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Making Maps with JEO

Willie Shubert

Apps Apps Design Design Maps Maps

The basic component of a map is its layers—an individually designed dataset—that are combined together to tell a story. In JEO 1.o and beyond, maps are built utilizing a layers content type which allows editors to more easily reuse the data they mapped.  These layers are organized and configured in combination with a base map that usually consists […]

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    • JEO WordPress Theme
 

Using JEO’s Content Type

Willie Shubert

Apps Apps Maps Maps

Understanding the unique WordPress Content Types created for JEO is a great way to understand how to organize and create content. These content types are defined by the type of information they contain and how they are used throughout a JEO site. There are two main categories of content types used in JEO; one group […]

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Choosing the right kind of map for your story

Gustavo Faleiros

Design Design Maps Maps Visualization Visualization

Most available databases have some element of location to them. According to officers working at the open data portal of the US government, around 90% of their datasets contain geographical information, ranging from streets names to precise coordinates. In this tutorial, we will show the different kind of maps you can use to convey information […]

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Eyes on the forests: an Interview with Dr. Matthew Hansen, University of Maryland

Monitoring the state of the world’s forests is a monumental task with challenges in data collection, interpretation and display. Read our exclusive Interview with Dr Matt Hansen from University of Maryland about the power of remote sensing

Dust in the Wind: How Data Visualization Can Help the Environment

A recent study using NASA’s CALIPSOsatellite described how wind and weather carry millions of tons of dust from the Sahara desert to the Amazon basin each year – bringing much-needed fertilizers like phosphorus to the Amazon’s depleted soils. To bring this story to life, NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization team produced a video showing the path of […]

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