Map Projections

Nothing new, but worth watching: map projections, choosing the right map, etc.

Google Suggest Mode

I did not know this: Suggest edits in a document

Computers vs. Jupiter

Out-Of-State Students

Every college and university loves out-of-state students - they pay much more in tuition and fees and are thus aggressively recruited. The NYT has mapped and analysed these student migration patterns across the country.

Map for Environment

Map for Environment uses OpenStreetMap and citizen activism to monitor environmental destruction 'hidden' from view, for example deforestation, road construction, etc. This is similar to the HOT Team and their mapping efforts in response to natural disasters or political crisis.

Here's an example: Logging Roads in the Congo.

The Iceflows Game

This for all of you who always wanted to be a glacier modeler: The Iceflows Game!

Income and Educational Attainment

How Your School District Compares (The Upshot, NYT) is a simple scatter plot of all US school districts: parents' income on the x-axis and the educational attainment on the y-axis. The conclusion is obvious. Search for your school district and compare yourself to the rest of the country.