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 the editor of eCARTO News.
General News
- CSIRO keeps the past in the future with world first 3D mobile mapping project – directionsmag.com
- Spain might limit online mapping – neurope.eu
- Mapping The Dangerous Future Of Jerusalem – thedailybeast.com
- Mapping lava tubes in the Galapagos – phys.org
- Indoor mapping comes to SA – gadget.co.za
- Mapping a path to hidden tourism treasures through quirky artwork – keighleynews.co.uk
- Digital Mapping Reveals Social Networks of 18th-Century Travelers – paloalto.patch.com
- Why Polestar’s indoor GPS Technology – 10 years in the making – is the future of local commerce – rudebaguette.com
- Scientist tries to unravel mystery of Coral Sea’s ghostly island – adn.com
- Duke scientists assess accidental turtle catching – dukechronicle.com
- Scientists Map Swirling Ocean Eddies for Clues to Climate Change – wired.com
- SAR analysis, data mining & GIS mapping of the Central Mediterranean to document the violations of migrants’ rights & deaths at sea – directionsmag.com
- The First State Laws on Drones – aclu.org
- Land managers preview new fire mapping website – abc.net.au
- Mapping While Driving Ruled Illegal in California – webpronews.com
- Could you smell your way around Canterbury? – kentnews.co.uk
- Smartphone Navigation Apps Slash Device Sales – techweekeurope.co.uk
- CSIRO technology maps the way of the future – smh.com.au
- Radiation from Korea nuke test? – optuszoo.com.au
- 3D Laser Mapping in Durham Uni – thisisnottingham.co.uk
Crowd Sourcing
- Crowdsource Mapping Tracks Gunfire in D.C. – washingtoninformer.com
- Using mapping software, Taos police target graffiti in town – taosnews.com
- Mapping the Car Crash Near Misses That No One Ever Sees – theatlanticcities.com
- New cartographers: How citizen mapmakers are changing the story of our lives – blog.bmwguggenheimlab.org
- Twitter Users Map of London – twitter.mappinglondon.co.uk
- As Mapping Costs Rise, Waze’s Volunteer Army Will Give It an Edge (Video) – allthingsd.com
- Crooks and grafters beware: Tunisia’s crowd mapping corruption – albawaba.com
- UK finally gets access to Google’s Map Maker editing tool – engadget.com
Resources
- BigMapBlog – bigmapblog.com
- Time Period Mapping – the-map-as-history.com
- Omniatlas – omniatlas.com
- Crossview – Cross Eyes 3D – flickriver.com
- Stereoscopic Photographs – vision3d.com
- Storify – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storify
- BigThink Smarter Faster – Strange Maps – bigthink.com
- Harvard Map Collection – hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/maps
- British Library Georeferencer – bl.uk/maps
- British Library – Magnificent Maps Blog – britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk
- YouTube Cartography – youtube.com
- Flickr – Cartography – flickr.com
- 3 High Quality GIS Mapping Software Products Reviewed In Detail, Boffin Announces – prweb.com
- In ‘Mapping Manhattan,’ a Point by Point Love Letter to New York – thedailybeast.com
Cartographic Essay
- Whose Map Is It – English Literature Essay – ukessays.com
Category: eCARTO News, General News