Tag: cartography
A New American Geography: Cultural Ecoregions for Consumer Segmentation
I’d like to introduce my first pass at a new American Geography with regional definitions based on common culture, climate and environment rather than political borders. I started this project because I needed a better way to define different American regions so I can help my clients, who supply or distribute goods in the US, [...]
Geographer Hall of Fame – Gerardus Mercator
Joining Waldo Tobler as the second Geographer Hall of Fame inductee is Gerardus Mercator. Mercator was a 16th Century cartographer best known for inventing the Mercator projection. You can read more about Mercator on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardus_Mercator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cartography And here are a few related books that may be of interest: Mark Monmonier wrote about the Mercator Projection [...]
Caption Contest: What Would Rodney Dangerfield Say About this Map
Imagine that Rodney Dangerfield was a cartographer. What would he say about this map? Please submit your caption idea and I will select a winner on Monday. Full press release from CoreLogic with graphics can be found on PR Newswire.
The Geography of Voter ROI
Terrific map from Nate Silver’s Five Thirty Eight blog at the New York Times. Apparently my move from Michigan to Colorado increased the value of my vote significantly. The map is interactive so if you visit the Five Thirty Eight blog and find the map you can mouse over your state and see how important your [...]
Duke University Climate Change Researchers Fail Geography 101
I read a recent report from Climate Central that attempts to illustrate temperature change in the US. You can find the report here. I’ll keep my review brief: I think it sucks. The main reason I don’t like the report is because the researchers decided to aggregate temperature change by State. Why is this a [...]
Geographer Hall of Fame – Waldo Tobler
One of the things in our culture that makes me sick to my stomach is the celebrity worship. Everyone knows all the personal details and career history of all the top actors, actresses, musicians, models, athletes, and other performers. But, no one knows the top minds in mathematics, science, engineering, medicine, law, the humanities, etc. [...]
Geospatial Career Q&A with Undergraduate
I recently received the following email from a student nearing graduation with a bachelor’s degree and seeking geospatial career advice. Mr. Holman, You’re obviously a busy guy, so I’ll try not to make this too protracted. I just wanted to say “thank you” for writing your blog.The perspective you have as someone versed in both [...]
Spatial Career Guide – Cartography and Visualization Specialist
This is my third post in the Spatial Career series. I’ve covered GIS Software Developer and Geospatial Analyst and in this post I will provide guidance to the aspiring cartographer and/or visualization specialist. Of the six paths that I set out to cover in this series this might be the one that I know the [...]
Spatial Career Guide for Undergrads Currently Studying GIS – Curriculum Suggestions for 6 Geospatial Career Paths
In a recent post I argued that Spatial is Indeed Special but that GIS software skills will soon be obsolete. Recent graduates trying to establish “GIS careers” (perhaps we should start calling them Geospatial Careers?) have begun complaining because the opportunities they were promised haven’t materialized. I recently tried to provide some guidance for those attempting [...]
Bad UV map hurts melanoma risk screening
A few years ago I tried my hand at writing a few NIH grant proposals. I struck out. I had a couple applications scored but none were funded and they didn’t really come very close. In any case, while I was researching my topic I came across the map below on the National Cancer Institute’s [...]
