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.
Industry News
- DigitalGlobe Partners With Mapbox To Launch Its Maps API – techcrunch.com
- Tech Companies, Automakers Vying for Control of Mapping Technology – techwire.net
- CartoDB Lets Anyone Visualize Their Data With One-Click Mapping – techcrunch.com
- Esri to unveil mapping tools in R – computerworld.com
- Northampton student’s new drone venture is a UK first – northamptonchron.co.uk
- Visualisations – asiapacific.anu.edu.au
Mapping Applications
- Maps reveal Amsterdam’s many faces – theguardian.com
- ISRO to map 4,041 towns as it teams up with Urban Development ministry – firstpost.com
- Dawn set to move to its third mapping orbit – gizmag.com
- Cached Landscapes Uses Google Maps To Spy On Watchers – valuewalk.com
- Bluesky Announces Prototype UAV Flight Restriction Map – directionsmag.com
- Mapping the U.S. by Property Value Instead of Land Area – citylab.com
- “Qué hubiera pasado si” o el infinito mundo de los mapas inventados – magnet.xataka.com
- This Map Shows the Global Impact of China’s Dramatic Currency Devaluation – foreignpolicy.comr
- Countries That Were Raided Or Settled By The Vikings Based On Modern Borders – brilliantmaps.com
- Here’s the map of the world, if size were determined by market cap – marketwatch.com
- Summer and Winter Weather Patterns in Japan – pinterest.com
- Many countries worldwide are still considered partly free or not free – one-europe.info
Cartographic Resources & Education
- An open source mapping primer – opensource.com
- Conceptualising the geographic world – escholarship.org
- New map reading videos with Steve Backshall – ordnancesurvey.co.uk
- Commercial UAV Conference visits Brisbane – spatialsource.com.au
- Data Journalism on a Shoestring – contently.com
- Introducing new filters to help make maps for colorblind individuals! – mapnik.org
- MapYearinAustralia twitter – https://twitter.com/imy_aust
- How we created an interactive map of Europe with 100k+ areas – blog.webkid.io
- Is map reading a forgotten skill? – ordnancesurvey.co.uk
- Osher Map Library – oshermaps.org
- Interactive products – asiapacific.anu.edu.au
Transport Mapping
- TomTom is now making maps for autonomous vehicles – theverge.com
- Apple Maps Vehicles to Survey France, Italy and Sweden in August – macrumors
- The Developer Opportunity For Connected Cars In The Here Maps Acquisition – readwrite.com
- Night navigation with Google Maps now made easier, safer – vcpost.com
- Transport Systems Catapult launches transport, mapping datasets site – computerweekly.com
- Uber just bought a piece of Microsoft – businessinsider.com.au
- Use this excellent mapping tool to figure out how long it takes to travel to every single place in London – businessinsider.com.au
Cartography of the Oceans
- Explore The World’s Most Detailed Map Of The Seafloor, Released Today – io9.com3
- Seafloor Map: Digital Mapping Reveals Plankton Graveyards
immortal.org - MH370 debris: Ocean current mapping video ‘consistent’ with find – bbc.com
- Photos: Ancient Man-Made Monolith Discovered in Mediterranean Sea – livescience.com
- Territorial Waters & Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) Of The World – brilliantmaps.com
- 7 Gorgeous Sea Maps from the Age of Exploration – atlasobscura.com
Opinion
- A smarter, more digital world must grasp the power of a map – theguardian.com
- The truth about politics and cartography: mapping claims to the Arctic seabed – theconversation.com
- Google Maps – Why It Is the Best for People Struggling With Mapping – neurogadget.com
- How do you map a city with no centre? Commuting patterns in the San Francisco Bay area – citymetric.com
- Here’s Why Uber Would Spend $3 Billion on Maps – time.com
- Neocartography Can Be Beautiful, Cartography Can Be Fast – gislounge.com
Indoor Mapping
- Tencent Strikes Strategic Partnership With Indoor Mapping Startup Sensewhere – techcrunch.com
- United Airlines Brings Highly Detailed In-Airport Maps To Its iOS App – techcrunch.com
- Here’s indoor mapping will help you find that bathroom – engadget.com
- Indoor mapping set to simplify hospital visits – spatialsource.com.au
Health Mapping
- Mapping London’s great plague of 1665 – theguardian.com
- Mapping Global Air Pollution Down to the Neighborhood Level – citylab.com
- Cancer Incidents Worldwide – imgur.com
Environment – Mapping
- This terrifying GIF shows how much Arctic ice has disappeared in the last 20 years – qz.com
- Google mapping city air quality with Street View vehicles – treehugger.com
- Mapping Storm Hotspots, Where the World’s Tempests are Brewed – atlasobscura.com
- Nepal earthquake: How open data and social media helped the Nepalese to help themselves – abc.net.au
- Scientists Use ISS Photos Of Earth To Study Light Pollution From Cities – techtimes.com
- Google Maps API Powers Real-Time Weather for Weather Channel – programmableweb.com
Cartography in books
- Railway Maps of the World – dymocks.com.au
- The Curious Map Book – bl.uk
- British Town Maps: A History – bl.uk
- The World for a King: Pierre Desceliers’ World Map of 1550 – www.bl.uk
- Cartographic Japan: A History in Maps – press.uchicago.edu
- The World of Maps: Map Reading and Interpretation for the 21st Century – guilford.com
Mapping Apps
- 10 iOS Mapping Apps That Let You Navigate the World – eweek.com
- DigitalGlobe Launches New Maps API and Developer Site – programmableweb.com
Paper maps
- Phyllis Pearsall: the woman who created A-Z maps – telegraph.co.uk
- These Soviet Maps of America Are Incredibly Detailed – popularmechanics.com
- Aboriginal Language Map – abc.net.au
- Have you seen the first known map of Ireland from 140AD? – irishcentral.com
- How quickly can you fold a paper map? – ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Alternative Cartography
- New Projects in Digital Art History: The GIS Forma Urbis Romae Project. – youtube.com
- Google restores Map Maker – techworm.net
- Mapping, Beirut-style: how to navigate a city without using any street names – theguardian.com
- Mapping with balsa wood. Just like the New York Times! – 100yrsofbrinton.tumblr.com
- 3 Amazing Maps of Mythic Locations – columbusglobes.com
- You can map Britain and Ireland’s population centres, using only the location of pubs – citymetric.com
- 13 maps about America worth bringing up at dinner parties and/or first dates – vox.com
- How to Hide an Elephant – bigthink.com
- How to Hide a Second Elephant – flickr.com
Open positions in Cartography
- Texas State University is offering a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Cartography – jobs.aag.org
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