Tag: National Geographic
Taking the Geopolitical Fight Over Google Maps to the Street
Advocates for the Persian Gulf have taken their fight about Google’s refusal to name the gulf between Iran and the Arab Gulf states on Google Maps to the streets of Los Angeles. NPR’s Which Way, LA? blog has noticed the proliferation of pro-Persian Gulf billboards around Los Angeles, proclaiming “It is not the Gulf. It is [...]
Armchair Geography
Geospatial technology has allowed users the ability to travel the world without ever leaving home. Users can explore the world, inside and out. Last October, Google unveiled Google MapsGL which uses Google Maps and Web Graphics Library (WebGL), bring 3D graphics to web browsers. Showcasing the advancement were sample 3D tours of Rome, Italy and London, [...]
Senators’ STATEments
National Geographic as part of their kick-off for this year’s Geography Awareness Week, asked all one hundred senators from the fifty United States to draw a map of their state by hand. The request dovetailed into this year’s theme of Get Lost in Mapping: Find Your Place in the World. Each senator was only asked [...]