Image designed by Freepik Having grown up on a healthy diet of cartoons and sci-fi shows, I have always been anxiously waiting for the things I saw on the screen or read in a book to make their way into my everyday life. The Jetsons promised flying cars with autopilot features. Many a summer Hollywood blockbuster […]
Author: Tiffany Brown
There’s No Place Like GIS: How Modern-Day Mapping Predicts Extreme Weather
Extreme weather events seem to be in the news more and more often today. Everything from tornados, heat waves, hurricanes, and winter storms impacts people in nearly every location. As a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast who’s had to deal with more than a few hurricanes, I, for one, can say that I […]
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Around the World
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17th all around the world and honors Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick. Grab your favorite green outfit and join me as we take a walk around the world and explore how an unassuming Irish holiday has spread around the world and become an international occasion. Bright Green […]
Around the World in Just One Night
The holiday season and Christmas are once again almost upon us. Christmastime can be busy, and filled with an abundance of things; work that needs to be finished by year end, holiday shopping or taking time off for that perfect winter vacation. As you are out and about you will find many businesses are filled […]
Take a Spooky Tour of Your Favorite Haunt
It’s the Spookiest Time of the Year The heat and humidity of summer is finally beginning to give way to the cooler, crisper air of fall. We get to dust off our skeletons, pumpkins and cauldrons; all while we get ready for the thrills and chills of the Halloween season. I in particular love to […]
Wildlife Conservation powered by GIS
Protecting Nature for tomorrow Have you ever wanted to explore a far flung location, see animals in their natural habitat? When you think of the African savanna you think of the African lion, Rhinos, Cheetahs, and the African Elephant. Or perhaps diving in the turquoise blue waters of the Caribbean among sea turtles coral reefs […]
Same Tools, Different Worlds
Have you ever laid in the grass on a warm summer night and looked up at the stars and wondered about what was waiting out in all that darkness? Did you ever wonder what it would be like to walk on another world and look back at our blue-green world through another sky? I have […]
Geocaching: Treasure Maps for the Modern Day Explorer
Do you want to find hidden treasure? When you were a child, did you ever pretend that you had a map to some long lost hidden treasure that would take you on a grand adventure across distant lands? I know I did. My friends and I could spend hours on a bright, warm, Saturday afternoon […]
That Time GIS Stopped a Serial Killer
A crime happens and the chase to find the offender is on. We have all seen our share of crime dramas, documentaries, and news stories. We have all heard of psychologically profiling offenders in order to understand what drives them to commit crimes. Psychology tells us that serial offenders are creatures of habit. They have a […]
Archaeologists Use Lasers To Discover A Lost City
Imagine for a moment walking through a dense and lush jungle landscape. You come across a deteriorating shell of a building long reclaimed by nature. In your mind, you can almost see how some of the other jungle formations could be other structures. You wonder if this could be more than just this simple shell of a long-forgotten […]