Historical Geography and GIS
Historical GIS is the use of GIS data to document the given geography of an area in history. GIS can be used in historical geography … Read more
Online Mapping and Politics: China’s World Map Service Upsets the Vietnamese
Political uproar over depicted boundaries on map servers isn’t just a Google Maps issue. The recently launched Chinese Map World has come under fire from … Read more
Approved Online Map Providers for China, Where’s Google?
Eighteen providers have been officially approved by the Chinese government to provide online mapping services in that country. The providers, all domestic, were selected from … Read more
GeoBriefs: Has China Banned You?, Juicy Geography
Are you curious if your web site is accessible in China? Test out your URL on the Great Firewall of China to see if your … Read more
Experts doubt authenticity of China’s pre-Columbus map
Article from the Chinese newspaper People’s Daily on the authenticity of a map showing that the Chinese visited America before Christopher Columbus. Experts doubt authenticity … Read more