The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has made their collection of over 1,000 nautical charts available free online through their online chart viewer. Each chart is up to date with the latest Notice to Mariners. From NOAA the site:… more »

The World Freedom Atlas is a geovisualization tool that maps the world through the lenses of freedom, democracy, human rights, and good governance between 1990 and 2006. The map, initiated as a project in a course taught by Professor Mark Harrower at t… more »

The Earth Sciences and Map Libary has recently acquired online access to the journal Environmental Geosciences. This title is published by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Division of Environmental Geosciences. From the journal's w… more »

A team of researchers at MIT (pictured above) lead by Dr. Ruth Rosenholtz, have undertaken research on ways to identify and manage visual clutter. The team, which includes MIT students Lisa Nakano and Yuan Zhen, have published their findings in the Augus… more »

The National Weather Service publishes the data it gathers about hurricanes and tropical storms on the National Hurricane Center's Archive of Hurricane Seasons web page. Through this portal, you can view and download hurricane season reports that co… more »