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 David Fraser, editor of eCARTO News.
General News
- Women, exploration and discovery – h-net.org
- Best Views of Earth From Europe’s New Plant-Mapping Minisatellite – wired.com
- Mapping out growth in an industry that’s boosting the economy – independent.ie
- The GeoInformation Group Maps Out New Future for the UK – directionsmag.com
- Danish government releases geographic data by way of 1:1 Minecraft map – arstechnica.com
- What if we mapped cities by how hard it is to get to work? – washingtonpost.com
- 5 Free Tips to Improve Google Maps – gamerheadlines.com
- A Navigation Program Switches to Maps Made by Volunteers – nytimes.com
- Sculptural Cartography: How The Marshall Islands Inhabitants Used Stick Charts to Map the Waves – socks-studio.com
Applications
- This graphic designer makes ‘smell maps’ of cities around the world – pri.org
- Google Maps update adds public transport data for Britain – hereisthecity.com
- Digitally mapping the downtown – news.pioneergroup.com
- Malaysia Airlines MH370: Further ocean mapping required as underwater search area expands – abc.net.au
- EPA Releases New Tool For Mapping Ecosystem Services – ecosystemmarketplace.com
- Mapping Yunnan’s surprisingly hectic airspace – gokunming.com
- Mapline’s Business Mapping Software – Mompreneurs’ New Best Friend – einnews.com
- Mapping medieval miracles – pasthorizonspr.com
- University of Colorado Boulder leads team in mapping 198,000 glaciers – examiner.com
Industry News
- Our world is changing and we need new maps – 360.here.com
- Offline mapping, navigation improvements highlight Google Maps update – macworld.com
- Tencent to Invest in Map Company NavInfo – online.wsj.com
- Digital Mapping May Be Nokia’s Hidden Jewel – nytimes.com
- Mapbox Adds Smart Directions to its Mapping Platform – programmableweb.com
- Smart Mapping SuperSurv Available on App Store and Google Play Now – directionsmag.com
- Rand McNally offers all-in-one mapping, navigation, and HOS update – fleetowner.com
- Introducing Microsoft Power Map – sqlmag.com
- The World edition of Tellmaps – tellmaps.com
Technological advances
- Be Like Denmark, Go Virtual – theindependent.sg
- Applanix, American Aerospace Partner on Mapping for UAVs – gpsworld.com
- Google’s Self Driving Car Project Requires Currently Limited Map Data – androidheadlines.com
- 3D Laser Mapping Celebrates 15 years of Growth – amerisurv.com
- Aussie scientists create first detailed 3D scan of the Tower of Pisa – 3ders.org
- Geospatial (GIS) – mcortechnologies.com
Education and Resources
- The Best Extensions to Make Google Maps Even More Awesome – lifehacker.com
- OCAD for Cartography – ocad.com
- Pacific GIS/RS User Conference – picgisrs.appspot.com
- EPA releases EnviroAtlas ecosystem mapping tool news.thomasnet.com
- MIT Creates A New Map A Day To Inspire Social Change – fastcoexist.com
- SIGN POST: Dutch map system a fix for co-ordinates – bdlive.co.za
- Book Review: ‘Mapping the End of Empire’ by Aiyaz Husain – online.wsj.com8
- Google taps GW students, professors for 3-D mapping project – blogs.gwhatchet.com
- Mapping the world with words – inverelltimes.com.au
- The environment and health atlas of England and Wales: how it was created and what it shows – theguardian.com
- Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer – amazon.com
- The Cartographer – estereotips.net
Cartography and the Environment
- Special report: Landslide Mapping – wlos.com
- Mapping the Killer Path of the Everest Avalanche – news.nationalgeographic.com
- 3D mapping helps Walsall manage tree estate – hortweek.com
- Mapping of fragile reefs to help spot prawn habitat: Vancouver Aquarium – vancouver.24hrs.ca
- Seabed mapping: Sensor aims to improve seagrass checks off SA coast – abc.net.au
- Mapping How Far You Can Bike Without Breaking a Sweat – usa.streetsblog.org
- Mapping glaciers with NASA in a Cold War-era plane – america.aljazeera.com
- Indonesia, Australia Government & World Bank release new disaster mapping software – futuregov.asia
- Mapping the Earth’s Trouble Spots and the People Who Live There – hstoday.us
- Congo’s fragile forests watched over with online map – newscientist.com
Society and Cartography
- The Spread of Famine – mapstory.org
- Mapping the Four C’s of Chinese Wealth – foreignpolicy.com
- Mapping Kidnappings in Nigeria – fivethirtyeight.com
- Mapping Syria’s war on medical neutrality – thestar.com
- India: Mapping Street Harassment and Promoting Safe Cities – rising.globalvoicesonline.org
- Google Maps Russia claims Crimea for the federation – theguardian.com
- How You Count Matters: Maps of Census Data in the US – space.io9.com
Cartographers
- How I First Got Into Cartography – demap.com.au
- Gunter Schilder, the Great Man of Maps – thefreelibrary.com
Opinion
- Mapping the humiliation of China – opinion.inquirer.net
- Mapping the Chinese Conquest of the Planet – huffingtonpost.com
- Politics on the Topographer’s Table: The Helvetic Triangulation of Cartography, Politics, and Representation – tg.ethz.ch
World and Country Specific Cartography
- New World Order: Mapping A Dozen Years Of The Forbes Global 2000 – forbes.com
- WRI Water Risk Map Launched on Bloomberg – environmentalleader.com
- Mapping More Than a Century of Major Earthquakes – citylab.com
- Mapping the Remote World with Google Trekker – mensjournal.com
- DOST bags award in Switzerland for flood maps project – interaksyon.com
- New national maps for Switzerland – swisstopo.admin.ch
- Mapping America’s Enormous Prison Population – fastcoexist.com
- China’s military uses 3D printing to better visualize landscapes – 3ders.org
Cartography Lite
- App’s Facial Mapping Technology Lets Users Try Makeup Virtually – ndtv.com
- LG UPlus Provides Personalized Food Mapping Service – koreabizwire.com
- Mapping the Athens metro in Gringlish – enetenglish.gr
- Map Paintings – designstack.co
- Concave Earth Theory – wildheretic.com
- World map – mappingsciences.org.au
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