Weekly Map News

This Week in Maps

Sharing your one-stop list for interesting mapping, geography, GIS, and cartography news, articles and new maps!

Atlas of True Names - Find the literal meaning of any location! USA and Canada atlases released this year.

This is Your Brain on Maps - Humorous article showing how distorted the human head looks on popular map projections. A powerful example of the difficulties of displaying a 3-D globular object on a 2-D space.

'Squatch Watch: 92 Years of Bigfoot Sightings in the US and Canada - Mapping Bigfoot Sightings, Joshua Stevens finds a correlation between high sightings and low population that narrows down possible locations...mapping fun, even if you don't believe in Bigfoot!

Sea Monsters: A Voyage Around the World's Most Beguiling Map - A fantastical exploration of bizarre and imaginary creatures, by Joseph Nigg, published by University of Chicago Press last month.

GbBIS at Oracle OpenWorld 2013

Join us at Oracle OpenWorld 2013!

Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco 2013 features thousands of sessions from which attendees can choose, including keynotes, technical sessions, demos, and hands-on labs. Hundreds of exhibitors (including us!) will be on hand to share what they’re bringing to the leading edge of Oracle technology.

Look for GbBIS at booth 200!

GbBIS --Geography-based Business Information Solutions-- provides accurate postal data and mapping geographies, geo-data and analytics to manage growth and business operations. For a better understanding of customers, markets, optimal territories and site selection, GbBIS provides the geographic, demographic and location intelligence you need. 

And, you can still register below!