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Old school maps...really old school
The New York Public Library is hosting an exhibition entitled Treasured Maps, which runs from September 9, 2005 through April 9, 2006 and features 80 fine maps dating from the 1600s to the present. Although I haven't been, it looks like another great excuse to go to New York. More ... by gaige on 11/03 05:14pm - Story - 3,003 Hits
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Lawrence's Map of Arabia
For those of you who have seen the movie or, dare I dream, read the book, The Map Room has a link to a newly found map created by the late T.E. Lawrence. by derek on 10/20 10:43pm - Story - 2,493 Hits
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Porsche enters the GPS market
When they said they were entering the already saturated luxury SUV market many thought Porsche was crazy. Thus, when you read this post and think that Porsche is crazy for enterring the already saturated GPS navigation market remeber they have succeeded before. For the record, the unit features a 520 ... by derek on 08/02 11:12pm - Story - 2,116 Hits
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Travel-time maps
MySociety.org has an article, with examples, about travel-time maps and their uses. The page is the result of work funded by the UK Department of Transport and shows a number of final maps created for showing travel times. by gaige on 05/30 12:36pm - Story - 1,831 Hits
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Time lapse map of boats in San Francisco
A cool use of Adobe Flash technology showed up on BoatingSF.com (not surprisingly, a site about boating in San Francisco). The Current Ship Positions page (mislabeled, since it's actually time-lapse and not "current" as it indicates) provides a nice overhead view, complete with roll-over ship information. Thanks to Very Spatial ... by gaige on 06/27 10:07am - Story - 1,743 Hits
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Flickr Old Maps group
Is there anything you cannot find on Flickr? There is a new group on Flickr that has lots of scans of old maps from all over the U.S. I looked through several the maps and they are indeed quite interesting. In particular there is an image from "mdoeff" that compares ... by derek on 08/06 10:13am - Story - 1,640 Hits
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Gangland Map
UIUC has a Gangland Map on the UIUC Library website that was done in 1931 and shows the various gangs involved in the famous gang wars, their respective territories. More about the library's online offerings after the Jump. by gaige on 11/04 06:01am - Story - 1,630 Hits
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Mapping Happiness
Apparently everyone has already seen this clever little map depicting the country wide level of happiness, but I just saw it this weekend. Methodological issues aside (can you really empirically measure happiness cross-culturally) the map has some interesting findings. Specifically, the complaining, over-worked US actually shows up ranking pretty high ... by derek on 07/31 11:00pm - Story - 1,578 Hits
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Mapping Marine Traffic Around the World
I found a really interesting website earlier this week that is used for tracking marine vessels around the world. The website, MarineTraffic.com provides a look at most (but not all) costal areas around the world that have large ports and heavy sea traffic. The website gives the location of a ... by rjonesgtown on 07/15 11:47am - Story - 1,512 Hits
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Museums move ahead in internet mapping
Although there has been a lot of press and discussion about Google Maps and the various follow-ons (such as Microsoft's Windows Live Local) and predecessors (such as Yahoo! Maps), the Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article showing recent uses of maps by museums to enhance the web experience of ... by Admin on 05/30 01:01pm - Story - 1,293 Hits
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ESRI announces upcoming ArcPad 8 release
ESRI has announced the 1Q09 availability of ArcPad 8, their mobile system for GIS tasks running under Windows Mobile. Highlights include: new included streetmaps, synchronization with ArcGIS Server, and a new UI. by gaige on 12/20 04:22pm - Story - 1,177 Hits
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Jules Verne Maps
As a small child visiting Disney World with my parents I was fascinated by the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride. Ever since I have been fascinated by the books and movies of Jules Verne (including newer versions of Verne's characters such as in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). Anyway, ... by derek on 07/19 10:17pm - Story - 1,138 Hits
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Stanfords in London
For those with a penchant for maps, cartography, and/or travel, I have a great suggestion for you, passed on by Ordnance Survey's CTO Ed Parsons and my brother, Derek, independently: Stanfords in London. Billed as the world's largest map store, it's the kind of place that you can wonder around ... by gaige on 05/20 05:26am - Story - 1,099 Hits
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Mapping the Wal-mart Epidemic 1962-2004
As an individual who is not a fan of Wal-mart and its destruction of independent stores across the U.S. I can only describe this map animation as an example of a viral epidemic spreading across the country. Melodramatic introduction aside, this map animation is a wonderful example of how to ... by derek on 06/05 10:10pm - Story - 1,094 Hits
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First Geologic Map of North America in 20 ...
