Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Look Where the Top 200 World Class Universities Are?

The Top University Locations in North America

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The Top University Locations in Europe

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The Top University Location in East Asia

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The Top University Location in Australia and New Zealand

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The Top University Location in Middle East and South Asia

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More detailed information about 200 top world class Universities is shown on the interactive Map below

Explore the interactive map by using the Keys located on the left side of the map to pan and zoom through the map. Also, Click on the marker to see the information about the University located at that Geo-location. A double click on the map will zoom in while holding the left mouse button and dragging will allow moving around the map.



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The source of the data for the map is The Times Higher Education world university ranking.

Other world university ranking are QS World University Rankings and Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities These ranking differ in their method of evaluating universities and their ranking do not produce the same university world ranking. However, some general conclusion can be drawn based on these rankings.

1. US Universities are doing very well on these rankings
2. In general English speaking countries are well represented on these rankings
3. Following that European Universities are also doing well
4. There are no Universities on this list from South America, South Asia and only one University in Egypt from African Continent.

One can also search the map for nearest University by typing a city in the following input box




Saturday, September 11, 2010

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway


One of the longest bridge on the water

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
longest bridge over water
38,442 m (126,122 ft)46 m (151 ft)1956 (SB)
1969 (NB)
RoadUnited States United States


Location of the bridge


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Perform a Virtual Walk on the Bridge.

Use the top right icon to switch to full screen view and use keyboard arrow keys to move around the bridge.


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Monday, September 6, 2010

Internet Speed and Costs around the World and US

Internet Speed and Cost Around the world

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Map of Average Internet Data Download Speeds Across US

Use the controls at the top left of the map to zoom and pan across the map below