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

eCARTO News July 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.

Mapping Technology and Software Developments

  • 3D-printed display lets blind people explore images by touch – newscientist.com
  • Stitching a drone’s view of the world into 3D maps as it flies – newscientist.com
  • Carto’s Builder: New beta helps non-coders create mapping apps – zdnet.com
  • Google updates Maps and Earth apps with super sharp satellite imagery – theverge.com
  • 3D Map Of The Universe Contains 1.2 Million Galaxies & Proves Einstein’s Dark Energy Theory – itechpost.com
  • Laser Technology shares new time-saving mapping tools at Esri UC – gpsworld.com
  • Download Google Maps: How to navigate without an internet connection on holiday – pcadvisor.co.uk
  • Making a Better Magnetic Map – eos.org
  • The 5 biggest tech trends to watch in 2016 – techinsider.io

Lesson Time

Resources

Transport

  • The Ordnance Survey Maps Britain’s Favourite Routes – maproomblog.com
  • Transit Maps – transitmap.net
  • Why Ford Motor Is Investing in 3D Mapping Startup Civil Maps – fortune.com
  • Firm reveals new hi-res maps so it can pinpoint customers more accurately – dailymail.co.uk
  • New Technology Shows Viewers Road Map Over Chopper Shots – adweek.com

Cooperative Cartography

  • India, US to jointly develop resource mapping satellite for launch in 2021 – indianexpress.com
  • Mapping rural Mozambique: Findings from my first World Bank mission – worldbank.org
  • Google Improves Maps Data With New Crowdsourcing Features – techvibes.com
  • Mapping Rio’s Favelas – smithsonianmag.com
  • New app lets public map disasters – sbs.com.au
  • FAO and Google Maps Join Hands to Combat Climate Change – justmeans.com

Interactive Maps

Crisis Management

  • A Real-Time Map of Earthquakes Around the World – citylab.com
  • Mapping Zika: GIS powers mosquito surveillance and control – gcn.com
  • Afghan Brothers Launch Mine-Hunting Drone – newsweekpakistan.com

Environment

  • Global map reveals ‘unsafe levels’ of biodiversity across 58pc of Earth’s surface – abc.net.au
  • Mapping the diversity of dirt – spatialsource.com.au
  • Africa: Atlas Maps Benefit Ocean Ecosystems – allafrica.com
  • The building heights of English cities – mapped – theguardian.com

Just Maps

Viewpoint

  • What is the Difference Between Geomatics and GIS? – gisgeography.com
  • If You Can’t Follow Directions, You’ll End Up on Null Island – wsj.com
  • Whoever Owns the Maps Owns the Future of Self-Driving Cars – popularmechanics.com
  • Canada sending largest icebreaker to North Pole to bolster Arctic claim – ctvnews.ca

Facebook Posts – International Cartographic Association

Cartography – Creative Energy

  • Faroe Islands fit cameras to sheep to create Google Street View – theguardian.com
  • The Mapping Expert Behind Pokémon Gobloomberg.com
  • Mapping Detroit, Inch by Inch – nytimes.com
  • Welcome to the Kitchen-table Grand Prix – bbc.com
  • Startups Try to Put Remote E-Commerce Customers on the Map – wsj.com

 

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