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.
General News
- Human echolocation: Using tongue-clicks to navigate the world – bbc.com
- 100 Years of National Geographic Maps: The Art and Science of Where – nationalgeographic.com
- Blog about maps and tourism – thetouristmap.wordpress.com
- Google Maps: a decade of transforming the mapping landscape – theguardian.com
- Tech and data converge to create better maps about our shared worlds – techrepublic.com
- Stunning maps show what major cities would look like under hundreds of feet of water – businessinsider.com.au
Mapping Applications
- Mapping Manila’s growth – inquirer.net
- Mapping Europa – planetary.org
- India Grows, Canada Disappears: Mapping Countries By Population – npr.org
- Mapping the Equation malware – reuters.com
- Mapping start-ups – economist.com
- The Dubai 3D mapping project – gearthblog.com
- Every City Should Have Something Like San Francisco’s Mass Transit Access Map – citylab.com
- Mapping gems reveal nation’s wealth – psnews.com.au
- What does the biggest human migration on earth look like on a map? – edition.cnn.com
- Google Mapping San Francisco Bay – abc7news.com
- Romanian Mapping Agency’s New Geoportal Drives Collaboration – directionsmag.com
The New Technology of Mapping
- It’s now possible to map your home’s WiFi signal in 3D – engadget.com
- Mapping Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer in High-Definition – nationalgeographic.com
- Mobile phone-based mapping of human movement – ft.com
- First look: Ordnance Survey lifts kimono on next-gen map app – theregister.co.uk
- We got a look at Project Tango: Google’s extraordinary 3D-mapping tablet prototype – businessinsider.com.au
- A New Mobile Map Captures ‘Internet of Moving Things’ – nytimes.com
- Satellite Imagery To Guide Aerial Mapping By UAS – aviationweek.com
- Mapping Damage from Above – sdsu.edu
Industry News
- Google free mapping service adds local guides – phys.org
- Google Earth Blog – gearthblog.com
- Google Earth Pro: high-end, $400 per year mapping tool goes free – independent.co.uk
- Nokia’s Here maps for Android launches out of beta after 3M downloads – venturebeat.com
Cartographic Opinion
- Language and Big Data: Mapping social media with words – siliconangle.com
- Mysterious Apple minivans are mapping vehicles, experts say – cultofmac.com
- Ramblers find their way back to maps as digital devices let them down – telegraph.co.uk
Cartographers
- Two centuries of map making from William Smith’s survey to satellites – theconversation.com
- MacDonald Gill – macdonaldgill.com
- Srikant Panda: “The whole community of photogrammetry and GIS is a family” – geohipster.com
Cartographic Education & Resources
- Relief shading – reliefshading.com
- Terrain modelling – terrainmodels.com
- Be part of Openness in Geoeducation – osgeo.org
- Geospatial careers: 12 things I’ve learned… so far – linkedin.com
- Earth observatory – nasa.gov
- Course Cursor – Mapping masters – indiatimes.com
Cartographic Products
- Mapcarte – pinterest.com
- Globe in a Box – redbubble.com
- Globes – duraglobes.com
- Australia Map board game – redbubble.com
- In Cuba, Maps Make a Comeback – theatlantic.com
- Introducing the world’s most detailed 3D ski maps – telegraph.co.uk
Mapping – Political & Social
- Explained: Where do foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria come from? – abc.net.au
- Diversity Explosion: The cultural generation gap mapped – brookings.edu
- California Gang Territories – maps.google.com
- View on Poverty: Mapping populations in insecure states – scidev.net
- Nigeria elections: Mapping a nation divided – bbc.com
- Mapping How America’s Population Will Change By 2030 – fastcoexist.com
Mapping the Environment
- Innovative technology to help combat weeds in Victoria’s national parks – vic.gov.au
- MSU Scientist Develops Smart Phone App Mapping Invasive Species – wlns.com
- Snacking In-Between Sidewalks: Mapping Abundance of Wild Edibles in the Bay Area’s Food Deserts – kqed.org
- Big Data and Bacteria: Mapping the New York Subway’s DNA – wsj.com
- NASA Launches Soil Moisture Mapping Satellite – huffingtonpost.com
Cartographic Contacts
- Denise McKenzie – twitter.com/SpatialRed
- The Map Room – twitter.com/maproomblog
- Will Cadell – twitter.com/geo_will
- Martin von Wyss – twitter.com/vWMaps
- Boundless – twitter.com/boundlessgeo
- GISGeo – twitter.com/GisGeography
- MapStart – mapstart.com.au
- CartoDavid – twitter.com/CartoDavid
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