mapping Make a Disaster Relief Community Resource Map December 11, 2017 by Adam DuVander Natural disasters, such as hurricanes and fires, make a devastating impact on a community. Often, despite being surrounded by ruins, a silver lining comes forth in a community that supports each other. Locals and relief workers set up shelters, provide food, donate clothing, and more. Word of mouth becomes incredibly important for getting the word […] Read more »
mapping Most Popular Official Languages in the World December 4, 2017 / December 4, 2017 by Adam DuVander The ability to communicate with each other is what separates human beings from animals. There are between 5,000 and 7,000 languages spoken throughout the world. The fact that there are so many different languages and yet we are still able to communicate is an amazing thing, and here at BatchGeo, we thought it would be […] Read more »
mapping Where U.S. Beer is Brewed November 20, 2017 by Adam DuVander Across the United States, we’ve started to describe liquid in colors like straw, deep gold, copper, and red-brown. We even distinguish between light black and dark black—isn’t black just black? Not when you’re describing beer from the thousands of breweries that have sprung up in the last ten years. Microbrews are too big—now there are […] Read more »