Posts by geogadmin

The following is a Google Research Blog posted by Matt Hansen and Peter Potapov, University of Maryland, and Rebecca Moore and Matt Hancher, Google, with the title above: Most people are familiar with exploring images of the Earth’s surface in Google Maps and Earth, but of course there’s more to satellite data than just pretty pictures. By applying algorithms to time-series data it is possible to quantify global land...

An article written for the independent.com (UK) by Kashmira Gander, titled “Metallic, gong-like noises made by the monument when struck may explain why the stones were chosen by its builders” and posted March 4, 2014, recounts widely-publicized speculation that “The sonorous quality of some of the bluestones used for the monument built between 3,000 BC and 1,600 BC may explain why they were transported 200 miles from...

The Chair of the Transportation Geography Specialty Group of the AAG recently announced award winners for 2014, and alumna Kathleen E. Deutsch-Burgner took honors for her PhD student dissertation: “Like last year, we had a number of high-quality nominations/applications, and they were difficult to distinguish. The TGSG board members carefully evaluated each nomination, and the following individuals are awarded in the upcoming...