How do you share a location when that place doesn’t have an address? A grid with coordinates is an old and well working system, but coordinates are hard to remember in the head unless you write them down. Now someone has come up with a new and interesting system called… Continue reading
Google Earth Pro Google Earth is nothing new, but did you know that Google Earth Pro now is free to anyone? In the pro version you can record videos of your “trips” around the world with the included film maker, print in high resolution for use in presentations or reports,… Continue reading
The GIS Christmas calendar is back! Two years ago I did a GIS Christmas calendar with a post every day until Christmas about GIS or maps. This year I will do the same, but be a little broader on the subjects of the posts, and also include posts about geography. … Continue reading
So, I have started running with the Zombies, Run! 5k training app which is excellent, and their own tracklog map is great, here’s an example. But they have the option of downloading the tracklogs as .gpx files, and that made me want a personal map to see all my tracklogs… Continue reading
One of my big interests is photography, and within photography I am interested in interesting ways to take and display photos, such as timelapse photography and panoramas. I have for some time wanted to make a 360 degree panorama, but as I didn’t want to put my photos on another… Continue reading
Click on the image to get to the map Today I have been completely away from the computer since I spent time decorating our Christmas tree, making gingerbread cookies and relaxing instead. So for the end of this Christmas calendar I give you a bigger post or both today and… Continue reading
It’s getting harder to find something to post, so I will share a game that works best in Google Chrome due to the use of 3D. It’s a cube with maps on, and you have to move the cube to roll the ball to the goals. It was made as… Continue reading
Today I will link to another game. In the name GeoGuessr you will get placed at ronadom locations on the earth and then have to guess where you are based on the information you can find along the streets. Having some language knowledge definitely helps in this game, and also… Continue reading
Here is a fun web map inspired by 8 bit computer games. It has a selection of cities, and a nice look. It reminds me of one of Google’s april jokes last year, when they made 8 bit google maps: Continue reading
Now it’s only 5 days to Christmas, and I still have many things I want to do. One of them is making something nice for the last post in this series of posts. Hopefully I will be able to finish it in time. Here’s a nice Christmas-themed map for those… Continue reading
