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.
Recognition of Cartographic Excellence
- ICA-IMIA Excellence in Cartography awards – imiamaps.org
- Epic Web Maps – The Maps Hall of Fame – gisgeography.com
- Chief Hydrographer Vinay Badhwar conferred with Alexander Dalrymple award – jagranjosh.com
Borderline Cartography
- The human consequences of colonial cartography explored in a recent book – caravanmagazine.in
- The world probably doesn’t look like you think it does — and that matters, a lot – deseret.com
Cartographic resources
- Proceedings of the Academic Track at State of the Map 2021 – zenodo.org
- 25 Map Types: Brilliant Ideas to Build Unbeatable Maps – gisgeography.com
- Choropleth Maps – A Guide to Data Classification – gisgeography.com
- 3 Advantages of Paper Maps Over Digital Maps – gisgeography.com
Cartographic Virtual Gatherings
- Barry Lawrence Ruderman Conference on Cartography – library.stanford.edu
- Libraries and the UN 2030 Agenda: the Role of Libraries in Promoting Sustainable Development – hkdrustvo.hr
Maps and Geography
- Geography Facts That Will Blow Your Mind – farandwide.com
- 10 Topographic Maps From Around the World – gisgeography.com
- Scientists aim to build a detailed seafloor map by 2030 to reveal the ocean’s unknowns – theconversation.com
- 6 of the World’s Oldest Maps – discovermagazine.com
Enhanced Cartography
- Africa – pinterest.com.au
- Vintage Geological Maps Get Turned Into 3D Topographical Wonders – openculture.com
- Kenya – Exploratory Soil Map – pinterest.com.au
- 3D Rendered Topographic Maps – longitude.one
- How to make those cool 3D vintage topo maps in ArcGIS Pro – esri.com
- Cartographer Transforms Vintage Maps Into 3D Relief Maps Showing Elevation – mymodernmet.com
- Scotland from above – our 3D map viewer with new vertical exaggeration – blog.nls.uk
- Topographic map of Ireland – mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com
- Make a Vintage Forestry Map 3D using Modern Forestry Data – esri.com
- Generating 3D city models without elevation data – researchgate.net
- A Detailed Map of The Internal Structure of Mars Has Been Revealed For The First Time – sciencealert.com
- Commemorate Your Favorite Place With a Custom Relief-Style Map for Your Home – mymodernmet.com
Animations
- GEBCO 2021 Bathymetry Direct Measurement – maps.ccom.unh.edu
- Poland’s Territorial Changes 1635-Present – Life, Death & Rebirth – brilliantmaps.com
- Impressive cold shot moving north from Antarctica – trendsmap.com
- Gulf Stream Sea Surface Currents and Temperatures – svs.gsfc.nasa.gov
Cartographic Analysis
- QuietPlacesUK: modelling GB’s noise pollution using OS addressing and mapping APIs – ordnancesurvey.co.uk
- 7 Years Of Driving As A Professional Truck Driver Shown On A Map – fleetlogging.com
- Driving Times from Paris – googlemapsmania.blogspot.com
- 3 Wildfire Maps: How to Track Real-Time Fires Around the World – gisgeography.com
- Mapping reveals sorry state of canals – timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Coral Reef Health Gets New Model for Mapping, Monitoring; Shortlists Factors and Identifies Which Reefs Might Survive – sciencetimes.com
- Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world – aljazeera.com
- US Navy has AI-improved method for mapping aerial imagery–ignore the cars – techlinkcenter.org
Industry News
- Esri boosts digital twin tech for its GIS mapping tools – venturebeat.com
- Robots Making Maps for Robots: Galileo/GNSS-based Mapping for High-Definition Guidance – insidegnss.com
- ArcGIS Pro Cartography proves to be a game changer – geospatialworld.net
On a lighter note
- Bad map projections – xkcd.com
- Marvellous pictorial map of New Zealand – raremaps.com
- Stinky Bay? How local names can protect lives on the coast this summer – ordnancesurvey.co.uk
- 21 Of The Saddest Places On Earth From Instagram’s sadtopographies – brilliantmaps.com
- What do they talk about? – davidrumsey.com
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