N.S. cartographers on the map
Jun 15, 2009
The competition is open to all map-makers in the United States and Canada, and in the student category, two map-makers from the Annapolis Valley campus, which is part of the Nova Scotia Community College, earned first place honours. Wes Jones submitted the Best Electronic Map, an interactive site map of Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens, while Mat Noble had the Best Printed Map: King of Coal — Peak Production of the Sydney Coalfield, 1863-1976.
Cisco's Interactive Carbon Emissions Map Debuts in San Francisco
Apr 23, 2009
Let the carbon emissions neighborhood wars begin. Cisco Systems and San Francisco's Department of the Environment announced their collaboration today on the Urban EcoMap, a free Web-based carbon footprint-tracking tool that breaks down emissions information from energy, waste, and transportation by zip code.
Mapping the Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark, The Quivira Collection
Apr 17, 2009
Explore 16th- and 17th-century maritime navigation and California's vast terrain in Mapping the Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark, The Quivira Collection, the newest exhibition to open at Mystic Seaport.
Mongolian geographical species Map
Apr 15, 2009
regionalredlist.com - Click anywhere on the map to obtain a list of species that inhabit that point. Alternatively, type in the coordinates of the point and hit 'Search'. You can also enter a range and then search to show the species living within that range of your search point.
County considers making video
Apr 14, 2009
gadsdentimes - The Web site is now more interactive and offers services for several types of payments. Simms said the county is working to make it possible to make all payments online and provide interactive maps.
Airport redesigns Web site
Apr 10, 2009
indystar - The Indianapolis Airport Authority has launched what it calls a new, improved Web site featuring interactive maps, image galleries, searchable calendar and archive, improved navigation, and more reliable flight data. To check it out, visit indianapolisairport.com
DBx GEOMATICS Implements its New Interactive Mapping Technology, CartoVista, in the 'Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan' Web Site
Mar 28, 2009
emediawire - DBx GEOMATICS was contracted by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada is to develop its Interactive Map in both official languages to deliver key information about Canada's engagement in Afghanistan. DBx GEOMATICS' experience and the combination of an advanced client interface and a highly scalable mapping engine allowed a quick and seamlessly deployment of a truly innovative mapping solution for Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Tampa Bay History Center Opens As 'Jewel' Of City
Jan 18, 2009
tbo.com - The Tampa Bay History Center officially opened Saturday at 801 Old Water St. in downtown Tampa. It has 25,000 square feet of exhibit areas featuring 12,000 years of local history, interactive displays and multiple theaters.
Tampa's Oldest Map Discovered
Jan 17, 2009
publicbroadcasting.net - The City of Tampa is at the center of an exciting discovery - a 160-year-old map found in a crate of official city documents. Those official papers were just made public after being found in the attic of a house in northern Pinellas County.
Colorado Cartoon Map - Great!!!
Dec 20, 2008
Worldmapper - A new view on the world
Nov 16, 2008
This animation simply takes our first two maps, where the size of each territory is determined by its Land Area and Population respectively, and allows you to play an animation of one map changing gradually to the other. Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.
Map Upon Map: New Dimensions in What Maps Can Do
Nov 12, 2008
nytimes - I was struck, several months ago, by a piece in The Times about the effort to create a new interactive map of the New York City sewer system. For nearly a decade, the Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations — a branch of the Department of Environmental Protection — has been scanning its archive of old engineering maps onto what will soon be a digital map of the system.
Map of the Week: Where the dogs are part two
Oct 26, 2008
thestar - Some breeds have clear patterns, while others don’t. Purebred Labs are centred in the high-income areas along Yonge St. south of the 401, while mixed Labs are spread out across south Etobicoke, Riverdale, the Beaches and part of the coastline part of Scarborough.
Real-time info on Outer Banks conditions comes to Web
Oct 25, 2008
hamptonroads.com - Stuffed with technical magic like zoom-in maps and click-on data nuggets, the site also provides background and research into the causes of persistent challenges like erosion and weak spots on the coast.
floor plan management made easy
Oct 19, 2008
floor plan and exhibitor list for your next trade show, convention or exposition online so it is accessible to your attendees, exhibitors and service contractors 24 hours a day. a2zFloorPlan provides your attendees with tools to help them plan their visit, your exhibitors with an online marketing opportunity
Lawsuit Claims Mapmaking Firm Owns Your Neighborhood
Oct 18, 2008
A mathematician who pioneered a fractal-based urban-mapping technique is embroiled in a copyright battle that raises legal questions about whether a company can claim ownership of the definition of neighborhoods: their specific locations and boundaries. The dispute highlights a growing movement to quantify the amorphous tendrils connecting communities.
