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
- Cartographer – Heinrich Berann – mapdesign.blog
- Map Projection – Dymaxion Map – bfi.org/about-fuller
- Map – Northern Europe, 1558 – loc.gov
Cartographic Resources
- Useful things we can do with a DEM – geogeek.xyz
- Google Earth, Google My Maps & GIS Interface – mapdesign.blog
- The 26 Largest Islands In The World Compared – brilliantmaps.com
- 37 Eye-Catching World Map Posters You Should Hang On Your Walls – brilliantmaps.com
Industry News
- Esri launches indoor mapping solution – geospatial-solutions.com
- Introducing Apple Maps 2.0: Has Google met its mapping match? – istart.com.au
- Facebook is recruiting mapping experts to help map the world – cnbc.com
- Smartwatch review: rugged Garmin Fenix 5 Plus a worthy upgrade with great functionality and offline music playback – scmp.com
Cartography & Emergency Management
- Hawaii Lava Event – hawaiicountygis.maps.arcgis.com
- Thai soccer team cave rescue helped by Denver company’s 3D Earth mapping abilities – thestar.com.my
- The Challenges of Global Flood Hazard Mapping and Prediction – eos.org
- MH370 Mapping Beats 100,000 To Win Global Award – airlineratings.com
- Mapping species range shifts under recent climatic changes – sciencedaily.com
- The Challenges of Global Flood Hazard Mapping and Prediction – eos.org
Mapping The Environment
- New magnetic anomaly map helps unveil Antarctica – phys.org
- Dalhousie researchers track right whales by mapping food sources – cbc.ca
- Mapping climate corridors – sciencedaily.com
- Mapping species range shifts under recent climatic changes – sciencedaily.com
- Pulse of the polar vortex revealed: A key to mapping future storms – sciencedaily.com
Atlases
- The Dazzlingly Colorful Atlases That Brought the Night Sky Within Reach – atlasobscura.com
- Atlas – Semiotics – atlas-semiotics.jimdo.com
- BildAtlas – rcswww.urz.tu-dresden.de
Cartography
- An Ingenious Way To Hide A Map bbc.com
- The Melbourne Map – mailchi.mp
- Maps of Scotland by Commercial Map Makers – maps.nls.uk
- OS Maps of Scotland now online – maps.nls.uk
- Mapping China’s frontline: the Yangtze at 100km intervals – a photo essay – theguardian.com
- Pluto and Charon Shine in Most Detailed Topographical Maps Ever – space.com
- The Football Atlas: the illustrations putting the World Cup on the map – theguardian.com
Investment in Cartography
- Pooh’s original Hundred-Acre Wood map sells for auction record – reuters.com
Animations
- Ucayali River (Peru), 1985-2013 – youtube.com
- Human Population Through Time – youtube.com
- Maps reveal hidden truths of the world’s cities – bbc.com
- Introducing EarthTime: animations which show how our planet is changing – weforum.org
Opinion
- Weird Facts About The Aussie Map – frasercoastchronicle.com.au
- Why Augmented Reality Is the Next Big Innovation in Mapping – knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
- The Three-Words Postcodes Revolutionising Mapping – independent.co.uk
- This one strategic decision consigned Apple Maps to mediocrity – fastcompany.com
- Through the Keyhole – journalgazette.net
- MapLab: The Map Is a Feedback Loop – citylab.com
- Who owns the space under cities? The attempt to map the earth beneath us – theguardian.com
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