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Archive for July, 2008

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Friday, July 25th, 2008

Nashville area gets triple pollution whammy, maps indicate (The Tennessean)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. Middle Tennessee not North Carolina has received the brunt of pollution from many of TVA’s coal-burning, electricity-generating plants, maps from a TVA consultant indicated in U.S. District Court today. The consultant, Thomas Tesche, a computer air dispersion modeler, also called North Carolina’s projections that the state receives a significant amount of pollution from TVA …

USFS drafts motor vehicle use maps (Alamosa Valley Courier)

ALAMOSA No one knows the forest roads better than the people who use them. The Rio Grande National Forest is holding open house-style meetings across the Valley to share draft motor vehicle use maps with the public.

Google Maps Latest Addition: Walking Directions (Search Engine Journal)

Google Maps is a great tool for finding driving directions, as well as for getting a general overview of an area. Now theyve added another great feature for those who like to get around by foot: walking directions. So whats the difference between driving directions and walking directions? Walking directions ignore things like one-way streets […]

Reel maps fun for fans (Calgary Sun)

Ripping a page out of a Hollywood tour promoter’s script, local economic boosters have rolled out their own maps to the stars. In a bid to spread tourism dollars through rural areas, tour maps spotlighting the film locations of movies shot in Alberta are now luring tourists.

MONROE COUNTY: Flood Insurance Maps online (Monroe County Clarion)

Flood maps are an essential part of living right next to the Mississippi River.

Dresden Maps Stress Need to Plan For Growth (The Lincoln County News)

Residential development in Dresden continues to progress steadily, but on Monday, Lincoln County Planner Bob Faunce shared concerns visible on new maps depicting development from 1890 to 2007.

New flood zone maps may snag D’Amato condo project (Newsday)

Former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato’s plans to replace the Sands at Atlantic Beach catering facility with 100 luxury condos could be a wash.

Mapufacture Creates Small, PocketMod-Compatible Maps [Maps] (Lifehacker)

If you’re a fan of the foldable, all-in-one PocketMod organizer, or if you’re traveling and don’t want to swing for those pocket-sized walking maps, customized mapping site Mapufacture has a handy…

Walking Maps for Historic Sites (KAAL Austin)

(ABC 6 NEWS) — History is on the move. At least, that’s what the City of Rochester is aiming for with its newest attraction: five handheld, colorful maps. Each one shows a different, historic route, taking you through the city.

Late breaking news

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Are Google Maps good or evil? (CNET)

Google Maps helps bad people find good people and vice versa. You’ll have to decide whether to feel more or less secure.

Oman-UAE border maps are finalised (Gulf Times)

MUSCAT: Oman and the United Arab Emirates yesterday signed lists of co-ordinates and detailed maps finalising the delineation of their border, official news agencies in both Gulf countries said.

Walking Directions For Google Maps Is Live (WebProNews)

Google Maps walking directions had been spotted by some users before, and now theyre being rolled out for everyone, as Search Engine Roundtable reports. read more

New flood maps anger some McDowell citizens, officials (The McDowell News)

Last week, county officials spent three hours listening to folks vent their anger and frustration over the state’s new flood maps and how these maps could hurt their land values. In the end, the McDowell County Commissioners decided to table the matter, voice their concerns again to state officials and let the county’s Planning Board study the issue some more. On Tuesday, July 15, the Marion …

Google Maps Adds Walking Directions, Bad Neighborhood Caution [Google Maps] (Gizmodo)

If you drive a car in certain cities, you’re dumb. There, I said it. But that’s how Google Maps assumed everybody locomoted to their destination, until now. Yep! Google Maps finally has an option for…

Google Maps Adds Walking Directions [Google Maps] (Lifehacker)

Google Maps wants to help you get where you’re going on foot with a new option to switch your step-by-step driving directions to walking directions. The main difference between walking and driving…

Google Maps Walking Directions Now Live (Search Engine Land)

Earlier this month, I reported that Google Maps was testing walking directions on a small subset of users. This morning, I noticed that Google Maps now is offering walking directions for all Google Maps users. For example, conduct a search for 200 Madison Ave to 200 Lexington Ave and you will see the option to take “Walking” directions, as opposed to driving directions. Here is a …

Late breaking news

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Clinton urges more federal review of Nassau flood maps (Newsday)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinto has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct an additional public meetings in barrier-beach communities on new flood maps in Nassau County, on top of three open houses the agency already scheduled for other areas.

Seoul wants ‘Sea of Japan’ to be re-labelled on maps (New Kerala)

Moscow, July 16 : South Korea is planning to ask Russia to order a re-labelling of Russian maps replacing the name ‘Sea of Japan’ with ‘East Sea’, a Korean diplomatic source said here Wednesday.

Full frontal view of your house now on Google Maps (The Buffalo News)

Google Maps has a new feature on its site that makes techies happy but worries others.

New county maps help form Enhanced Enterprise Zones (Springfield Business Journal)

The Missouri Department of Economic Development has created maps to help communities establish Enhanced Enterprise Zones, the DED said today.

Seoul to ask Russia to re-label Sea of Japan on maps (Russian Information Agency Novosti)

MOSCOW, January 16 (RIA Novosti) - South Korea’s government plans to ask Moscow to order a re-labeling of Russian maps to replace the name ‘Sea of Japan’ with ‘East Sea’, a Korean diplomatic source in Moscow said.

Queensland urges Google Maps to catch up (Australian IT)

Queensland’s Deputy Premier wants the state’s new infrastructure to be shown on Google Maps.

Commission wants residents’ input concerning proposed zoning maps (Wilson County News)

ST. HEDWIG The citys planning and zoning commission will hold two public hearings inviting input from residents on proposed new zoning maps for the city of St. Hedwig, according to City Secretary Barbara Pawelek.

El Reg nails Street View spycars to Google Maps (The Register - Technology News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Well, we at El Reg have decided we’ve had quite enough of Google’s Orwellian Street View fleet - coming over here, invading our privacy, burning our petrol, and so forth - so we decided to nail the blighters to the search monolith’s own Google Maps.

El Reg nails Street View spycars to Google Maps (The Register)

Counter-Orwellian mashup in a Web 0.2 stylee Well, we at El Reg have decided we’ve had quite enough of Google’s Orwellian Street View fleet - coming over here, invading our privacy, burning our petrol, and so forth - so we decided to nail the blighters to the search monolith’s own Google Maps.

The charts of all the scales traditionally were involved and made with the hand, but the recent

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

The charts of all the scales traditionally were involved and made with the hand, but the recent arrival and the margin of the computers revolutionized the cartography. The majority of the charts of commercial-quality are now made with the software which fall into one from three principal types: CAD, GI, and specialized software of illustration.

The charts of all the scales traditionally were involved and made with the hand, but the recent

Friday, July 11th, 2008

The charts of all the scales traditionally were involved and made with the hand, but the recent arrival and the margin of the computers revolutionized the cartography. The majority of the charts of commercial-quality are now made with the software which fall into one from three principal types: CAD, GI, and specialized software of illustration.

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Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Arthur H. Robinson, an influential American cartographer in cartography set of themes, declared that a correctly not designed chart will be a cartographic defect. He also claimed, when considering all the aspects of the cartography, that the design of chart is perhaps most complex. 5 Robinson codified the comprehension of the mapmaker that a chart must be must be first conceived with the consideration with the assistance and its needs.