Since we're all at home panic-refreshing Twitter, let's use this time to learn a new geospatial concept! Today's lesson: converting points to polygons. (If you've ever wondered why cartographers hate on zipcode data, read on!)

It looks like our colleagues down in Oklahoma got measurable snow before us this year. Meanwhile we are 68 degrees at 2:30 AM. #whoknew

Fun new mini project: Geometric Primes. Nine new posters visualizing prime numbers with basic geometric shapes. c82.net/work/?id=392

"Donald Trump, the twice-impeached former president who refused to concede defeat and inspired a failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election culminating in a deadly attack on the Capitol, officially declared on Tuesday night that he is running to retake the White House in 2024."

The alpha release of Terra Draw is now published to npm 🎉 🗺️Unified drawing API for Leaflet Google Maps Platform and Mapbox GL JS (more to come!) ✏️Out-the-box modes (Polygons, Lines, Points, etc) 🎨Style and extend with ease github.com/JamesLMilner/t…

Yesterday our GIS team did a 30 minute #30DaysMapChallenge. We each chose one topic from the Challenge list and used 30 minutes to come up with a map that fit that topic! See the below for some examples...

Related: 🚂🚃🗺️ by me mapsmith.net/work/the-2013-…

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Lots of mapmakers run small online shops that would welcome your support during the holidays. Here's a list featuring a bunch of gift options to explore: bit.ly/map-sellers Please share!

my new book will be published on dec 20. you can pre-order it from the publisher (with a 20% discount) here: routledge.pub/Joyful-Infogra…

⛏STRIKE THE EARTH! ⛏ The legendary Dwarf Fortress by Bay 12 Games is out now for Steam and itch.io Steam: bit.ly/2PY0P0w itchio: bit.ly/3usRn5L

New Faculty & Staff Spotlight Alert! Get to know Assistant Professor of GIS&T and Associate Director of GIS Professional Programs, Johnathan Nelson here: ow.ly/ogAo50LULSH #GISPP #Spotlight #UWMadisonGIS

Our castle doodling game finally has a name! ✨🏰🌿 #TinyGlade 🌿🏰 ✨ If you are longing for some cozy meadows to build in, Wishlist the game on our freshly-baked 🚂-Steam-page-💨 store.steampowered.com/app/2198150/Ti… (sound on 🔊)

After years of trying to help people choose appropriate zoom levels and feature filtering for their web maps, it is a real pleasure that we don't have to ask users those questions when they upload files to Felt. I have a new blog post about how it works: felt.com/blog/tippecano…

A winter storm watch has been issued for Northern New York and most of Vermont. Our initial forecast is for 4 to 16 inches of snowfall with areas of higher terrain expected to receive the highest amounts of storm total snowfall.

December ornaments from Amsterdam Type Foundry. We especially like the little clogs!

This week we are excited to announce the release of four microlots from Mexico. These coffees represent the hope and goal of establishing meaningful relationships with small farms in the country. Vividcoffee.com/shop #Mexico #coffee #vermont