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Archive for May, 2008

Late breaking news

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Flood maps resolution stalls along party lines (Independent)

MIDDLETOWN - Democratic and Republican members of the Township Committee agree on the need for a resolution asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reconsider new flood zone maps, but they can’t agree on the language.

Park rangers to distribute maps of trails (The Arizona Republic)

You will have a chance next month to meet the city’s park rangers and learn about trails and outdoor programs.

Ambulance trust maps rural homes (BBC News)

An ambulance service offers to “map” rural homes in Cumbria to ensure they are found by crews.

Groups wary of future decision on ‘ghost’ maps (The Reporter)

While the issue of the validity of ancient county maps works its way through the California court system, Solano County environmentalists and ag experts are warning of the significance the final ruling will have. One main concern some have is that the ruling is likely to come down during a time Solano County is creating its new General Plan Update, a document that will shape the county for the

FEMA’s help needed on new flood zone maps (Independent)

Letter to R. David Paulison, administrator of the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency Iam writing to you regarding the new flood zonemaps being proposed by FEMA for the Bayshore area of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Premier maps city future (The Maitland Mercury)

Top of Morris Iemmas plans for the Maitland are a new hospital, the completion of the Tillegra Dam project and supporting an expansion of GP services.

May 25: Local Births (The Herald Bulletin)

Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more…

Late breaking news

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Groups wary of future decision on ‘ghost’ maps (The Reporter)

While the issue of the validity of ancient county maps works its way through the California court system, Solano County environmentalists and ag experts are warning of the significance the final ruling will have. One main concern some have is that the ruling is likely to come down during a time Solano County is creating its new General Plan Update, a document that will shape the county for the

Flood maps up Ascension rates (The Advocate)

New Ascension Parish flood maps released by FEMA place a larger area in the flood plain, raising insurance rates for many homeowners and slowing development in some spots.

Catoosa residents invited to see new digital flood maps (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

RINGGOLD, Ga. Residents of Catoosa County and the cities of Ringgold and Fort Oglethorpe may get a look on Thursday at a new flood insurance study using digital technology maps.

Housing shortage myth website crashes (Sydney Morning Herald)

Overwhelming response crashes site that maps empty buildings.

Late breaking news

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Flood maps up Ascension rates (The Advocate)

New Ascension Parish flood maps released by FEMA place a larger area in the flood plain, raising insurance rates for many homeowners and slowing development in some spots.

Input being sought for flood maps (The Daily Iberian)

The development of new Federal Emergency Management Agency flood insurance rate maps for Iberia Parish is in the very early stages and local residents are encouraged to give input on the matter.

Catoosa residents invited to see new digital flood maps (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

RINGGOLD, Ga. Residents of Catoosa County and the cities of Ringgold and Fort Oglethorpe may get a look on Thursday at a new flood insurance study using digital technology maps.

Councils quietly confident that maps will highlight noise hotspots (The Scotsman)

MAPS of Scotland’s noise hotspots will be published this week to help councils crack down on the “forgotten” pollutant.

Metro Creates Evacuation Maps for Stations (Washington Post)

Metro is creating emergency evacuation maps for each of its stations.

Livingston Parish to fight flood maps (The Advocate)

LIVINGSTON Livingston Parish will challenge new federal flood maps that add many new areas of the parish to the flood zone, Parish President Mike Grimmer said Thursday night.

Metro maps aim to ease, speed bus and rail use (The Washington Examiner)

Metro is rolling out new, hand-held maps at all of the transit system’s 117 station mezzanines that show customers where they are, how they can move among stations and bus lines, and how long it will take to do so.

Love Google Maps? Help Improve It With Your Suggestions (Search Engine Roundtable)

Google Maps has really come a long way since it originally launched, a really long way. The mapping tools offered by Google are not only informative but very fun to use. From street views, directions, plotting your own points, user images, wikipedia data, data overlays and much more - it is really a great tool for users. But it can be better and Google is looking for suggestions from us. …

The charts of Topo depicting the ground of level could have an interval of cutting of only 10 feet

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

The charts of Topo depicting the ground of level could have an interval of cutting of only 10 feet (3.48 meters). Charts of Topo are not limited to circumvent lines for mountains, slopes, and plains. Other geographical data are also typically printed on charts of topo, such as rivers, lakes, and the channels, like the significant roadways, railroads, property raye, and increasing trails.

The charts which also depict the surface of the ground use a projection, a manner of translating

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

The charts which also depict the surface of the ground use a projection, a manner of translating the true three-dimensional surface from the geoid to a two-dimensional image. Perhaps the projection of the most known world-chart is the projection of Mercator, initially conceived like forms nautical diagram.

Late breaking news

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

New digital flood maps taking in Iberia Parish (The Daily Iberian)

Iberia parish property owners are asked to be active participants in the development of new digital flood insurance rate maps.

FEMA rep to go over maps (The Daily Iberian)

The Iberia Parish Council will learn more about the proposed Federal Emergency Management Agencys preliminary flood insurance rate maps at its next meeting.

The online maps that reveal the noisiest parts of the country (Daily Mail)

Maps showing the levels of noise produced by major industries, airports, road and rail networks are available online for the first time. The Government hopes they will help reduce noise pollution and protect designated quiet areas. Users are able to search by postcode for information showing different levels of noise over a 24-hour period. Check here to see how noisy your local area is

Online maps reveal noise levels across England (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Maps showing noise levels in towns across England were published on Friday in an attempt to reduce the disruption caused by factories, planes, trains and cars, the British government said.

European Union opposing Google Maps (UPI)

BRUSSELS, May 16 (UPI) — The “Street View” feature of the Google Maps service could prompt a privacy controversy in the European Union, the EU data protection chief says.

