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.
ICA Facebook Posts
- Degrees/Minutes/Seconds (DMS) vs Decimal Degrees (DD) – gisgeography.com
- Nine best Geography Apps – grindgis.com
- How 16th-Century European Mapmakers Described the World’s Oceans – atlasobscura.com
Just Maps
- 6500 map reproductions online – CartoMundi – mycore.core-cloud.net
- The Codex Quetzalecatzin – loc.gov
- The architecture and design of London’s Underground celebrated in cartographic guide – lonelyplanet.com
- Four Centuries of Mapping the Subterranean World – hyperallergic.com
- Copy of first atlas of England and Wales sells for more than £100,000 – thelondoneconomic.com
- Unique Maps Illustrate Over a Billion Acres of Forests Across the United States – mymodernmet.com
Opinion
- Mapping the future: Cartography stages a comeback – wired.com
- Why Ancient Mapmakers Were Terrified of Blank Spaces – news.nationalgeographic.com
- Why Modern Cartographers Are So Impressed With This 16th-Century Map – atlasobscura.com
- Sleuthing historian connects the dots on uncredited Alaska Native cartographers – juneauempire.com
- Interpreting fragments of history – thehindu.com
- How Climate Change Affects Cartography – atlasobscura.com
- Marine Electronic Cartography Market Estimated to Flourish by 2026 – satprnews.com
- The new Dublin Luas map is a crime against cartography – citymetric.com
Cartographic Training
- Basics of Map Coordinate Systems – monde-geospatial.com
- ‘Cartographers facing challenges, training needs to keep pace with technology’ – timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Secret Soviet Posters Demystify Map Symbols – news.nationalgeographic.com
Cartography Publications & Resources
- Exploring Africa with Ancient Maps – africamuseum.be
- Journal of Map & Geography Libraries – tandfonline.com
- Inside the Most Amazing Map Library That You’ve Never Heard Of – atlasobscura.com
- A map of language charted by Navajo philosophy – nmpolitics.net
- Map quest – theglobeandmail.com
- Charting a course for the past – winnipegfreepress.com
Cartography and Place
- The Soviet Military Secretly Mapped the Entire World – citylab.com
- Maps present a gift of place – registerguard.com
- Historic Republic of Texas map back in official hands – expressnews.com
- When Cartography Meets Disaster Relief – citylab.com
- Cartography of the Cosmos – sciencedaily.com
Fringe Thinking
- The Flat Earth – bbc.com
- New Public Transit Map Series Launches with London Underground – archdaily.com
Digital Cartography
- The battle for territory in digital cartography – economist.com
- Global Electronic Cartography System Market 2017- Honeywell Aerospace, Jeppesen, Navionics – dailycommercenews.com
- ArcMap 10.2: Landsat Band Composite and NDVI Calculation – youtube.com
- How to convert Excel to GIS data in QGIS using Spreadsheet Layers plugin – monde-geospatial.com
- Electronic Cartography System Market Analysis In Electronics Segment 2017 – technopow.com
- Garmin® announces the ultimate connected boating experience with the introduction of the ActiveCaptain mobile app – businesswire.com
- Avenza Releases MAPublisher 10 For Adobe Illustrator – gisuser.com/2017
Cartographers
- Inside the Invention of the the Modern News Illustration and Infographic Map – time.com
- The cartographers – dukechronicle.com
- Workshops hope to inspire Indigenous youth to get involved in mapping – cbc.ca
- This 20-Year-Old Designs Some of the Internet’s Best Maps – inverse.com
Cartographic Change
- The CIA Is Celebrating Its Cartography Division’s 75th Anniversary by Sharing Declassified Maps – smithsonianmag.com
- The Map Of Native American Tribes You’ve Never Seen Before – npr.org
Category: eCARTO News, General News