The Geological Society of America (GSA) as announced a new geologic map of North America. The map is the first one to be produced since the theory of plate tectonics and was a joint project between the USGS, WHOI, and the Geological Survey of Canada.. The map is available from ... by gaige on 01/20 06:03pm - Story - 1,079 Hits
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The Prejudice Map
Although probably not created using any form of GIS, this map, called The Prejudice Map, was created by doing google searches for the phrase " are known for *" and applying that information to a map. by gaige on 01/16 09:11am - Story - 1,067 Hits
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USGS provides LIDAR portal
Thanks to a pointer from VerySpatial, we hear about the announcement that the USGS is providing a portal website for LIDAR data. LIDAR (wikipedia) stands for LIght Detection and Ranging and uses lasers for determining things such as elevation data. CLICK, the Center for Lidar Information Coordination and Knowledge is ... by gaige on 02/19 04:38pm - Story - 1,047 Hits
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Open Source Geospatial Foundation named
The foundation created when Autodesk decided to push out it's version of MapServer Enterprise into the Open Source world now has a new name. According to an article from GIS Café, there was an organizational meeting the past week in Chicago where the name was decided upon and the new ... by gaige on 02/13 07:03am - Story - 1,024 Hits
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Donuts + GPS = Spatial Goodness
IN what could be the beginning of a great new set of partnerships in the GPS world, Tom Tom has partnered with Dunkin Donuts to place each and every one of the companies 4,400 store locations on Tom Tom maps. Moreover, supposedly the deal calls for them to add all ... by derek on 02/25 07:55am - Story - 1,005 Hits
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Mapping silence in London
If you have ever travelled to London you'll know that it is not exactly a quiet place to go. On more than one occasion I have tried to have a conversation while walking down the sidewalk only to give up because of the noise. Well apparently I am not the ... by derek on 06/29 07:22am - Story - 984 Hits
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Classics + Maps = geographic goodness
We'll be posting a bunch more information about the Where 2.0 conference soon, but as a teaser, here's a really cool project that was just demonstrated at the conference, a non-Google mashup of maps and Project Gutenberg hosted classic literature called GutenKarte. by gaige on 06/13 06:06pm - Story - 981 Hits
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Mapping Social Capital in the U.S.
As an academic and researcher I am used to reading about all manner of social phenomena. However, one that has intrigued me more than most others is the idea of social capital. In a nutshell, social capital is the level of trust, connectedness, and mutual reciprocity within a community. Theoretically, ... by derek on 06/21 01:20pm - Story - 972 Hits
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Is Apple building mapping into its new OS?
Apple rumor site AppleInsider has an article speculating about some of the possible new features in Leopard, or Mac OS X 10.5, including a possible built in mapping feature similar to Google Maps. According to the article the feature will "presumably allow Leopard users to scour the globe through satellite ... by derek on 06/23 09:44pm - Story - 959 Hits
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Google Maps used for train information service
DartMaps is a mashup with Google Maps that plots real-time data from Irish Rail and overlays it onto a Map of the area, with the use of some ancillary files. Nice job by the mashup artist and a good example of the type of stuff that Google's really looking for. ... by gaige on 02/16 12:01pm - Story - 952 Hits
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Pop vs Soda
Our first featured map is Pop Vs Soda.com's main map. by Admin on 10/18 06:02am - Story - 918 Hits
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Is anyone making money with Internet Mapping?
I'll be the first to admit that I am not an expert in the area of business plans or taking innovative ideas and turning them into profitable companies. However, I felt a surge of vindication today when reading my latest version of Fast Company and I came across the article ... by derek on 06/22 11:20pm - Story - 905 Hits
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National Atlas
The National Atlas is a US government site that provides access to government mapping data in an interactive form. by gaige on 10/21 08:04am - Story - 893 Hits
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Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Map
I missed this macabre little map in time for Halloween, but better late than never. As pointed out by others, the Golden Gate bridge isn't just a famous tourist attraction, its also the site of over 1,203 suicides. For the truly macabre the San Francisco Chronicle also has an accompanying ... by derek on 11/01 09:25pm - Story - 890 Hits
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Internet Mapping is the new black
News.com has an interesting article about internet mapping and "mashups" that are revolutionizing the internet. As part of their series called "Taking back the Web", News.com discusses the numerous different uses for internet mapping sites and how these different mashups, most involving Google Maps, are igniting whole new economies. In ... by derek on 11/17 09:14am - Story - 872 Hits
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Frapper! provides community mapping
Another in a long string of recent Google Maps hacks, Rising Concepts has created a service called Frapper! that provides groups of people with similar interests a way to share their general location. by gaige on 10/22 06:59am - Story - 826 Hits |
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