eCARTO News December 2014 International Cartographic Association

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.

The Cloud

Cloud Based GIS – scholar.google.com.au
GIS in the Cloud – cartodb.com
Options for Open Source Cloud GIS? – stackexchange.com
Cartographic Design Principles: Legibility – ordnancesurvey.co.uk

General News

International Journal of Cartography – tandfonline.com
Geospatial Science Research 3 – scholar.google.com
Cloud Cartography – techtarget.com
Auszeichnung für Nationalpark-Atlas in Paris – bote.ch
Map Hack Day – olivertung.cartodb.com
Map Hack Day – stratiform.cartodb.com
Mapping the cheery, the depressing and the slimy – reuters.com
Networking Conferences for Young Scientists – worldsocialscience.org

The New Technology of Mapping

Smartphones to map pollution levels – geographical.co.uk
How to Make a Better Map—Using Neuroscience – citylab.com
An alternative map of Britain: caves, canals, megaliths and ley lines – spectator.co.uk
Mapping infectious disease in real time – humanosphere.org
Interactive sound maps provide new tools for mapping cities – citymetric.com

Industry News

ArcGIS 10.3: The Next Generation of GIS Is Here – esri.com
Apple is developing an iPhone that fires LASER BEAMS to map surroundings, patent reveals – dailymail.co.uk
GeoComm Publishes 3D and Indoor 9-1-1 Caller Location Mapping White Paper – directionsmag.com
Spatial Industries Salary Review 2014 – siba.com.au
Full Version of MAPS.ME Becomes Free and Open Source – maps.me
Nokia’s Here Mapping App Now On Google Play Globally, Coming Back To iOS In 2015 – techcrunch.com
Fatmap Raises Seed Funding For Its Detailed 3D Mapping Engine And Ski App – techcrunch.com
Putting a startup on the map: Simon Hackett joins investors pouring $5 million into Spookfish – startupsmart.com.au

Cartographic Uncertainty

Countries inside Countries: Bizarre Borders Part 1 – youtube.com
Canada & The United States: Bizarre Borders Part 2 – youtube.com
The Most Complex International Borders in the World – youtube.com
This Is What Your City Would Look Like If All The World’s Ice Sheets Melt – fastcoexist.com
Unemployment Rates 1991 to 2012 – mapstory.org
What Maps Can Hide – theatlantic.com
Mapping out the protest sites for history – scmp.com
Experiments in mapping the intangible – boingboing.net

Cartographic Education & Resources

Create amazing maps with your data – cartodb.com
Desktop GIS Transformed – esri.com
Design your map – mapbox.com
A Free and Open Source Geographic Information System – qgis.org
Story Map Journal – arcgis.com
Smart Maps – smartmaps.org
Guided Notes on Latitude and Longitude – slideplayer.us
Urban Observatory – urbanobservatory.org
Map School – mapschool.io
MapCarta – mapcarta.com
Web Mercator – esricom
How to make a better map – Using Neuroscience – citylab.com
How Maps Change Things – books.google.com.au
20 Minutes to Understanding Spatial Database – cubrid.org
Create apps from maps – arcgis.com
OpenGeo Suite – boundlessgeo.com
A high-performance, feature-packed … for all your mapping needs. – openlayers.org
Geographic Information Systems – stackexchange.com
Scribble Maps – scribblemaps.com
CaGIS Map Design Competition – An Invitation to All Mapmakers – cartogis.org
Reflections on Ten Years: Small Steps, Giant Leaps, and a Geographic Future – tandfonline.com
Design Explosions – Issue #1: Mapping on iOS – medium.com
EduServ 13 E-Learning courses 2015 – eurosdr.net

Mapping Games

Le Jeu du Monde (Game of the World) – davidrumsey.com
Wallis’ Complete Voyage Around The World – nla.gov.au

Cartographers

Welcome to The Marauding Carto-nerd – cartonerd.blogspot.com.au
Simon Rogers – profantasy.com

Cartographic Opinion

#MapMonday: Biodiversity Map Shows Hemorrhaging of Species – scientificamerican.com
There Is No Such Thing As An Unbiased Map – gizmodo.in
Becksploitation – cartonerd.blogspot.com.au