mapping Largest Wildfires of the Decade September 22, 2020 / September 22, 2020 by Adam DuVander The summer months bring children home from school and popsicles to the stores. But it’s not all sunshine and long, lazy days come May and June. Unfortunately, summers also bring weather conducive to unplanned and unwanted wildfires. In the last decade, an average of 64,100 wildfires occurred annually, as reported by the National Interagency Fire […] Read more »
mapping How Many Surveillance Cameras Are in Your City? September 7, 2020 / August 25, 2020 by Adam DuVander Technology advancements have certainly helped society. But they no doubt have their downsides. One gray area is the increased use of CCTV or closed-circuit television cameras in most major cities around the world. Of course, surveillance cameras have their benefits. They help deter and solve crimes and even mitigate traffic. While some aspects of CCTVs […] Read more »
mapping Excel Zip Code Tricks: Leading Zeros, Shorten to Five Digits, and Make a Map August 18, 2020 / August 18, 2020 by Adam DuVander Excel is a powerful tool that experts and novices alike turn to for their data needs. This includes location data like addresses, cities, and states, and even zip codes, where Excel tricks come in handy. There are tricks to keeping or showing leading zeros in zip codes and to shortening zip codes to five digits. […] Read more »