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Get to know the new ICA Executive Committee for the term 2023-2027

eCARTO News April 2016

eCARTO News capture the latest cartographic news and developments from around the world. If you have any general cartography items of interest then please email them to David Fraser, editor of eCARTO News.

Mapworthy

  • This 17th Century Map of the Skies is Bursting With Mythological Creatures – atlasobscura.com
  • Volcano Watch: Happy birthday to the Hawaii Island geologic map – hawaiitribune-herald.com
  • Gluon Maps veröffentlicht: Neue Mapping-Komponente für JavaFX – jaxenter.de
  • These Maps Show How Vast New Infrastructure Is Bringing the World Together – huffingtonpost.com
  • OSM: The simple map that became a global movement – directionsmag.com
  • Canada Map Bookshelf – ca
  • Can You Spot all the Sea Monsters in this 16th-Century Map? – atlasobscura.com
  • US Centred World Map – zoom-maps.com
  • Lawrence of Arabia’s Map to Auction for $162,000 at Sotheby’s – justcollecting.com

People in Cartography

  • How a Mapmaker Who Rejects Cartography Can Help You Find Yourself – inverse.com
  • Mapmaker / Publisher: Ramusio, Giovanni | Date: 1565 – viewpoint.ca

Shakespearean Cartography

  • London Underground unveils Shakespearean map to mark 400th anniversary of playwright’s death – abc.net.au
  • Reclamations of Shakespeare – books.google.com

Mapping Navigation Systems

  • Inuit Cartography – decolonialatlas.wordpress.com
  • Why Google and car companies are about to spend billions mapping American roads – vox.com
  • The road to self-driving cars winds through Here – chicagobusiness.com
  • Why Would Amazon Be Interested In A Stake In Mapping Company HERE? – forbes.com
  • Mapping Mexico City’s Vast, Informal Transit System – fastcoexist.com
  • Google’s March self-driving car report details mapping system, a boring accident in Austin – 9to5google.com
  • Japan’s Toyota and Nissan drive intelligent mapping for self-driving cars – mobileworldlive.com

Industry News

  • Baidu to further expand mapping service abroad – china.org.cn
  • Startup eeGeo is mapping the entire world in 3D – telegraph.co.uk
  • Vexcel Imaging introduces UltraCam Condor for nationwide mapping – gpsworld.com
  • Japanese companies develop holographic ‘Projection Mapping Table’ for 3D printed models – 3ders.org
  • Microsoft Upgrades Bing’s Mapping Tech for Developers – eweek.com

Cartographic Challenges

  • How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell – fusion.net
  • Are Drones Going To Be A Big Deal? – electronicsweekly.com

Cartographic Resources & Education & Opportunities

  • Wiki – how to do anything – wikihow.com
  • 6 Easy Ways to Improve Your Maps – esri.com
  • Use of QGIS at the Financial Times Graphics Team – qgis.org
  • (Is There) Life On Mars? – arcgis.com
  • Mapping Europe’s Religious Convulsions – firstthings.com
  • The trig pillars that helped map Great Britain – bbc.com
  • NASA releases 3 million photos of Earth – abc.net.au

Maritime, Aeronautical & Extraterrestrial Cartography

Environmental Management

  • Creating a Map to Navigate the Post-Earthquake Landscape in Ecuador – newyorker.com
  • Mapping Worldwide Zika Susceptibility – the-scientist.com
  • Mapping risk zones of mosquito-borne disease – healthcanal.com
  • Mapping software tracks threats to endangered species – sciencedaily.com
  • Mapping the world’s biomass to better tackle deforestation – cifor.org
  • New Gravimeter Technology Will Enable High-Res Drone-Based Gravity Mapping – vice.com
  • Fracking Added to Govt Map of Earthquake Risks – discovery.com
  • Soil-mapping tools available to growers – goodfruit.com
  • The Killer Hiding in the CDC Map – slate.com
  • Quake-induced geohazards – com
  • Data can aid conservation efforts – gazettenet.com
  • Data can aid conservation efforts – gazettenet.com

Cognitive Aspects of Mapping

  • Not remembering new surroundings and routes may be the first sign of Alzheimer’s disease – westerndailypress.co.uk

Sensors and Senses

Mapping Applications

  • Mapping the Metropolis – theartnewspaper.com
  • Bolivia Maps Gang Presence – insightcrime.org
  • New Maps Chart Greenland Glaciers’ Melting Risk – spaceref.com
  • Google has mapped ‘tens of thousands’ of UK stores to work out if serving you an online ad makes you visit a retailer – businessinsider.com.au
  • Mapping the Hotspots of Britain’s Surnames – citylab.com
  • Monopoly maps: the history of MI9’s secret Second World War escape programme – historyextra.com
  • Find where Wi-Fi is located around the world with this world Wi-Fi map – techworm.net

 

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