eCARTO News July 2024 International Cartographic Association

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.

Mapping the Environment

Colorado’s released wolves move away from Rocky Mountain National Park – coloradoan.com
Council launches interactive bushfire hazard zones map – newsofthearea.com.au
Mapping the great outdoors – nationalobserver.com
Ecology upgrades Washington air quality map in time for wildfire smoke season – ecology.wa.gov
How much will the ground shake? Scientists creating first detailed maps of Metro Vancouver’s earthquake hazards – vancouversun.com
Map: Northern lights could shine in some states amid minor geomagnetic storm – thehill.com

Citizen Mapping

Minnesota drivers help map out the hottest neighborhoods across the United States – kstp.com/kstp-news
Looking for input on Dolores Canyon National Conservation Area map – kkco11news.com
Advocates hope digital map makes Toronto art more accessible – cbc.ca
Who Maps the World? – bloomberg.com

Applications of Mapping

Collaboration To Push Boundaries Of Cosmos Mapping – miragenews.com
Map Shows Which States Produce the Most Olympians – newsweek.com
PhilSA releases map of possible oil spill extent in Bataan – manilastandard.net
Shocking map shows UK’s shoplifting hotspots – check where you live – express.co.uk
Tunisia to Pilot GIS Mapping for Public Health – africacdc.org
Map project compiles, geolocates Jasper wildfire footage – fitzhugh.ca
Map Shows States With the Tallest Men in the U.S. – newsweek.com
Map Shows Which States Drink the Most Beer – newsweek.com
Map shows “ice cream trail” in Massachusetts with more than 100 destinations – cbsnews.com

Industry

Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: Which is the better app in 2024? – fastcompany.com
Microsoft, Meta, and others release free global map data for developers – neowin.net
Apple Maps on the web launches in beta – apple.com
Microsoft-backed foundation releases open map data sets to rival Google – newsbytesapp.com
Progress in high-resolution vegetation mapping: China’s leap toward advanced environmental monitoring – phys.org

Gatherings

EuroCarto 2024 – eurocarto2024.org

Maps as a record of what was

First map of Earth’s lost continent has been published – msn.com
Scientists Discovered An Ancient Map That Proves Antarctica Was A JUNGLE – msn.com
Olympics Opening Ceremony 2024: Epic no-fly zone across Paris for hours – news.com.au
15 Years On: Lunar Orbiter Starts Moon Mapping Mission – miragenews.com
Houstonians can track debris pickup progress on new interactive map – chron.com

Opinion

Climate Change Causing You Decision Fatigue? Try a Map | Opinion – newsweek.com
The Crunch: Paris then and now, an Extremely Detailed Election Map and your brain after mushrooms – theguardian.com
Photomaps of Jasper townsite not official incident maps: Jasper National Park – fitzhugh.ca
‘Straight line’: Mind-boggling map goes viral – news.com.au
Fears Oxford University is ‘dominating map’ of the city – oxfordmail.co.uk

Maps, Atlases and Globes

NEW MAP: Muir Creek Fire in Glacier National Park measures 84 acres – nbcmontana.com
Map shows high-speed rail connecting major US cities across the nation: ‘Nationwide access remains our goal’ – yahoo.com

Publications

CAIRT – nls.uk

Geography facts that sound like lies but are completely true – msn.com
What Happens if Sea Levels Drop by 1000 Metres? – msn.com
Putting more women on the map – maribyrnonghobsonsbay.starweekly.com.au
Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail – nature.com
This new brain-mapping device could make neurosurgery safer – npr.org

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the weblink authors are their own and do not represent the official position of the ICA. The links are assembled for information and education purposes only.