Category: Layers

The « Journée Internationale de la Francophonie » was created in 1988 and is celebrated every year on March 20th. The French language can be considered endangered in North America and in some parts of Europe, particularly given the predominance of English. However, it is developing significantly in Africa. There are more than 369 million […]

February is for all of us the month of Valentine’s Day. It’s the perfect time to have a romantic date with your partner (or close friends), to buy flowers, chocolates or go to a restaurant. And that’s why we wanted to create a special Valentine’s Day map! It’s pink, shiny, with hearts and glitter everywhere, […]

The Olympic Winter Games in Beijing will start with the traditional opening ceremony this Friday, February 4th. These winter events, scheduled every 4 years, bring together athletes from all over the world. From skiing to ice hockey, through biathlon, bobsleigh or figure skating, winter sports are at the center of the celebration. That’s why CartoVista […]

Remembrance Day is a day of remembrance in the Commonwealth and European countries. The day of November 11 was not chosen by coincidence, it is, indeed, the day of the signing of the armistice of 1918 which ended the First World War. Many ceremonies take place around the world, including the use of poppies, as […]

The years 2020 and 2021 were highlighted by a Halloween at home. With the world returning to a bit of normality in the year 2022, it’s a good time to go out again and enjoy this great tradition. CartoVista has taken last year’s map, which combined 3 great Halloween classics, and even added a theme. […]

The federal election, called by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, took place on September 20. The different party leaders (Justin Trudeau for the Liberals, Erin O’Toole for the Conservatives, Jagmeet Singh for the New Democratic Party, Yves-François Blanchet for the Bloc Québécois and Annamie Paul for the Green Party) made this campaign very intense. It […]

Since 2013, Orange Shirt Day has been held on September 30 of each year. The main objective of this day is to educate and raise awareness of the residential school system among the Canadian public. At the heart of this initiative is the impact that the residential school system has had, and continues to have, […]

World Humanitarian Day is every August 19. It was created by the United Nations to commemorate the memory of humanitarian workers who have lost their lives trying to help people in distress in many countries around the world. That’s why CartoVista decided to create a map to join this cause. The map is divided into […]

The Tokyo Olympic Games finished last week with the traditional closing ceremony. Despite the postponement of one year because of the current pandemic and the fact that the events did not welcome fans to support their champions, this sport festivity was total. These events are scheduled every four years. They include athletes from all over […]

CartoVista is proud to present this map on ocean currents. It has been developed using the latest version of our product, which can upload raster imagery as GeoTIFFs in a time-series manner.  A time series… This map visualizes global ocean current speed and waves worldwide using NASA’s data. The evolution of the currents was visualized […]