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Atlas of Design

Filed in Maps and Cartography by Caitlin Dempsey on April 27, 2013 • 0 Comments
Atlas of Design

Do you love beautiful maps? The Atlas of Design has been reprinted and is now available for purchase from the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS).

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Six of this Year’s Most Interesting Maps

Filed in Maps and Cartography by Caitlin Dempsey on December 3, 2012 • 4 Comments
Six of this Year’s Most Interesting Maps

Every year, there seems to be a handful of maps that fascinate the masses and fire up the social media platforms. Listed here are some of the more fascinating maps and GIS data visualizations that caught the public’s attention in 2012.

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Thanksgiving Maps and Geography

Filed in Cartography by Caitlin Dempsey on November 19, 2012 • 3 Comments
Thanksgiving Maps and Geography

Thanksgiving maps about this holiday involving major feasting. Maps shown include distribution of turkey, green beans, sweet potatoes, and cranberries by Zellmer and a similar interactive map by Esri.

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Hurricane Isaac Mapped

Filed in Maps and Cartography by Caitlin Dempsey on August 28, 2012 • 0 Comments
Hurricane Isaac Mapped

Projected to make landfall tonight at the southwest pass of the Mississippi River, a recently reclassified Hurricane Isaac has a lot of residents of the Gulf Coast.  The hurricane is currently a category 1 with winds of 75 MPH.  The hurricane is expected to make landfall later today. There are a multitude of resources for tracking [...]

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Unique Geography Themed Gifts

Filed in GIS News by Caitlin Dempsey on December 7, 2011 • 0 Comments
Unique Geography Themed Gifts

If you’re looking for Geography themed presents that go beyond atlases, books, and GPS related products, there are some fun and creative options out there. Map themed shower curtains seem to be a popular item although not all curtains are accurate.  The Home World Map Shower Curtain is replete with errors.  The Map Room provides [...]

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The Look of Maps: An Examination of Cartographic Design is a cartographic classic by Arthur H. Robinson originally published in 1952. The book was based on Robinson’s doctoral research “which investigated the relationship between science and art in cartography and the resultant refinement of graphic techniques in mapmaking to present dynamic geographic information.”

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