Environmental noise maps go online (Guardian Unlimited)

Defra releases maps of 23 urban areas showing levels of noise from airports, road and rail networks

Maps show noise in urban areas (BBC News)

Interactive maps showing noise levels across parts of England are published on a government website.

Online maps reveal city noise levels (Gulf Times)

LONDON: Maps showing noise levels in towns across England were published yesterday in an attempt to reduce the disruption caused by factories, planes, trains and cars, the government said.

Environmental noise maps go online (Guardian Unlimited)

Maps covering 23 urban areas in England show the level of noise from airports, road and rail networks

Flood hazard maps for Vigo released (Terre Haute Tribune Star)

Preliminary flood hazard maps for Vigo County have been released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and county officials.

Late breaking news

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Maps of Real Estate Doom (GoldSeek.com)

The Federal Reserve System’s economists have assembled six maps dealing with the state of the U.S. housing market.

Hazlet will hold meeting on new flood zone maps (Independent)

HAZLET - The township Environmental Commission went door to door Saturday to inform residents about aMay 20 meeting on revised flood zone maps that may impact their properties. It took about three and a half hours for Annie Eng and other members of the Hazlet Environmental Commission (HEC) to hand out some 750 fliers.

Nokia to Add Nokia Maps to Ovi Portal (Mobile Burn)

News by Ricky Cadden on Tuesday May 13, 2008. Note: Sponsored advertising links, if any, are in green. Nokia has announced that it will be adding its Nokia Maps service to the Ovi services portal later this summer, with a new desktop access feature.

FEMA rep to go over maps (The Daily Iberian)

The Iberia Parish Council will learn more about the proposed Federal Emergency Management Agencys preliminary flood insurance rate maps at its next meeting.

Nokia extends its phone maps to the Web (InfoWorld)

Nokia is extending its mobile navigation system to the Web via its Ovi.com site, where people will be able to save map locations and routes and then synchronize them with their phones. Maps on Ovi, unveiled Monday at the Where 2.0 conference in Burlingame, California, builds on Nokia’s next generation of mobile-phone navigation technology, Nokia Maps 2.0. It also signals Nokia’s …

Cameron Flood Maps (KPLC Lake Charles)

Reported by: KPLC Staff Maps that will eventually decide issues like how high is high enough to build in Cameron Parish will be discussed at a special open house starting at 2 p.m. this afternoon. The

Late breaking news

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Citizens give Clarion feedback on draft zoning maps (Ravalli Republic)

Zoning should be relatively simple, and not harm existing land use patterns. That was the chief message that came from more than 80 people at a meeting Wednesday night on the first draft zoning maps produced by Clarion Associates, the planning consultants working for the county.

Board approves changes to zoning maps (Saipan Tribune)

The Zoning Board approved changes to the official zoning maps in a decision made on May 8. These changes, called rezones, are available for viewing in the Zoning Office or can be viewed or downloaded from the zoning website www.zoning.gov.mp.

Geologists draw fissure maps to show potential home damage (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)

MESA, Ariz. (AP) _ There’s no pun intended when state geologist Todd Shipman says the new state-issued earth fissure maps are “breaking new ground.”

Maps available; Treasure Hunt clues begin on Saturday (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)

Maps for the Celebrate CB Treasure Hunt are now available at Bucky’s Express locations: 16th and Broadway, 35th Street and Broadway and South 24th Street.

Flood maps will be discussed at meeting (Asbury Park Press)

LONG BRANCH: The city’s Office of Emergency Management invites residents to a session dealing with Monmouth County’s predisaster Mitigation Planning Grant and the federal government’s new flood insurance rate maps.

Google Maps GTA’s Liberty City (WebProNews)

The success of a Google Maps design for Rockstar’s blockbuster $500 million title Grand Theft Auto IV has game site IGN begging gamers for patience with their submitted content. read more

Late breaking news

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Geologists draw fissure maps to show potential home damage (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)

MESA, Ariz. (AP) _ There’s no pun intended when state geologist Todd Shipman says the new state-issued earth fissure maps are “breaking new ground.”

Maps available; Treasure Hunt clues begin on Saturday (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)

Maps for the Celebrate CB Treasure Hunt are now available at Bucky’s Express locations: 16th and Broadway, 35th Street and Broadway and South 24th Street.

Flood maps will be discussed at meeting (Asbury Park Press)

LONG BRANCH: The city’s Office of Emergency Management invites residents to a session dealing with Monmouth County’s predisaster Mitigation Planning Grant and the federal government’s new flood insurance rate maps.

Google Maps GTA’s Liberty City (WebProNews)

The success of a Google Maps design for Rockstar’s blockbuster $500 million title Grand Theft Auto IV has game site IGN begging gamers for patience with their submitted content. read more

New flood maps proposed for Cameron (KPLC Lake Charles)

In Cameron Parish, some residents wonder if only the rich can afford to live there. The concerns stem from FEMA’s proposed new flood maps. Debate over the maps is heating up.

Google Maps Adds Photos, Video and Popular Searches (Search Engine Journal)

Google Maps has added a very Flickrish feature which serves photos and popular searches along wth specific Google Maps local search results. The photos are served by Panaramio (and some by Picasa), a geo targeted photo hosting company Google acquired in May 2007

Our newer atlas, the American civil war, further takes with this concept a great measure and

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Our newer atlas, the American civil war, further takes with this concept a great measure and contains a chart for each day of the war. The CD version has charts of the states confederated in south-east. The version of DVD has that plus the whole United States, 16 states or sectors chosen, local charts of the county, and charts of countryside, thousands of charts in all. For the geneology, these historical charts are the perfect manner to see what was the world as the moment when one of your ancestors was born.