Global Influence Index (GII)

Thanks to Bob Lang / Brendan Conway for the tipoff to this GIS resource which explores the GII: the extent to which countries are influenced by, and align themselves with either USA or China.

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— Bob Lang (@boblanggeog.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM

The Global Influence Index (GII) measures the influence of both the U.S. and China in 191 countries. 

The GII uses 28 measures of influence across the economic, political, and security spectrums to track the U.S. - China competitive landscape.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‍​‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‍​​‍​​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌​‍​​‌‍​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​​‌‌​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‍​​​‍​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‍​‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‍​​‍​​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌​‍​​‌‍​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​​‌‌​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‍​​​‍​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍​‍‌‌ What is the influence they have in other countries?

A raindrop's journey to the sea

This is a rather fine map tool / experiment / visualisation.

It is called River Runner, and will allow you to follow the route taken by a rainfrop. 

Make your raindrop fall anywhere within the contiguous United States and the website will work out the route it will take to the sea and the tributaries and rivers it will flow through. It will then take you along that route.

It's really rather good visually, and I am assume is also accurate.

Check out Sam Learner's other map projects.

World GIS Day 2020

Will put up a few posts today for World GIS Day.

This is an excellent map of the National Risk Index in the USA, produced by FEMA.

Sail the Book

Contacted by Ira Bickoff from Hudson Valley, New York, with a link to a project that has been put together linking story telling about the Oceans and Google Earth.
Check out the work, which is nicely put together, and could be adapted for other authors and place contexts.
A number of books have been included, such as Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle.