MAPPING
Cartography and catastrophe
Dec 05, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
When disaster strikes, the United Nations turns to a charity based in a tiny Buckinghamshire hamlet. Tom Hart discovers how Map Action charts disasters that range from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines to the refugee crisis in the Middle East
Antarctic ice-flow
Sep 27, 2014
A team of researchers has used integrated radar observations from a consortium of international satellites to create the first complete map of the speed and direction of ice flow in Antarctica
Global salinity
Sep 26, 2014
Satellite data collected by NASA’s new Aquarius instrument has been used to create a detailed new map of global salinity
New Met Office climate change map
Sep 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
The Met Office has developed a new map that shows the impact that climate change could have on the whole planet by the end of the century if carbon emissions continue to rise
New open-access health atlas launched
Jun 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A team of researchers at Imperial College London launches a detailed atlas of fine-scale environment and health maps for England and Wales
New maps show disease risks
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
EU researchers develop mapping software that uses correlations of environmental and health data to identify areas that are at risk of disease outbreaks
Global forest change mapped
Jan 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
A team led by researchers from the University of Maryland has produced the first high-resolution map of global forest extent, loss and gain
Naming the un-named
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Adrian Fox, Kate Bazely
How do cartographers and explorers come up with new names for locations and features in relatively recently discovered parts of the world? Adrian Fox and Kate Bazeley explore the history of naming Antarctica
Landscape mapping revolutionised
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
A pair of University of Cincinnati researchers has used computer algorithms to develop a novel method for creating landscape maps
New online map reveals US population patterns
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
A team of US researchers has developed an online map through which users can view how people organise themselves according to variables such as age, income, race and household size in cities across the USA
Huge canyon found under Greenland ice
Oct 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
A team of scientists has found evidence of an enormous, previously unknown canyon hidden under the Greenland ice
Mapping photosynthesis from space
Sep 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
A team of NASA scientists has used satellite data to create the most detailed global maps of plant photosynthesis ever produced
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