mapping Today I Learned There Are Actually Four North Poles December 7, 2015 / November 15, 2015 by Adam DuVander | Leave a Comment You may think the North Pole is at 90 degrees latitude, opposite the South Pole. It’s true that the northernmost point on earth, in the middle of an almost permanently frozen Arctic Ocean, is a place we refer to as the North Pole. It’s where Santa Claus is said to live. But according to our […] Read more »
mapping Map Your Holiday Cards List November 23, 2015 / October 14, 2024 by Adam DuVander | Leave a Comment Over half of Americans send a Christmas card or other holiday greeting toward the end of every year. That’s probably higher if you consider businesses sending notes to their customers and leads. If you’re one of the majority preparing this year’s bundle, you probably have a spreadsheet with the names and addresses of everyone on […] Read more »
mapping Portlandia Counts Its Apple Trees November 9, 2015 / October 31, 2015 by Adam DuVander | Leave a Comment Portlandia fans will be tickled and Portlanders unsurprised to learn the Oregon city has performed a census of its apple trees. Just about every one of the fruit trees across Portland’s 145 square miles had its location, condition, and size notated in data that is downloadable by neighborhood from the city’s website. Since BatchGeo is […] Read more »