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Josh @geteach.com · 28/04/2026

geteach.com is officially outgrowing the free internet... exceeding the 10,000 free map-load limit again in April. Community support has successfully offset April's growth. Help maintain the momentum. Please share. buymeacoffee.com/geteach #geography #edusky #geogchat

A dual-pane digital map from geteach.com showing a comparison of Europe. The left pane displays "Earth at Night" satellite imagery, showing city lights across the continent. The right pane displays a "Population Density" dataset in blue gradients. A data probe is active over Paris, France, displaying a pop-up with a growth chart showing population trends from 1975 to 2025. The image demonstrates the site's capability for synchronized geospatial analysis and data comparison.

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Josh @geteach.com · 08/04/2026

A change in scale changes the story! 2k views in 7 days as classrooms explore the world. Even with Easter Weekend. 4 donors gave $110 to keep geteach.com ad & login free! $5 covers ~1k map loads. Please share! buymeacoffee.com/geteach geteach.com/blog/2026/04... #geography #edusky #geogchat

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Josh @geteach.com · 24/03/2026

I scored 22,035 on the @geteach Climograph Challenge! #Geography #ClimographChallenge geteach.com/ClimographCh... youtu.be/nBqx5sgNR-8

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/03/2026

🌍 I scored 22,131 on the @geteach Climograph Challenge! #Geography #ClimographChallenge geteach.com/ClimographCh...

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Josh @geteach.com · 16/03/2026

I scored 23,165 out of 25,000 on the @geteach Climograph Challenge! #Geography #ClimographChallenge #maps #earthscience geteach.com/ClimographCh... I created this game, and this is officially the 1st time I’ve managed to hit the highest rank (>22,000 pts).

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Josh @geteach.com · 15/03/2026

Working on a new way to interact with climate data A 5-round exercise in spatial reasoning. Analyze the temperature and precipitation patterns, then pin the map. Watch how I fared. Not optimized for phones Try it here: geteach.com/ClimographCh... #Geography #EdTech #Geteach #ClimographChallenge

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Josh @geteach.com · 15/03/2026

Created a new Climate Graph Game for the site! 🌍 I scored 20,809 on the @geteach Climograph Challenge! #Geography #ClimographChallenge geteach.com/ClimographCh...

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Josh @geteach.com · 24/12/2025

Created a new Earth-Sun layer on geteach.com Solar angle, daylight, and vegetation—linked month by month. #geography #maps #earthscience

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Josh @geteach.com · 07/12/2025

Try it here: geteach.com/maps3d/world... Take a quick tour of the 16 stadiums hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada—mapped in 3D with Google Maps API. Click to fly, view Street View, see match schedules, and explore host cities. #geography #googlemaps

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Josh @geteach.com · 27/10/2025

Here’s a new geteach.com layer I’ve been building for #TCSS2025 — Informal (Shadow) Economy and GNI (per Capita). Join me Sat, Nov 1 (1:50–2:50 PM) in Frisco to explore health, knowledge, living standards & equity through maps. txcss.net/conference #txcss2025 #txcss #geography #geoedu

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Josh @geteach.com · 22/10/2025

🔗 Explore more maps: www.geteach.com New population density layers now available on geteach.com. Delhi’s population density changes from 1975 to 2025 using the Data from the Gridded Population of the World (GPWv4.11) and Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) #geoeducation #geography #googlemaps

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/10/2025

Excited to present at Texas Council for the Social Studies Conference in Frisco, TX! Join me Sat, Nov 1, 1:50–2:50 PM for “Mapping Human Development with geteach.com ." Explore interactive maps & HDI data to see global development from multiple perspectives. #txcss2025 #txcss #geography #geoedu

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Josh @geteach.com · 02/06/2025

Excited to share that my presentation proposal “Mapping Human Development with geteach.com” was accepted for #TXCSS2025! Looking forward to sharing some mapping! @socialstudiestx.bsky.social

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/05/2025

geteach.com — Updated UI/UX Measuring Tool geteach.com #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 15/02/2025

A couple of weeks into our agricultural unit. Using geteach.com to help students visualize an acre of land. #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/01/2025

Thanks! Created site specifically for my students to share and compare spatial distributions identified in geography strands where I teach. Happy other teachers and students can use it. Old post using geteach.com in the classroom: geteach.com/blog/2022/11... Video: Carbon Cycle Example

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/01/2025

Experimenting with transitions between horizontal and vertical map canvases today. geteach.com #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 05/01/2025

Selecting maps in geteach.com There are two ways to achieve the same outcome—buttons at the top and bottom right of each panel. Interesting to watch which path the students choose when using the tool. #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 03/01/2025

Looking forward to our Climate Unit. Amazing how a couple of gridlines help simplify complexity. #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky Quick (1 min) YouTube Demo: youtu.be/7ERNlon-ddA More detailed (8 min) YouTube: youtu.be/eIQubAogCVk geteach.com

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Josh @geteach.com · 02/01/2025

Thinking about ways to use geteach.com and its new grid system. Start the year with values and limitations of geographer's tools, so that seems like a good place to begin. geteach.com grid systems tips/tricks YouTube: youtu.be/eIQubAogCVk #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 20/12/2024

Some fun geteach.com Easter eggs to wrap up the semester. R2-D2 is one of my favorites! #geography #geogchat #geosky #geographyteacher

