mapping Going Nuclear: Locations of Nuclear Weapons in the United States and Worldwide March 13, 2017 / March 29, 2022 by Adam DuVander | 28 Comments on Going Nuclear: Locations of Nuclear Weapons in the United States and Worldwide For years after the Cold War, the stockpile of nuclear weapons has decreased. There is renewed interest in the whereabouts of nuclear weapons storage after announcements from leaders in the US and Russia about expanding or updating arsenals. It’s unclear whether either of these powers plan more bombs, though we do know the two continue […] Read more »
Google Maps and GIS Data Demystified February 27, 2017 / February 19, 2017 by Adam DuVander | Leave a Comment The physical world is a complex place. It’s no wonder that there are so many ways to describe it using geographic data. But that data itself can be quite difficult to understand, with each format a little (or a lot) different from the others. We’ve compiled the most common data file types for GIS and […] Read more »
mapping How to Enter Latitude and Longitude into Google Maps February 6, 2017 / March 12, 2025 by Adam DuVander | 1 Comment on How to Enter Latitude and Longitude into Google Maps Every point on the earth can be described by two numbers, neither larger than 180. Most of us even have devices that will tell us the exact point where we’re standing. The set of numbers are coordinates, referred to as latitude and longitude. Alone these numbers aren’t particularly useful. We instead want to add them […] Read more » howto