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.
Investigative Cartography
- Mapping the Invention of Printing – googlemapsmania.blogspot.com.au
- Queer History in the Divided City: A New Approach to Digital Mapping – notchesblog.com
- Australian digital mapping project of women’s safety in cities goes global – architectureau.com
- Space-age planet mapping technique could be used to help fight cancer – manchestereveningnews.co.uk
- Mapping the Potential of Carbon Capture and Sequestration for Ethanol Production – insights.globalspec.com
- Mapping social science research for Zika virus response – who.int
- Migration Through The Mediterranean: Mapping the EU Response – ecfr.eu
Opinion
- Safety must be priority for mapping and autonomy – automotiveworld.com
- The Perfect Selfishness of Mapping Apps – theatlantic.com
- AI-powered location: A step closer to the future? – venturebeat.com
- HD mapping ‘takes ADAS to the next level’, says TomTom – automotiveworld.com
Cartographic Opportunities and Resources
- Amazing Story Maps – Mapping the Anacostia River – gisuser.com
- How to explore near you on Google Maps – home.bt.com/tech-gadgets
Industry
- NavVis Marks Breakthrough in Reality Capture Technology with New Indoor Mobile Mapping System – satnews.com
- Carmera to provide live mapping services for Renovo’s automated mobility ecosystem – traffictechnologytoday.com
- A Geo-Odyssey of UAS LiDAR Mapping – insideunmannedsystems.com
- Map Maker Aims to Be Silicon Valley Conduit to China’s Car Market – bloomberg.com
- Mapbox Hires Former Tesla Autopilot Designer to Rethink Driverless-Car Maps – wsj.com
- EarthSense adds PM2.5 to MappAir pollution map – airqualitynews.com
- MRTouch Turns Any Physical Surface Into A Mixed Reality Touch Screen – tomshardware.com
- Better-performing mapping system searches the streets – newatlas.com
Mapping Beyond Terra-firma
- Constellations of State Fragility – die-gdi.del
- How a Star Mapping Satellite Could Find Alien Life – popularmechanics.com
- Galactic Archaeology and the key to Mapping Star DNA – edgylabs.com
- It’s Full of Stars: New 3-D Milky Way Map Could Settle Debate over Who Discovered the First Exoplanet – scientificamerican.com
- Map of Arctic Claims – cor.europa.eu
- Mystery shipwreck found off West Australian coast a thrill for mapping team – abc.net.au
- The Quest to Map the Mysteries of the Ocean Floor – bbc.com
- Behind The Quest To Map The Seabed by 2030 – newsdeeply.com
- Seafloor map shows why Greenland’s glaciers melt at different rates – sciencenews.org
Cartography Projects
- Map records UK’s small ups and downs – bbc.com
- Explore an Interactive Aerial Map of the Past – atlasobscura.com
- This UH Research Center Is Revolutionizing Archaeology – houstoniamag.com
- Meet TasteAtlas;, The First Global Local Food Map – total-croatia-news.com
- Drones are helping to map Greenland’s melting glaciers – wired.co.uk
- Mapping History with Long Lost Oakland – eastbayexpress.com
- Google Maps Unveils Tool to Locate Drug Disposal Sites – nextgov.com
- Scientists aim to get ahead of fast-flowing glaciers – folio.ca
- This Map Takes All the Guesswork Out of Confusing Street Parking Rules – citylab.com
- Building better maps for the disability community – cnet.com
Cartography of the Untamed
- Digital Attack Map – digitalattackmap.com
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