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
- 27th International Cartographic Conference & 16th General Assembly – icc2015.org
- The United Nations initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) – ggim.un.org
- Now that’s a world wide web! Map reveals EVERY connected device in the world – dailymail.co.uk
- Today’s Mapping Industry Really Does Need To Please All People, All Of The Time – gpsbusinessnews.com
- Mapping the world all over again – wired.co.uk
Applications
- Mapping Migration in the United States – nytimes.com
- BC First Nations mapping territories on Google Earth – beaconnews.ca
- Scientists Scramble to Map Previously Unknown Fault That Caused Napa Quake – mashable.com
- Earthquake! Man 3D Prints USGS Earthquake Data for Last Month’s Napa Quake & it’s Quite Earth Shattering – 3dprint.com
- World’s rainforests could be mapped in 3D at high resolution by 2020 for under $250M – news.mongabay.com
- Mapping The Crowdfunding Nation – crowdfundinsider.com
- Canada continues mapping shipping routes through the Arctic – sunnewsnetwork.ca
Industry News
- Apple Filling Out Flyover City Tours Ahead of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite Launches – macrumors.com
- No buyer for troubled mapping company – stuff.co.nz
- Leica Geosystems Releases ALS80 Next Generation LIDAR Mapping Solution With Market-Leading Productivity – amerisurv.com
- Topcon Releases Two New UAS for Aerial Mapping, Touts RTK Solution – sparpointgroup.com
- Apple Maps Represents 70% Of UK Mapping Traffic According To UK Cell Data Provider – searchengineland.com
- Mapping Startup CartoDB Raises $8M To Aim At Being A Geospatial Standard – techcrunch.com
Innovative Cartography
- Brisbane at cutting edge of technology revolution – brisbanetimes.com.au
- Earth is breathtaking in new images from space – news.optuszoo.com.au
- What Country in the World Best Fits Your Personality? – playbuzz.com
- New mapping technology narrows search for missing Malaysian airliner – kansasfirstnews.com
- One apartment’s Wi-Fi dead zones, mapped with a physics equation – arstechnica.com
- 3D Mapping Data’s Future: 8 Examples – informationweek.com
Education and Resources
- The International Course on Management and Applied Techniques in Cartography – iccartotechnology.com
- New Master of Science in Cartography – cartographymaster.eu
- Mapping the world to ‘make it a better place’ – messagemedia.co
- Mapping the Antipodes: Australia in early maps – australiangeographic.com.au
Spatially Challenging Cartography
- Mapping What You Cannot See, Cannot Know, Cannot Visit – npr.org
- Science Graphic of the Week: Mapping Mars’ Missing Ice – wired.com
- New Map Locates Milky Way in Neighborhood of 100,000 Galaxies – news.nationalgeographic.com
- Mapping the World’s Migrating Ocean Pollution – citylab.com
- Google ‘street view’ maps coral reefs off Florida – rt.com
- Mapping the cloud: Where does the public cloud actually live? – networkworld.com
- Satellite Mapping Shows Ice Caps’ Faster Melt Rate – truthdig.com
- Crowdfunded news-site uncovers ISIS training camp using online mapping tools – boingboing.net
- Universal map accuracy will be crucial to autonomous vehicles, transport official says – autonews.com
- Hidden Monuments Under Stonehenge Revealed by High-Tech Mapping – news.nationalgeographic.com
Mobile Mapping
- Cartographer: Google’s Indoor Mapping Backpack – geekexchange.com
- Nokia Plans to Unfurl New Mobile Map App – online.wsj.com
- Apollo Hospitals launches ECG mapping mobile device – asianage.com
- Baidu Invests $10M In Mapping Software Maker IndoorAtlas – techcrunch.com
- Mobile Mapping Technology Helps Build Stronger and Healthier Communities in Los Angeles – kcet.org
Map Apps
- Nokia’s Here Maps Its Future On Samsung With Its First Android And Tizen Apps – techcrunch.com
Cartographers
- Mapping out his future – bangkokpost.com
Health Cartography
- Mapping Ebola Outbreaks: Area of Infection Is Way Bigger Than Previously Thought – news.vice.com
- WHO report maps global suicide problem for the first time – google.com.au
- Central African Republic: CAR – Experts Start Mapping Families’ Access to Food – allafrica.com
- Mapping the web of disease in Nairobi’s invisible city – newscientist.com
Cartographic Opinion
- Can maps and mobiles prevent blindness? theguardian.com
Cartographic Challenges
- Taiwan to finish mapping disputed South China Sea islands – focustaiwan.tw
- Foreign national deported for illegal mapping – ecns.cn
- Mapping Ukraine: Canada and Russia in ‘tweet for tat’ row – france24.com
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