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eCARTO News October 2014

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

The New Technology of Mapping

  • 7 sky-bound robots mapping every square inch of earth – bizjournals.com
  • Advanced scanning equipment used to map USS Utah – kitv.com
  • NavVis performs Google-like 3D mapping, but quicker – gizmag.com
  • Microsoft’s Kinect aids in ‘augmented reality sand’ mapping tool – c4ismet.com
  • NIST’s new laser technology allows high-definition 3D mapping at a distance – gizmag.com
  • GeoSLAM and CSIRO partner for 3D mapping technology – foodmag.com.au
  • 3D Robotics Releases $5400 Unmanned Aerial Systems for Mapping – sparpointgroup.com

Industry News

  • TomTom And deCarta Join Forces To Take On Google Maps – searchengineland.com
  • Nokia expands HERE mapping to broader Android market – zdnet.com
  • Apple’s latest attempt to fix its Maps problem – cnbc.com
  • Apple steps up fight against Google Maps with indoor directions – cultofmac.com
  • Build Smart Mapping Apps for Windows Desktop, Windows Store, and Windows Phone – directionsmag.com
  • Blue Water Satellite to Develop Spectral Imaging Tools Using Google Maps for Work Cloud Mapping – spatialnews.geocomm.com

Mapping Nature

  • Starlings: Mapping and modelling the ballet of the skies – bbc.com
  • Mapping risk areas to reduce the impact of natural disasters – cordis.europa.eu
  • New seafloor map reveals thousands of seamounts – earthsky.org
  • Arctic mapping problems ‘disappointing,’ say opposition MPs – cbc.ca

Urban Cartography

  • Uncharted territory: mapping the world’s forgotten cities – scmp.com
  • Edinburgh: Mapping the City – bbc.com
  • Mapping website highlights the pitfalls of cycling routes – vancouversun.com
  • Mapping the Age of Every Building in Manhattan – citylab.com
  • Private mailmen are mapping Brazil’s slums by hand because Google Maps can’t – theverge.com
  • Noise mapping of Thiruvananthapuram within next 6 months – thehindu.com
  • Accurately Mapping Mongolia’s Sprawling Capital With Satellite Imagery – spatialnews.geocomm.com
  • Mapping the UK’s housing wealth – citymetric.com

Mapping History

  • Mapping the USA’s diversity from 1960-2060 – usatoday.com
  • North, south, east and west: paper maps save pieces of Queensland’s history – abc.net.au
  • Stonehenge: digital mapping reveals the true picture – theiet.org
  • Why do people love Ordnance Survey maps? – bbc.com
  • Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings: Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age – amazon.com

Cartographers

  • Nokia gets new head for Here mapping unit – zdnet.com
  • “I map, therefore I am.” The importance of location to modern Society – mcgill.ca
  • How This Man Is Using Google To Make The Philippines Safer When Typhoons Hit – businessinsider.com.au

Cooperative Cartography

  • China to help Guyana with mineral mapping – stabroeknews.com
  • NGA releases unclassified mapping tool for Ebola relief – fcw.com
  • The Missing Maps project is mapping developing cities to curb the spread of ebola – citymetric.com

Cartographic Curiosities

Mapping Challenges

  • Mapping 13 Key Locations in the 1969 Manson Family Murders – la.curbed.com
  • China deploys troops and fighter jets in response to unauthorised flight – theguardian.com
  • Astronomers Create First 3D Map Of Hidden Universe – huffingtonpost.com
  • Mapping the U.S.-led military effort against ISIS – ctvnews.ca
  • Tiger survival: mapping poaching and trafficking hotspots – theguardian.com

 

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