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

eCARTO News February 2015

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

Mapping Applications

The New Technology of Mapping

  • It’s now possible to map your home’s WiFi signal in 3D – engadget.com
  • Mapping Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer in High-Definition – nationalgeographic.com
  • Mobile phone-based mapping of human movement – ft.com
  • First look: Ordnance Survey lifts kimono on next-gen map app – theregister.co.uk
  • We got a look at Project Tango: Google’s extraordinary 3D-mapping tablet prototype – businessinsider.com.au
  • A New Mobile Map Captures ‘Internet of Moving Things’ – nytimes.com
  • Satellite Imagery To Guide Aerial Mapping By UAS – aviationweek.com
  • Mapping Damage from Above – sdsu.edu

Industry News

  • Google free mapping service adds local guides – phys.org
  • Google Earth Blog – gearthblog.com
  • Google Earth Pro: high-end, $400 per year mapping tool goes free – independent.co.uk
  • Nokia’s Here maps for Android launches out of beta after 3M downloads – venturebeat.com

Cartographic Opinion

  • Language and Big Data: Mapping social media with words – siliconangle.com
  • Mysterious Apple minivans are mapping vehicles, experts say – cultofmac.com
  • Ramblers find their way back to maps as digital devices let them down – telegraph.co.uk

Cartographers

Cartographic Education & Resources

Cartographic Products

Mapping – Political & Social

  • Explained: Where do foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria come from? – abc.net.au
  • Diversity Explosion: The cultural generation gap mapped – brookings.edu
  • California Gang Territories – maps.google.com
  • View on Poverty: Mapping populations in insecure states – scidev.net
  • Nigeria elections: Mapping a nation divided – bbc.com
  • Mapping How America’s Population Will Change By 2030 – fastcoexist.com

Mapping the Environment

  • Innovative technology to help combat weeds in Victoria’s national parks – vic.gov.au
  • MSU Scientist Develops Smart Phone App Mapping Invasive Species – wlns.com
  • Snacking In-Between Sidewalks: Mapping Abundance of Wild Edibles in the Bay Area’s Food Deserts – kqed.org
  • Big Data and Bacteria: Mapping the New York Subway’s DNA – wsj.com
  • NASA Launches Soil Moisture Mapping Satellite – huffingtonpost.com

Cartographic Contacts

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