Lawsuit Claims Mapmaking Firm Owns Your Neighborhood
Oct 18, 2008
A mathematician who pioneered a fractal-based urban mapping technique is embroiled in a copyright battle that raises legal questions about whether a company can claim ownership of the definition of neighborhoods - their specific locations and boundaries. The dispute highlights a growing movement to quantify the amorphous tendrils connecting communities.
Boston.com Chinatown Map
Sep 24, 2008
A cool view of Boston's Chinatown, with video and pictures.
Mr & Mrs Smith launches map tool with Microsoft
Sep 17, 2008
Boutique hotel specialists at Mr & Mrs Smith along with Lightmaker Manchester have created an innovative, interactive online Route Planner, to make sure that getting there is half the fun.
CTIA: Tele Atlas Names Finalists for 2008 Maps In Apps
Sep 12, 2008
lbs.gpsworld.com - Tele Atlas has named Open Green Map, Pongr, and the Travel Channel GO as the finalists in the Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series' Maps In Apps 2008 competition.
Tele Atlas Announces Finalists of 2008 LBS Innovator Series "Maps in Apps" Contest: Open Green Map, Pongr and Travel Channel GO
Sep 11, 2008
Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, today announced Open Green MapTM, PongrTM and the Travel Channel GOTM as the finalists in the Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series' Maps In Apps 2008 competition. Additionally, demonstrating the series' increasing value and ability to fuel application development, Tele Atlas announced industry partners Autodesk, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADSK), and SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRF) have joined the Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series as sponsors.
Speeding up the campus crawl
Sep 08, 2008
diamondbackonline.com - Exactly how far is the walk from Denton Hall to Susquehanna Hall? What is the best way to get to the Stamp Student Union? Freshmen have long been asking these questions, but for the first time students can find the answers by accessing a website called TerpNav (www.map.umd.edu).
Hunters map out shot at success
Sep 04, 2008
The DOW has offered Game Management Unit maps that give detailed descriptions of each unit’s characteristics. But with advancing computer, software and mapping technology, the division also offers more detailed, interactive online maps.
Gloucestershire landmarks missing from online maps
Sep 03, 2008
thisisgloucestershire.co.uk - GLOUCESTERSHIRE landmarks such as Tewkesbury Abbey are missing from online maps used by millions. And some claim the success of online services such as Google Maps, as well as satnav devices and mapping software, is putting churches, woodlands and stately homes in danger of being forgotten.
Digital Atlas of Qatar wins award
Aug 29, 2008
Digital Atlas of Qatar, released by the Statistical Authority, has won the third position in the Multimedia Publication category at the 28th Annual ESRI International GIS Users Conference held in San Diego, California, early this month.
Frommer's Travel Guides Now Available on iPhone and iPod Touch
Aug 13, 2008
gogirlfriend.com - It's not all sunshine and roses though. While the guides also feature interactive maps, web and phone links, they're still missing reviews from non-writers. I've relied on Frommer's more times than I can count, but sometimes I just want the real deal from a regular Jane - someone who's sharing just for the sake of sharing. Hopefully Frommer's will get that hint eventually.
Ayna First to Launch Online Map Service for the Middle East
Aug 10, 2008
Ayna First to Launch Online Map Service for the Middle EastBeirut, Lebanon (July 13, 2008) – Today, as part of its Idrissi “Rabat Release”, Ayna Corporation launched a beta version of Ayna Maps, a service that provides interactive maps of places and businesses for all major Arab capitals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Police forces to roll out interactive crime maps
Jul 31, 2008
computing.co.uk - Every police force in the country will publish interactive crime maps on their web sites as part of a new government plan to keep the public informed of the safety of their local environs, the home secretary has announced.
Transit takes virtual road trip
Jul 29, 2008
stuff.co.nz - A software application developed as a prototype for Transit New Zealand could let tourists and new or nervous drivers click on online maps to view videos of the journeys they intended to make.
Gloucestershire map is So enterprising
Jul 22, 2008
blogs.guardian.co.uk - An impressive online magazine for Gloucestershire, SoGlos.com, has launched an interactive map, which it claims to be Britain's first of its kind. The map, using Google Maps technology in a mash-up with SoGlos.com's listings directory, allows people to explore the area in amazing detail.
