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 the editor of eCARTO News.
General News
- 2013 – A Cartographic Recap – newswatch.nationalgeographic.com
- Our Favorite Maps of 2013 – theatlanticcities.com
- 40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World – asheepnomore.net
- World map generator – worldmapgenerator.com
- Tribal Nations Map – youtube.com
- Patent mapping system to find more innovation – livemint.com
- Mapping Our World celebrates 50,000th visitor – smh.com.au
- Geographic lines of history – thehindu.com
Applications
- Sales of geospatial 3D mapping product soar on 2013 demand – sparpointgroup.com
- Motor City Mapping Task Force Takes Stock Of Blighted Buildings – detroit.cbslocal.com
- High-tech mapping equipment used in caves – margaretrivermail.com.au
- Algorithm to drastically speed up mapping of Internet – eandt.theiet.org
- Researcher uses Google Earth to map influence of ancient city, Roman Antioch – gadgets.ndtv.com
- Drones ‘mapping future’of surveys – irishexaminer.com
- Mapping the Demise of the Dinosaurs – astrobio.net
- Mapping the meter: tube map of taxi journey prices – now-here-this.timeout.com
- Koltsovo Airport’s indoor mapping project to soon go live – yekaterinburgnews.com
Industry News
- 3D Laser Mapping Offers Innovative Visualisation Software – spatialnews.geocomm.com
- Apple’s 3D recording concept could allow user-generated ‘street views’ in Maps – appleinsider.com
- Apple patent filing maps out smarter mapping app – news.cnet.com
- Geospatial video mapping with Google Earth – sparpointgroup.com
- Check-In CES: Mapping Your World – adweek.com
- Nokia pulls Here Maps from the App Store, blames iOS 7 – engadget.com
- Google Again Updates iOS App With Improved Maps Integration – searchengineland.com
Extraterrestrial Mapping
- How the Gaia Galaxy-Mapping Satellite Works (Infographic) – space.com
- These Swarming Satellites Are Mapping Earth’s Magnetic Cloak – gizmodo.com
- Planet Labs Raises $52 Million to Map the Earth With Small Satellites – mashable.com
Alternative Mapping
- Honey Bees Are Mapping Their Movements with Tiny Sensor Backpacks – motherboard.vice.coms
- CT Scans Can Bolster Forensic Database – laboratoryequipment.com
Education and Resources
- Mapline: The New Face of the Simplest Online Mapping – prurgent.com
- Mapping project shows warped world – news24.com
Security and Cartography
- PM’s intervention sought to stop Google from mapping defence installations – thehindu.com
- Tracing patterns, mapping habits – thehindu.com
- Mapping Global Conflict – blogs.cfr.org
- Creepy Cool: Google Location History Mapping Your Every Move – babble.com
Cartographers
- Mapping the ‘frost quakes’: Toronto woman tracking cryoseisms so ‘people don’t think they’re crazy’ – news.nationalpost.com
- U.S. aerial mapping veteran retires after 40 years – sparpointgroup.com
- Mapping her career – salina.com
Opinion
- Mapping Cambodia’s distant past – phnompenhpost.com
- There She Blew! Volcanic Evidence Of The World’s First Map – npr.org
Environmental Mapping & Management
- Mapping the risk of massive quakes – heraldsun.com.au
- Indonesian indigenous groups fight climate change with GPS mapping – irinnews.org
- Bluesky to Map Energy Wastage from Homes Across Britain’s Cities – spatialnews.geocomm.com
- Mapping the Spread of Tropical Disease – today.uconn.edu
Marine Cartography
- WASSP Goes Wireless with New Remote Mapping System – marinelink.com
- Sea floor map result stuns experts – nzherald.co.nz
- Ireland Commits to Marine Mapping Program – maritime-executive.com
- 3D global destination mapping shines at center of KLM’s first iPad app – tnooz.com
Cartography Lite
- Strange maps – youtube.com
- A Tasmanian’s view of Australia – redbubble.com
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