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.
Featured Cartography
- WWF – Mapping Bhutan’s biodiversity – fbhutan.org.bt
Cartography – Not the study of cartoons
- Cartography – an introduction – f0155d17
- Spheres, Cones and Cylinders – mathigon.org
Themed Cartography
- Thematic Mapping – cartography.org.uk
- Mapping coral reefs from space – news.un.org
- GIS mapping to keep track of waterbodies, drain network in city – dtnext.in
- NASA Data Aid Food Security Assessments in Kenya – earthobservatory.nasa.gov
- Sea charts and satellites: Mapping critical kelp beds along the Pacific coast – ca.news.yahoo.com
Old maps – Eye Candy
- Abbey Sanctuary and Environs of Holyrood – maps.nls.uk
- Planisphaerivm Aratevm sive Compages Orbivm Mvndanorvm ex hypothesi Aratea in plano expressa. – loc.gov
- Have you seen the first known map of Ireland from 140AD? – irishcentral.com
- Every map ever published in the National Geographic magazine since the first issue in October 1888 – nationalgeographic.com
- 20 Best Maps of 2020 – vividmaps.com
Cartographic Discussions
- Something in the water: the mythology of Snow’s map of cholera – esri.com
Mapping Applications
- New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities – theconversation.com
- Satellite mapping used to tackle social isolation ‘hotspots’ in UK cities – techrepublic.com
- 72-ft autonomous Saildrone sets out on seafloor-mapping mission – newatlas.com
Modelling
- Modeling – Mapping flood – miragenews.com
- Story tips: Volcanic microbes, unbreakable bonds and flood mapping – eurekalert.org
Cartographic Industry News
- Mobileye Expands AV Mapping Technology to Detroit – dbusiness.com
- Goodbye, Michael Jones, the man who gave the power of maps in our hands – geospatialworld.net
- International Map Industry Association – imiamaps.org
Cartographic Animations & 3D Images
- Into the eye of the storm: Nexrad Level II open data – mapbox.com
- Introducing Unfolded Studio – The Platform for Geospatial Analytics – unfolded.ai
- Citizen scientists create 3D map of brown dwarfs in our sun’s neighbourhood – space.com
- Mapbox launches 3D Maps with 135 million sq km of global, high-resolution imagery from Maxar – finance.yahoo.com
Cartography Sources, Resources and Opportunities
- Cartography: Visualization of Geospatial Data – books.google.nl
- Ristow Prize in the history of cartography – cartography.org.uk
- Norway NHS update – geogarage.com/blog
- The Cartographic Journal Special Issue: 100 years of Soviet mapping – cartography.org.uk
- The British Cartographic Society (BCS) is a friendly society for those who love map making and geographic data visualisation. – cartography.org.uk
- John Nelson Maps – youtube.com
- Ten things you (maybe) didn’t know about our maps website – maps.nls.uk
- Best of GISGeography.com in 2020 – gisgeography.com
- Digital Resource – nls.uk
- New book edited by Stanford scholars examines time and space in maps – news.stanford.edu
Cartographic Exhibitions & Discussions
- Bending Lines in Cartographic Perspectives – leventhalmap.org
- Q&A: Mia Anika Navigates the Topography of Abstraction – medium.com
Cartography – A World View
- World Atlas Map – Countries and Geography – gisgeography.com
- Mapped: Visualizing the True Size of Africa – visualcapitalist.com
- Amazing Earth: Satellite Images from 2020 – nasa.gov
- Mapping the global threat of land subsidence – science.sciencemag.org
- How mapping the weather 12,000 years ago can help predict future climate change – theconversation.com
Transport Cartography
- Global air traffic as data art – esri.com
- Visualization of Air Traffic during Covid-19 Pandemic – towardsdatascience.com
- Augmented Reality and Computer Vision in Navigation – gislounge.com
- Vintage Video Explains How Road Maps Were Made in 1940 – nationalgeographic.com
- Honeywell Inertial Navigation Systems Provide Highly Accurate Data for Mobile Mapping – spar3d.com
- How New Street-Level Detail Will Help Google Maps Users To Navigate Cities – screenrant.com
Cartography Lite
- The mind-blowing map quiz – bbc.co.uk
- Who Drives on the Wrong Side of the Road? – brilliantmaps.com
- Countries Named After People – brilliantmaps.com
- Tourists Vs Locals: 20 Cities Based On Where People Take Photos – brilliantmaps.com
- Countries That Were Raided Or Settled By The Vikings Based On Modern Borders – brilliantmaps.com
- United States–Canada Border Slash – atlasobscura.com
- Netherlands vs. Holland – holland.com
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