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	GISuser Today January 20, 2015

Have Infographics and Data Visualizations Ruined Good Map Design?
Feature Article - In this new era of social sharing it seems that the map has been replaced by the Infographic and the data visualization - a mashup of data, graphics, and maps presented in an effort to tell a story. Now us geographers are well aware of story telling via the map, however, to this new breed of data visualists the focus has sadly been on quantity rather than quality.

Webinar - GeoExpress Hidden Features
A webinar from LizardTech is scheduled for January 22 at 11:00 a.m. PST. You'll learn how to get more out of GeoExpress by using some handy, hidden features like adding watermarks to your images and how to tile out mosaics to create smaller files.

Will ESRI Reschedule the 2016 UC to Avoid Conflict with @MLB All Star Game?
Those of you who are baseball fans may be aware that the 2016 MLB All Star game was recently awarded to the San Diego Padres! WAY COOL you might think, but sit back and think of years past and ask yourself, isn't the All Star game usually the same week as the Annual ESRIUC which is also in San Diego? Bingo!

NOAA Report - Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters
In 2014, there were 8 weather and climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each across the United States. These events included a drought event, a flooding event, 5 severe storm events, and a winter storm event.