Sunil Palkar the Geogeek

 I found interesting article regarding  Valentine’s Day so please check out complete article article @ bostinno.com  So enjoy Valentine’s Day !! : ) "This morning I wrote about who spends how much on Valentine’s Day, and what they buy. (The short version: men spend more than twice as much as women, and single people spend more than married people.) So that’s the what and how much , but what about the where ? Four maps share some perspective on that question. The first is from Brookings, the venerable Washington think tank, and it maps survey data on whether people report they’ve experienced feeling loved the previous day. (More great data on that subject here.) The next three are from a location analytics company called Esri , and they chart the geography (U.S. only) of how much is spent annually on flowers, jewelry, and diamonds. Sure, not every purchase in those categories was romantic, but roll with it." Check out sample maps : Complete a

I 'm participating and you ?...   Google has announced Mapathon 2013 on its Map Maker tool  A nationwide mapping contest open to any resident of India, Mapathon 2013 will commence from February 12 and run till March 25. "We're inviting Google Maps users from all over the country to help us create better maps for India by adding knowledge of their neighborhoods through Google Map Maker. And there's something in it for everyone. The top 1,000 mappers in India stand a chance to win Android tablets, smart phones, gift vouchers and Google merchandise," says Mysore. The registrations for the competition have opened, and one can join the competition at http://g.co/mapindia2013 . More Details Click here  Source  : http://www.ciol.com