The North Branch Trail, which has been planned for over 10 years, will finally be opening this week (well, Phase I anyway. Phase II is under construction until next year). Extending the existing eastern trailhead from Caldwell Avenue and Devon Avenue in Edgebrook is essential to making the trail easier to access by bike, as…
My employer not long ago received a license for Remix, one of the coolest data visualization and transport planning tools I’ve seen. Essentially, Remix is used for planning of bus routes overlaid on a geospatial platform, similar to a GIS, but internet based. What I like most is the ability to call up a transit provider,…
Geography is fun. I’ve been playing around in Google Maps. Here are two maps made locally for my Chicago neighborhood of Jefferson Park. The first, a map of all parking lots in downtown Jefferson Park: The second, a map of election results from the February 24, 2015 municipal election in Chicago. I’ve mapped the…
I’ve been playing around in Google Maps. Here are two maps made locally for my Chicago neighborhood of Jefferson Park. The first, a map of all parking lots in downtown Jefferson Park. The second, a map of election results from the February 24, 2015 municipal election in Chicago. I’ve mapped the results of the…
Another great use of GIS! We are on day 2 of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Smithsonian has a fascinating look into the troop movements via an interactive map for the three days of the battle (July 1-3, 1863). The above map is from July 3, the day of Pickett’s…