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Josh @geteach.com · 10/12/2024

Quick facts from the United Nations Population Division, mapped - geteach.com #geography #geochat #geosky #geographyteacher

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Josh @geteach.com · 09/12/2024

I recently created an experimental Google Maps 3D API 5-question US Geography Quiz: geteach.com/maps3d/usquiz/ Give it a try and see how you score. #geography #geochat #geosky #geographyteacher #edusky #sschat

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Josh @geteach.com · 08/12/2024

Measurement tools in geteach.com may not win a "Best in UI/UX" award, but they are there and functionable. Here’s a rough comparison of the perimeter and area of Heathrow and DFW Airports. #geography #geochat #geosky #geographyteacher

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Josh @geteach.com · 07/12/2024

Looking at the cartographic decision of simplifying maps this morning—another concept in geography that applies to any profession. Independently toggling labels and roads On/Off was the cartographic choice made for geteach.com. #geography #geochat #geosky #geographyteacher

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Josh @geteach.com · 06/12/2024

Two maps, two scales of analysis: Growth rates at the UN's sub-regional and national scales. Data source: United Nations, June 2024 #goegraphy #geochat #geosky #geographyteacher

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Josh @geteach.com · 05/12/2024

Two significant earthquakes occurred in the Western Hemisphere over the past 30 days. Left map: Earthquakes 4.5+ (30 days) with Plate Boundaries. Right map: Earthquakes 4.5+ (30 days) with Tectonic Plates. #geography #geogchat #geosky #geographyteacher

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Josh @geteach.com · 05/12/2024

Looing at Changing Forest 2001 - 2014 this morning - geteach.com. Data Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA

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Josh @geteach.com · 04/12/2024

First map sets of geteach.com - Blue Marble with Land Surface Temperatures by month. Data source: NASA neo.gsfc.nasa.gov #geography #geogchat #geosky #geographyteacher #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 03/12/2024

Explore youth and elderly population dependency ratios on geteach.com - core concept in our human geography course. #geography #geogchat #geosky #geographyteacher #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 02/12/2024

Examining precipitable water in the atmosphere alongside sea surface temperatures by month this morning #geography #geographyteacher #geosky #geogchat #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 29/11/2024

Thanks to John Bailey, I have my first author credit for a chapter in - Remote Sensing Handbook, Volume I Sensors, Data Normalization, Harmonization, Cloud Computing, and Accuracies www.routledge.com/Remote-Sensi... #bizzareworld #geogchat #geosky #geographyteacher #edusky #sschat

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Josh @geteach.com · 29/11/2024

Today's geteach.com comparison: 340 ft (104 m) #geogchat #geosky #geographyteacher #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 28/11/2024

Cropland density with Food vs Feed maps. geteach.com #geogchat #geosky #geographyteacher #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 27/11/2024

This morning's observations... arithmetic and physiological population densities. geteach.com #geogchat #geosky #geographyteacher #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 26/11/2024

Typical holiday Tuesday exploring Sea Surface Salinity (left) and Sea Surface Density (Right). What a difference between the Atlantic and Pacific. geteach.com #geosky #geographyteacher #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 24/11/2024

Continental Drift model displayed at 25-million-year intervals on geteach.com. Data source: www.earthbyte.org/paleomap-pal... #geosky #geographyteacher #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 24/11/2024

Sea Surface Temperatures over a year via geteach.com. Source: www.nnvl.noaa.gov/view/globald... #geosky #geographyteacher #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 23/11/2024

Comparing Human Climate Niche - 2020 and 2070 via geteach.com. Data source: sos.noaa.gov/catalog/data... #geosky #geographyteacher #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 22/11/2024

Among the first comparisons showcased to teachers on geteach.com, highlighting the site’s usefulness in the classroom. #geogchat #geographyteacher #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 21/11/2024

A Look at the UN Human Development Index Through the Years

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/11/2024

Looking for details about what’s being mapped? Click the 'i' information icon - geteach.com #geogchat

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/11/2024

Students are using geteach.com to compare the distribution of economic sector labor forces as part of their development overview. Data source United Nations Statistics Division - data.un.org

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Josh @geteach.com · 18/11/2024

Starting today’s lesson on economic sectors and commodity chains with this! Recreated it using Google Maps 3D (similar to the old Earth API deprecated nearly a decade). geteach.com/maps3d/tshirt/

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Josh @geteach.com · 17/11/2024

Use this historic map set early in the semester to help students understand the concept of mapping what is perceived as important at that moment in time. Also occasionally used to teach about toponyms.

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Josh @geteach.com · 17/11/2024

Seeing a lot of Tectonic fans on this platform. Did you know? Ctrl+click allows users to select multiple layers on geteach.com

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Josh @geteach.com · 16/11/2024

Mostly use geteach.com for my human geography course. However, colleagues occasionally utilize its elevation profile feature alongside satellite imagery and Street View. youtu.be/WomOMMnDBVE

geteach.com demo video using Google Maps Elevation API and Streetview.

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Josh @geteach.com · 15/11/2024

Land surface temperature comparison: December/June geteach.com. Source: NASA Earth Observatory. #geogchat

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Josh @geteach.com · 13/11/2024

Updated Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt #GoogleEarth project for my students. geteach.com/maps3d/tshirt/. Created using #GoogleMaps 3D API. Still in alpha, but it worked well for this experiment.

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