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.
General News
- Environmental and Geo- Information and Communication, Bogota, Colombia – cegeoic2015.net
- Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems (W2GIS 2015) – imag.fr
- GSR3 Conference at RMIT – free registration – wordpress.com
- Google Maps Update Adds Weather and Local Time to Destinations – pcmag.com
- As mapping technology improves, GIS use spreads – bvibeacon.com
- How to Make a Better Map—Using Neuroscience – citylab.com
The New Technology of Mapping
- 3D Laser Mapping Scanner Helps UCL Scientists Map Trees – amerisurv.com
- Drones could 3D-map scores of hectares of land in just a few hours – sciencemag.org
- British Airways boggles minds with projection-mapped flight video – wired.co.uk
- Lightweight 3D LiDAR Puck demonstration – sparpointgroup.com
- 3D Robotics’ new modular drone will photograph and map your house – gigaom.com
- Mobile-phone mapping succeeds where national censuses fail – washingtonpost.com
- This clever headset creates 3D sound maps for the blind, but isn’t as cute as a guide dog – digitaltrends.com
Industry News
- Target’s Mobile App Gets Indoor Mapping, Interactive Black Friday Maps – techcrunch.com
- ThinkGeo Releases Map Suite for Android, iOS and WebAPI – directionsmag.com
- Why Google Maps Are An iPhone User’s Top Choice – thefusejoplin.com
- Heat-Mapping Startup Essess Picks Up $10.8 Million to Scan for Energy Leaks – wsj.com
- Apple is still hard at work making Apple Maps usable – bgr.com
- SAP integrates Nokia Here mapping data with HANA platform – v3.co.uk
Mapping Specific Locations
- Google Maps claims the Guantánamo Bay detention centre is ‘permanently closed’ – news.com.au
- Missing Maps: what is Baraka … and how can you help map it? – theguardian.com
- Of biblical proportions: How maps of the Land of Israel never lost their roots – haaretz.com
- Mapping 20 Years of Major Meteor Impacts – citylab.com
- Science Scanner: Mapping an Asteroid; Why the Universe Didn’t Collapse; Spicy Food Saves Lives – voanews.com
- Mapping Mistake Threatens 1,400 Chimpanzees and Newly Discovered Endangered Plant – scientificamerican.com
Cartographic Education & Resources
- Swiss Kartenportal – kartenportal.ch
- The GeoCommunity– geocomm.com
- The Map Apps That Move You in the Right Direction – nytimes.com
- One Mapping Service to Rule Them All – citylab.com
- Don’t forget ethics when mapping uncharted slums – scidev.net
Mapping Trouble
- Mapping Recent “Incidents” Between Russia And NATO – zerohedge.com
- Syria: Mapping the conflict – bbc.com
- Wildfires – esri.com
- Maps for Disease – the-scientist.com
- The Plan to Map Illegal Fishing From Space – wired.com
- Mapping Switzerland’s danger spots – swissinfo.ch
- Is It Time For A Different Look at Mapping Corruption? – jdsupra.com
- Mapping threats on public land – hcn.org
- How mapping can increase disaster resilience – forumblog.org
- Mapping an Invasion – scienceline.org
- New Carbon-Mapping System Could Slow Deforestation in Amazon – telesurtv.net
Cartographers
- Coast Guard chopper called in after mapping worker suffers cliff fall – thejournal.ie
Marine Cartography
- Underwater robot allows scientists to map uncharted Antarctic sea ice – cbsnews.com
- Mapping the world’s oceans – dw.de
- Mapping the World’s (Few) Protected Seas – nationalgeographic.com
- New fauna discovered during six-year project mapping ocean floor off WA’s Kimberley coast – abc.net.au
- Underwater mapping done, MH370 search set to intensify – atwonline.com
Cartographic Products
- Swisstopo – swisstopo.admin.ch
- These Fascinating Maps Show The Origin Of Words We Use All The Time – businessinsider.com
Alternative Cartography
- Land Carpet – florianpucher.com
- The Cartography of Kitchenware – popchartlab.com
- Linguistic Mapping Reveals How Word Meanings Sometimes Change Overnight – technologyreview.com
- Experiments in mapping the intangible – boingboing.net
- London life – mapped – theguardian.com
- Mapping The Crazy Web Of Trade Between U.S. Cities – fastcoexist.com
- Mapping London’s ‘Tube Tongues’ – citylab.com
- Are We Ready to Map the Other Side? Are We Ready to Map Heaven? – huffingtonpost.com
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