I have added a page to the site with online resources for map (and Map) related stuff — cartography and infographics blogs, map archives and the like. If you have any favorite resources that you would like to have added, send me the URL and a brief description of what you like about the site, and I’ll add it to the list.
You can find the link in the menu bar, or go there directly.
WeatherSpark is an excellent weather data visualization tool, including radar map video, temperature histories, forecast, daily averages, historical trends, and comparative weather charts…And very attractively presented.
Here’s the WeatherSpark map of Williamstown.
A pretty amazing map-cum-timeline of subway ridership from 1905 to 2006, displays with either lines or dots, and allows you to scrub forward and back in time. Also check out his original blog post about making the map, and the underlying data that he got from the blog frumination (which is also pretty great, the blog of a grad student in transportation and operations research.)
DUE Thursday Sept 29
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Update your WordPress apps! This is for iPads as well as iPhones.
It’s only fair and right that one of the world’s most popular content management/blogging platforms should have a snazzy and capable iPhone app to go with it. The WordPress app has been updated to version 2.9, adding three new features for mobile users.
The new version adds handy styling buttons right above the keyboard, so you no longer have to put in your markup manually for bold or italic text, links or lists. Full-screen editing gives you more real estate to view what you’re working on, especially handy on the iPhone’s screen. You can also now follow other subscribed WordPress.com blogs directly in the app.
So this is a running list of tips and tricks we come up with during class and want to share, as well as things to remember for the future (and for other people who might want to use any of these technologies in the classroom.)
