eCARTO News captures 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.
People in Cartography
- Reddit’s Papertowns puts cartography firmly on the map – irishtimes.com
- Persuasive Cartography: An Interview with Map Collector PJ Mode – daily.jstor.org
- Mapping My Life Through a Changing Tel Aviv – citylab.com
- The ecologist who wants to map everything – nature.com
- He’s Trying To Fill In The Gaps On Google Street View — Starting With Zimbabwe – npr.org
Manipulated maps content
- MapLab: Trump’s ‘Mutilated’ Storm Map – citylab.com
- City of Women Map Renames NYC Subway Stations After Famous Women – untappedcities.com
- Against the ‘How to Lie with Data’ Classification – gim-international.com
- How Did Lake Travis’ Sometimes Islands Get Their Name? – kut.org
- Start with the Map – newyorker.com
- Why Germany is a blank spot on Google’s Street View – bigthink.com
- The Renaissance Map That Filled My Childhood With Monsters – citylab.com
- Drink Map of Oxford – bodleianshop.co.uk
Special Mapping
- “Streets of Gold” map wins two British Cartographic Society Awards – gisuser.com
- Antique map sells for £260k at Reeman Dansie in Colchester – maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk
- Survey says: Why course mapping is critical for Tour-level success – www.golf.com
- How Georgia Made Its Unique Broadband Coverage Map – govtech.com
- Mapping the Changing Colors of Fall Across the U.S. – citylab.com
- Survey of India to deploy 300 drones for mapping country – thehindu.com
Why Maps Matter
- Map Exhibit At Museum Of The Big Bend Illuminates Five Centuries Of Mexican History – hppr.org
- SA Uses Mapping Tech To Help Eradicate HIV / Aids – iafrica.com
- Mapping future cities, both above and below the ground – geospatialworld.net
- Groote Eylandt mapping study off NT coast finds diversity similar to Great Barrier Reef – abc.net.au
- GIS Mapping and Visualization in Disaster Risk Management – directionsmag.com
- Aquifer mapping programme critical to raise groundwater levels – downtoearth.org.in
- Bengaluru researcher duo maps Arctic glaciers using drones – timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Industry News
- Never feel bad for running late again, thanks to iOS 13’s Apple Maps update – cnet.com
- Facebook is making AR glasses and is mapping the world for them to work – cnet.com
- SimActive’s Philippe Simard on Mapping with Aerial Data: From Entire Countries to One Back Yard – dronelife.com
- Uber To Collect Mapping, Other Data For Possible Autonomous Service In Dallas – forbes.com
- Hey Google, reporting features for Maps on Android Auto are long overdue – 9to5google.com
- Big data, little details: Ordnance Survey’s new HD mapping tech – carmagazine.co.uk
- ‘Our biggest competitor is paper’: Mapping startup Unearth lands $7M from Vulcan and Madrona – geekwire.com
- Global Mobile Mapping Market 2019 Top Manufactures, Growth Opportunities and Investment Feasibility 2024 – machtribune.com
- Mapping the route to digital transformation – itworldcanada.com
Cartographic Resources, Education & Employment
- Map your world! – HERE Mapathon – agorize.com
- Why north is up: map conventions and where they came from – press.uchicago.edu
- Spice at any price: the life and times of Frederick de Houtman – library.cgg.wa.gov.au
- Talking Maps – medium.com
- Esri Publishes Mark Monmonier Book on Exploring Maps as Networks – businesswire.com
- What Is Cartography? – worldatlas.com
- Top 10 Most Popular Sciences among Students in 2019 – sciencetimes.com
- How digital maps are built – thehindu.com
- Chicago Architecture Biennial Preview: Spatial Research and Urban Conflict – metropolismag.com
- What are various technologies to map subsurface infrastructure? – geospatialworld.net
Category: eCARTO News, General News