Tag Archives: Tips & Tech

Mapping for Good – September 2018 – ATL Maps

Posted on September 4, 2018

We here at Apollo Mapping are always on the lookout for maps and mapping projects that we think deserve to be noticed. That, after all, is precisely the reason we’ve been doing this monthly column for so darn long (and … Read more

Out of This World – Space Force – A Study in Science Fiction

Posted on September 4, 2018

The Space Force might sound like science fiction and in many ways it is. Writing off science fiction as a vehicle for entertainment alone does a great disservice to the genre. Readers would be hard pressed to pick up a … Read more

Reaching Orbit – Meteor Showers and Apollo 11

Posted on August 7, 2018

Perseid Meteor Shower On the nights of August 11th and 12th find a dark spot in your corner of the hemisphere and look up at the night sky. The Perseid meteor shower should be spectacular. With a nearly new moon … Read more

Mapping for Good – August 2018 – PirateRadioMap

Posted on August 7, 2018

Mapping for Good returns this month to highlight a grassroots project that’s mapping pirate radio stations in Brooklyn. While we’re not going to say we officially condone pirated radio as it is illegal under FCC regulations, we will say that … Read more

Out of This World – Water on Mars

Posted on August 7, 2018

The moment we think we understand ourselves and our surroundings we are shocked to learn that not everything is as it first appears. Our nearest neighbor and source of so much human interest outside our own planet, continues to surprise … Read more

Out of this World – Small Sats and Smart Parts

Posted on July 10, 2018

The barrier to space is nearly impenetrable. The cost, time and energy to get even small satellites into space is enormous. Aevum is looking to revolutionize this technology using unmanned aircraft to launch a rocket into space. Their goal is … Read more

Apollo News Snippets – July 2018

Posted on July 10, 2018

It’s tech time!! So let’s get to it. Wind – When you live near a wind farm I am sure you question the health impacts of turbines, well here is a study that looks at that very question. Random … Read more

Mapping for Good – July 2018 – ColorBrewer

Posted on July 10, 2018

Our series Mapping for Good has been going on for two years now! For most of that time we’ve covered projects that use maps for “good” in accordance with our column title, looking at everything from the destruction caused by … Read more

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