What is citizen science? Citizen science uses the collective strength of communities and the public to identify research questions, collect and analyze data, interpret results, make new discoveries, and develop technologies and applications – all to understand and...
Your choice of mapping tool really depends on how you plan your trips and how you use your maps. Do you prefer to plan your trips on your computer at home, or do you rely on your phone for the majority of your navigation and planning? In recent years, the popularity...
“Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life....
This story takes place during one lunar cycle in the summer of 2013. A man takes his two daughters to one of the world’s great cities that exists in the center of history and our maps. Along the way they meet some fascinating characters, and explore the complex...
The purpose of this text is to promote understanding of the Geographic Information Science and Technology enterprise (GIS&T, also known as ‘geospatia’). Since David began writing in 1997 it has been a vehicle for him to understand the field better,...