Loire Valley Tourism Map
Jul 17, 2008
At the intersection of 18th and 21st (centuries, that is): a map of Rome
Jul 15, 2008
registerguard.com - Three years after wowing Internet audiences with an interactive map of Rome based on the work of an 18th century cartographer, a group that includes three University of Oregon researchers is back with an even more ambitious project. It builds upon their previous undertaking by adding the illustrations of one of Rome’s great cityscape artists, Giuseppe Vasi, to the maps of Giambattista Nolli. Nolli Map Project |
Nolli Interactive Map Engine
China: New map, Zagat and Mobil guides, literary companion
Jul 13, 2008
timesanddemocrat.com - The coming Olympic games in Beijing have spurred production of a slew of new guides to China. Along with books from most of the major travel publishers come four noteworthy new products, each offering readers a completely different experience: a literary companion, Mobil and Zagat guides, and a bilingual map.
Opinion: 10 steps every newspaper should take, with Mark Potts
Jul 06, 2008
editorsweblog.org - Stop pasting the newspaper onto a screen. Reorganize the newsroom so that its work appears online as quickly as possible. ... And embrace the technology: news Web sites should be full of Web 2.0 goodness like interactive maps, social networking tools, RSS feeds, distribution to mobile devices, etc. Use the medium to its fullest.
Tour de France Interactive Stage Map
Jul 06, 2008
online.wsj.com - Check out interactive GPS stage maps
Interactive maps of tornado damage
Jun 27, 2008
blogs.journalism.co.uk - DesMoiesRegister has put together a map charting the damage done by the tornado that wiped out the southern third of Parkersburg, Iowa, earlier this year.
Predicting Where You’ll Go and What You’ll Like
Jun 22, 2008
nytimes.com - ...Sense decided to trade services for data. On the same day it released Macrosense, it announced a new software package called Citysense, which uses location data to show where people are going, say, for nightlife, and maps their activity
EuropeanHostels.com Launches -- Features More than 15,000 Hostels throughout Europe
Jun 19, 2008
Over There Interactive announced the relaunch of EuropeanHostels.com. The new site brings sophisticated Web 2.0 technology and a customized search engine to the hostel research and booking process... Smart Maps: Hostel search results appear on an interactive map "mash-up," with pegs that are color-coded by budget level.
Will County GIS site now online
Jun 18, 2008
suburbanchicagonews.com - The Will County' GIS department is also on the cutting edge of technology by providing county residents and businesses information through a computer application that captures, stores, updates, analyzes and displays data that can be referenced to a geographic location. And it has taken it one step further by revamping its Web site.
Quikmaps does what Google Maps failed to do
Jun 18, 2008
webware.com - To answer that call Quikmaps, a third party tool that plugs into the same Google Maps data, is a far simpler solution letting you simply doodle on the map. In some cases this can be far more useful than Google's straight line tool like when you're creating turns and arcs (not all streets are straight). The best part is that the results will scale when you zoom in and out.
Novel advertising campaign to put parks on the map
Jun 03, 2008
liverpooldailypost.co.uk - AN ADVERTISING campaign drawing attention to the city’s unique and often little-known parks launches today as part of the Liverpool Biennial’s Culture Year programme.
Mongolian mapping turns toward the cities
Feb 19, 2008
MongolianArtist - By B. Batmunkh - With lots of nature and few people (less than half a percent of Mongolian land area is urban), mapping in Mongolia has come to mean mapping the environment... MondoMap's idea is certainly new for a group of mapping professionals used to mapping natural phenomena.
Mapping out a pathway to success
Aug 20, 2007
amny.com - From 1995 to 1997, Wolf worked in the Peace Corps in Mongolia... Finally, last year, Wolf returned back to his academic roots, launching MondoMap.com, a free, mapped guide of several small neighborhoods and districts in New York, including Koreatown, Curry Hill and the Chelsea Art Gallery District.
Oakland’s Online Maps Provide Colorful Guide to City
Sep 06, 2006
oaklandcvbtravel.com - New colorful maps of the East Bay’s most vibrant city are now available at the Oakland Convention & Visitors Bureau Web site (www.oaklandcvb.com). Over 1,500 Oakland businesses are highlighted in these easily-navigable diagrams that allow the city’s visitors to quickly locate which restaurants, attractions, services and shopping opportunities are nearby.
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