and winter begins in the Southern Hemisphere on Sunday, June 21, at precisely 1:45 a.m. EDT (5:45 ... Read More
Central Counties in Metro Areas Grow More Slowly Than Outlying Counties
Sunday June 21, 2009
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the central counties in metropolitan areas grew more slowly than outlying counties from 2000-2007. According to the report, it was migration to those ... Read More
Google Map Secrets
Thursday June 18, 2009
Google Maps has a bunch of places that are blurred out for security reasons. The Focus IT blog has a great listing of 51 things you can't see in ... Read More
Icebergs
Wednesday June 17, 2009
While global warming might increase the number of icebergs that are calved from ice sheets and glaciers, if ocean temperature rises, they won't last long. Learn all about icebergs ... Read More
Worst Drivers in America?
Wednesday June 17, 2009
An annual survey of the attitudes of drivers in metropolitan areas across the United States found the metropolitan areas with the worst road rage are: 1) New York, 2) Dallas/Fort ... Read More
Azerbaijan to Join NATO?
Sunday June 14, 2009
Although Azerbaijan has not stated an intention to join NATO, the country might join the organization before Ukraine or Georgia do. While Azerbaijan has some work to do before ... Read More
High Food Prices Increase World Hunger
Sunday June 14, 2009
The director of the United Nations World Food Program announced that during the first half of 2009, 105 million people joined the ranks of those who are hungry thanks to ... Read More
WHO Upgrades Flu to Pandemic
Friday June 12, 2009
The World Health Organization announced yesterday that swine flu had reached pandemic status, meaning that the flu is easily spread in multiple regions of the world. At least 74 ... Read More
El Nino and Hurricane Season
Thursday June 11, 2009
While hurricane season has just begun, it appears that thanks to a developing El Nino, the season might not be as strong as previously expected. El Nino causes the ... Read More
German Politician Calls for EU Membership for Israel
Wednesday June 10, 2009
German parliament member Gert Weisskirchen announced that he would fully support European Union membership for Israel if Israel would support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. This follows ... Read More
Map of Las Vegas House Prices
Wednesday June 10, 2009
Las Vegas is home to plummeting house prices. The Las Vegas Sun has published a map that dramatically displays the one year drops of house prices, some more than ... Read More
High-Tech Metros
Sunday June 7, 2009
Newgeography.com has a great new listing of the top North American metropolitan areas for knowledge-based high-tech industries based on 19 categories of data. The top five include:
1. Silicon Valley, ... Read More
Cuba's Path to Organization of American States Membership
Thursday June 4, 2009
The 47 year-old ban on Cuba's participation in the Organization of American States may be close to over. Members of the OAS voted to allow Cuba to re-join the ... Read More
North Korea Mapped
Thursday June 4, 2009
Curtis Melvin, a doctoral student in economics at George Mason University and the editor of North Korea Economy Watch, has developed a Google Earth layer called North Korea Uncovered which ... Read More
2010 World Expo in Shanghai
Tuesday June 2, 2009
Beijing worked to revitalized their city in anticipation of the 2008 Summer Games and now Shanghai is moving along a similar line to prepare for the 2010 World Expo in ... Read More
Transport Times Plus House Prices = Mapumental
Tuesday June 2, 2009
Mapumental, a online mapping site in private beta right now, allows users to visualize transport times to a certain location in a city compared to housing prices. There's a ... Read More