Welcome to FLU-Ville!
In preparation for flu season this year, the CC challenged web and app developers to come up with a clever app or online game to help raise awareness for flu prevention. You can view all the FLU app finalists here. Their first place winner was an addictive game called...Dress Up Dollars: Mapping Costume Spending for Halloween
Happy Halloween! Today we wanted to share a lighter side of mapping with this excellent map exploring national spending on costumes from Esri. Be sure to visit the full article for more information – and be safe and have fun tonight, whether you’re trick...Test Your Knowledge with EarthPulse’s Quiz
Earlier this month we featured EarthPulse as a resource for your classroom. We liked their quiz so much, we decided to share the link specifically in our fun & games section, Cougar’s Corner. So take the EarthPulse Quiz, test your knowledge and challenge...Play CUBE Maps!
Cube is an interactive 8-level labyrinth game that tests your navigation skills through different cities using interactive features of online maps. Cougar’s Corner is a series of resources and fun, especially for students. We feature everything from games to apps,...Building on the Map…with LEGOS
Here’s another great resource (Let’s Build with Legos) to get kids of all ages to explore maps! Chrome and Lego have paired up and virtually covered all of Australia and New Zealand with lego mats. You can explore the map and pick out a square on the grid...Where Are the Spoiled Cats?
Since Cougar’s now in charge of our fun links, she decided to share a great article and map that shows where the (other) spoiled cats are. Be sure to follow the link to learn how this map was created and interact with the map to explore your area. “More...Just for Fun – an App & a Game in One: Comet Quest
A new NASA iPhone game from The Space Place! Learn about comets and the Rosetta mission while playing “Comet Quest”. It’s like the real Rosetta mission, but with you in control of the spacecraft. The Rosetta spacecraft approaches Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Using...
Made from a Map: Maps on Your Nails!
Ok, yes -this is kind of a girly post. But in our quest for outrageous map art and fun map art projects we ran across these nifty nails on tumblr. They were so stunning we absolutely HAD to share them! We did some more digging and found the instructions, but never...Welcome to Cougar’s Corner!
Meet Cougar, our cat, the official mascot of GISetc. We created Cougar’s Corner as a collection of online learning games, apps and art projects that teach important and fun geospatial skills. It is geared towards students (but it’s fun for all ages). Share...Just for Fun: Quiz Your Noodle – VOLCANOES
See how much you know about the explosive mountains known as volcanoes with this fun online game from National Geographic. Don’t blow your top if you don’t ace it on the first try!Made Into A Map: Moustache Madness!
Usually we feature one project a month that shows something fun to make from a map. This month we wanted to share a silly map creation – a map built with moustaches! Facial hair connoisseurs will want to get a better grasp of the many countries and places that...