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.
Mapping the Environment
- Tongan volcano – ABC News
- NOAA and communities to map heat inequities in 14 U.S. cities and counties – NOAA
- ‘Momentous’ mapping project completed, helping to save world’s reefs – UQ News
- How cartography helped the Grand Canyon become grand – ASU News
- Map Shows Growing Number of Wildfires Sweeping Across US – nbcmiami.com
- World’s largest map of kelp forest canopies now available – phys.org
- ‘Nature has priority’: Rewilding map showcases nature-led restoration – mongabay.com
World
- These maps from satellite data show how much Earth has changed in only five years – fastcompany.com
History
- Trench Maps – The Western Front Association
- The oldest complete map of London is finally going on display – timeout.com
- Ottoman Heritage in Greece: Map and Bibliography – efa.gr
- Unfolding the Map – natlib.govt.nz
Opinion
- Mobile Mapping: Space, Cartography and the Digital – JSTOR
- Check the map! – Canada’s National Observer
- Global Aerial Imaging Markets, 2022-2026 – prnewswire.com
- Interactive map gets closer to pinpointing African origins erased during slave trade – phys.org
Opportunities
- ‘Mapping Asia: Cartography and the Construction of Territoriality’. – hypotheses.org
- 9th International Symposium on the History of Cartography icaci.org
- Mapping Difference and Distance: Indigenous presence on European maps of southern Patagonia in the early modern period UWM Libraries
- EuroCarto 2022 – eurocarto2022.org
- GeoCart’2022 – cartography.org.nz
Articles
- Cartography News and Articles – Salon.com
Pushing the Boundaries
- 3D map of the surface of the moon – Daily Mail Online
- Citizen scientists help map ridge networks on Mars – phys.org
- NOAA showcases new mapping tool for marine species – phys.org
- Mapping out meteorites in Antarctica: Uncovering our solar system’s deep past – phys.org
- Just a few pixels would let astronomers map surface features like oceans and deserts on an exoplanet – phys.org
Publications
- Between the Covers: “The Cartographers” By Peng Shepherd – shelbynews.com
- Imago Mundi – tandfonline.com
- The History of Cartography – Cartography
- From ‘Kaikeyi’ to Cartography – nytimes.com
Contemporary Maps
- New Malta bus map – timesofmalta.com
- Government starts work on mapping 6 lakh villages, preparing – timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Different
- Lego Globe – LEGO® Shop US
- Sooke couple carving wooden maps of anywhere in the world – Peninsula News Review
- Examples of ‘cartography’ in a sentence – collinsdictionary.com
- Cartography, chart, draft icon – Iconfinder
- Mapping fiction: the complicated relationship between authors and literary maps – The Guardian
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the weblink authors are their own and do not represent the official position of the ICA. The links are assembled for information and education purposes only.
Category: eCARTO News, General News