Why GIS Humor?

Why not? This site is run by Kelly Sparks of GIS Training Source. If you have a suggestion or question, email [kelly at gistrainingsource dot com].

Map: Are you Afraid of Wild Gorillas

Which state is NOT afraid of wild gorillas?

Should more sports teams embrace yoga?

Could you jump over the hood of a car?

Yes, ESPN SportsNation asked these questions and MAPPED them!

MAP: Are you afraid of wild gorillas?

via Huffingtonpost

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Passport ownership prevents diabtes!

As we all know, correlation does not equal causation, but the following maps and discussion thereof are pretty funny!

Be sure and read the comments…

Amusing Imaginative”Maps”

These are images representing ‘map’ interpretations of everyday concepts. Definitely quirky and funny and clever…  http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/my-way/ The artist is Christoph Niemann in his blog at the NYTimes. Here’s an example:

Google Maps – Too Close for Comfort…

The Onion Map Humor: Midwest Discovered between East, West Coasts

‘Midwest’ Discovered Between East, West Coasts

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You might be a GIS Professional If…

You might be a GIS Professional If…- you hear the words spatial and enterprise and do not think of Star Trek- your idea of curling up with a good book is with a Rand McNally Street Atlas- you assume that the people around you are yawning because they are tired- you are the only [...]