Tag: Maps and Cartography
Mapping Through the Ages: The History of Cartography
The fascination and interest for the world that we inhabit, has been inherent to human nature since prehistoric times. Some of the cave paintings and other representations on bones and artifacts, which used to be viewed as mere artistic representations, have turned to be, according to the latest investigations, maps of hunting areas, streams, routes, [...]
Post-Katrina Mapped
August 29th marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina which decimated much of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. There are some post-Katrina repopulation maps out there. The New York Times has a sliding timeline showing the areas of repopulation for the New Orleans area. The map uses data from GCR & Associates which looked [...]
Google Mapping News
You can now access shorter URLs when linking to a Google Maps view. Click on the green beaker at the upper right hand corner and enable the “Short URL” option. (Via Google Maps Mania and The Map Room) The Lat Long Blog announced the release of oblique imagery for select cities around the world. For [...]
Accessing Directions and Mapping Via Mobile Phone Growing in Popularity
The use of accessing directions and maps via mobile phone is rising in the United States. A market study by comScore found that 14% of mobile phone users acquired directions from their phones during the month of April. That percentage represents 33.5 million users and is a 44% increase over the previous year. “People are [...]
Geospatial Data Preservation
The Library of Congress and Columbia University are teaming up to create a a web-based clearinghouse with the purpose of providing information about preserving geospatial data. The Library of Congress’ National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program will fund the development of the clearinghouse which will be hosted at Columbia’s Center for International Earth Science [...]