This is from “Funny or Die” but worth passing along. Be sure to look at the larger version: http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/a106c8188f/the-map-of-america-as-seen-by-a-new-yorker
Daily Archives: February 11, 2013
NPS launches Park Tiles, an NPS basemap
http://www.nps.gov/npmap/blog/introducing-park-tiles.html
“Park Tiles is not meant to be a total replacement for any of the basemaps we currently use. It is, rather, meant to give us an alternative basemap we can use in custom projects where we’d like to see our National Parks highlighted. We’d also like to incorporate more detailed park information (such as campsites, visitor centers, trails, etc.) at larger scales that can serve both NPS employees and visitors.”
First found on Spatially Adjusted
URISA student competition
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, URISA, is again hosting its annual student paper and poster competition:
“URISA hosts an annual Student Competition to encourage students in a variety of academic settings and disciplines to write and publish papers and posters to share with the URISA membership and others in the geospatial technologies industry. The submission may include research projects, case studies, projects, or any type of methodology in which geospatial technology and skills were used or could be used.”
See http://www.urisa.org/student_competition for more information. The submission deadline is June 3, 2013.