Geo-artist Elena Terhune ’14 created this awesome map of an imagined Smith College Subway System. Check it out, and read what she has to say about the process of creating it: “Especially in the colder winter weather, we have all…
We’re happy to announce the first Spatial Analysis Lab workshop of the fall semester! Come to the Spatial Analysis Lab at 4pm on this Thursday, October 18, for Spatial Data Collection: From GPS to iOS. From high-tech GPS units with lasers to…
I just noticed a Google Earth imagery update for the Smith College campus area. Great new imagery and quite different from the springtime orthophotography I usually work with. These images are full of plump tree canopies and appear to be…
Take a look a sneak preview of the 2009 Orthophotography courtesy of MassGIS, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and a buddy of mine at PVRPC. In the Google Maps overlay, check out: — * the kayakers on…
Back in February 2007 I asked one of my student assistants to generate a new map for the mystery map series. At that time I was very interested in visualizing administrative policies manifestation on the landscape. All too often, policies…
photo taken June 09 2009 Seeing the sprinklers water the lawn after 0.3″ of rain the other day got me thinking there has to be a better way. I’ll admit that I don’t know how or when the sprinklers are…
What a great time of year. A time to relax, reflect, and smell the springtime flowers. Oh, and yes, there a plenty of opportunities to take in that pesticide residue smell… 🙁 Note: photos are geotagged. Download this Google Earth…
Which do you think is more effective? The “official” announcement shown below or a shiny new map? Maybe both? Official Announcement -> Notice of construction activity from Facilities Management Park House: On Tuesday, May 26, the contractor will be setting…
he 2005 Massachusetts Orthophotos are now available for Western Massachusetts. Visit the MassGIS webstie for details. All orthophotos are available in the SAL on GEO. Just connect to: Geodatavolgisdataus_stateseastusamaImagesOrthophotos2005 and start viewing gorgeous imagery.
We now have historic 15 minute USGS maps for Massachusetts in our Special Collections data library. These maps were acquired from the Harvard GeoSpatial Library which is a great resource for mappers and historians alike. You can now access these…