Non-profit based in Germany promoting free open source software related to GIS and geodata.
Fediverse address (in German):
@FOSSGISeV@mastodon.online
Tagged: Geography
The Old Map Gallery
Website, podcast and online gallery all about old maps, cartography and data visualisation.
Fediverse address:
@oldmapgallery@sciencemastodon.com
GIS OpenCourseWare
Platform hosting creative commons courses on using GIS software. Courses are available to anyone who wants to use them, without any kind of registration.
Fediverse address:
@gisocw@fosstodon.org
Matthew Edney
Map historian and geographer, Osher Professor in history of cartography at the University of Southern Maine, Director of History of Cartography Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the USA. Runs the “Mapping As A Process” blog.
Fediverse address:
@mhedney@historians.social
Evan Centanni / Political Geography Now
Editor and lead cartographer at Political Geography Now (aka PolGeoNow), producing detailed maps relevant to current events, especially those with a political aspect.
Fediverse address:
@polgeonow@mstdn.social
Rob Kitchin
Professor in the Social Sciences Institute and the Department of Geography at the Maynooth University in Ireland. Recipient of the 2013 Royal Irish Academy’s Gold Medal for the Social Sciences.
Fediverse address:
@robkitchin@mastodon.social
Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS)
US-based organisation promoting research, education and use of maps and geographic information systems. Member of the International Cartographic Association.
Fediverse address:
@CaGIS@mapstodon.space
National Geographic Magazine / NationalGeographic.com
Popular US magazine and website about geography, history, nature etc around the world. Originally founded in 1888 as an academic journal, nowadays it is aimed at a mainstream audience.
Fediverse address:
@NationalGeographic@flipboard.com
FOSS4G North America
Annual geospatial technology and business conference.
Fediverse address:
@foss4gna@fosstodon.org
Greg Cocks
Spatial data scientist and researcher, interested in GIS, water, hydrology.
Fediverse address:
@GregCocks@techhub.social
Josh Lepawsky
Professor of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. Particularly interested in researching pollution and waste from electronics.
Fediverse address:
@jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
Sourcepole
Swiss company offering geospatial services based on open source software such as QGIS.
Fediverse address:
@sourcepole@fosstodon.org
pokateo maps
Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial expert, mapping enthusiast, sharer of map-related memes.
Fediverse address:
@pokateo@mapstodon.space
Geography Guppe Group
Discussion group about geography (click here ⧉ for more info on using Fediverse groups).
Fediverse address:
@geography@a.gup.pe
FlagFacts
Bot posting random flags of nations and regions.
Fediverse address:
@FlagFacts@mas.to
Mapologies
Blog combining maps with geography and other topics such as language, history, art etc. to produce interesting presentations of information.
Fediverse address:
@mapologies@mastodon.social
National Geographic Brasil
Brazilian edition of the magazine and site about geography, history and nature around the world.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@NatGeoBrasil@flipboard.com
National Geographic Deutschland
German edition of the famous magazine about geography, world culture, nature and history.
Fediverse address (in German):
@NatGeoDE@flipboard.com
Dr Austin Kocher
Political and legal geographer, immigration researcher at the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Assistant Professor at Syracuse University in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@austinkocher@mastodon.social
City Pairs
Bot tooting satellite photos of cities around the world that share the same name.
Fediverse address:
@citypairs@mas.to
sub\urban
German open-access academic journal of critical urban research.
Fediverse address (in German):
@sub_urban@urbanists.social
IGN / L’Institut national de l’information Géographique et forestière
France’s National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information, a public body which produces and distributes geospatial data including information on forests and other areas.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ignfrance@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Open Source Geospatial Foundation / OSGeo
Non-profit based in the US promoting global adoption of open geospatial technology.
Fediverse address:
@osgeo@fosstodon.org
GRASS GIS
Free open source computational engine for raster, vector and geospatial processing.
Fediverse address:
@grassgis@fosstodon.org
GeoPandas
Open source project to help use geospatial data in the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@geopandas@fosstodon.org
Dr Farhana Sultana
Professor of Geography and the Environment at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, New York USA. Interested in climate change, climate coloniality, sustainability, water justice, international development and political ecology.
Fediverse address:
@farhanasultana@mastodon.social
Harvey J. Miller
Bob and Mary Reusche Chair in GIS, Professor of Geography and Director, Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) at Ohio State University USA.
Fediverse address:
@mobileharv@urbanists.social
GeoServer
Free open source Java web application to share and edit geospatial data.
Fediverse address:
@geoserver@fosstodon.org
CNIG / Conseil national de l’information géolocalisée
French government agency co-ordinating public bodies and private stakeholders in the creation of geospatial data and services.
Fediverse address (in French):
@cnig_france@social.numerique.gouv.fr
QGIS
Free open source geographic information system software for Linux, Mac, Windows and Android. Allows viewing, editing, printing and analysis of geospatial data.
Fediverse address:
@qgis@fosstodon.org
Conspiracy of Cartographers
Runs a website about maps, mainly featuring the effects of extreme sea level rises.
Fediverse address:
@ConspiracyOfCartographers@mastodon.social
Dr Joseph Pierce
Head of Department in Geography and Environment at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Urban geographer, interested in place, housing, mobilities and justice.
Fediverse address:
@joepierce@mastodon.scot
Geospatial Guppe Group
Discussion group about geospatial and GIS topics. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@geospatial@a.gup.pe
Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) / Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy
German federal agency for providing topographic data, cartography and geodetic reference systems.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BKG@social.bund.de
OpenStreetMap Guppe Group
Discussion group about OpenStreetMap for users and editors. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@openstreetmap@a.gup.pe
GeoNe.ws
Website highlighting GIS, geospatial and geodata news.
Fediverse address:
@geonews@mastodon.social
Don Meltz
Land use planner using GIS and spatial analysis, adjunct instructor at Marist College teaching GIS courses. Mapping enthusiast and helping to create ecologically sustainable communities.
Fediverse address:
@GeoDon@mapstodon.space
Tricia Wood
Geography professor and Director of grad program in Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies at York University in Toronto, Canada. Interested in identity, mobility, governance and attachment to place in many contexts.
Fediverse address:
@Pkbwood@mastodon.online
Dragons8mycat
Chartered Geographer with the Royal Geographical Society / Institute of British Geographers. Interested in Geospatial / GIS topics.
Fediverse address:
@Dragons8mycat@mapstodon.space
WorldAtlas
Website providing information, maps and articles about our planet, covering geography, travel, sociology, demography, environment, economics and politics. WorldAtlas is based in Canada and was founded in 1994.
Fediverse address:
@Worldatlascom@flipboard.com
Cartography Guppe Group
Discussion group about cartography, maps and map making. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@cartography@a.gup.pe
Protomaps
Free open source customisable map of the world, deployable as a single static file. Allows anyone to easily self-host vector map tiles of the entire planet.
Fediverse address:
@protomaps@mapstodon.space
Professor Dr Wolfgang Cramer
Ecologist and geographer at the CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique) in France, whose main aim is to do everything possible to mitigate the climate crisis, and help other scientists to do so as well. Works with the IPCC and MedECC, and supports non-violent climate activism.
Fediverse address:
@wolfgangcramer@fediscience.org
OpenStreetMap
Official account for the free open map of the world that anyone can edit.
Fediverse address:
@openstreetmap@en.osm.town