Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Sunday, 29 May 2011


GIS Lounge



Posted: 28 May 2011 03:33 PM PDT
Upload an Excel spreadsheet with ZIP/Postal Codes in one column and the associated attributes in the other and TargetMap will map it for free onto Google Maps.  The end result is a pretty slick thematic map application with data values that can be displayed by hovering the mouse over a given area or clicking on [...]

Posted: 28 May 2011 12:46 PM PDT
Sarah Parcak, an assistant professor of Anthropology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, is featured on an upcoming documentary on BBC entitled “Egypt’s Lost Cities“.  The Egyptologist analyzed satellite imagery to identify over 17 pyramids, 1,000 tombs, and 3,000 ancient settlements previously unknown.  Her team used infra-red imagery to differentiate the denser mud brick material buried under Egyptian [...]