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14
Jul 11

Mapstraction, Maps and Me

Posted on 14th July 2011 by Gary

It’s been a while since my last blog post; my day job at Nokia has been taking up almost all of my time and what little time has been left has been spent with my family. But in between day … Continue reading →

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18
Mar 11

Mapping The Might Have Been

Posted on 18th March 2011 by Gary

The moment you make a map there’s a fairly good chance that it will be out of date. There’s nothing wrong with this; anyone who works in the cartography or mapping fields will tell you that one of the biggest … Continue reading →

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08
Dec 10

Society of Cartographers Redux

Posted on 8th December 2010 by Gary

To be filed under the “slightly self promoting” department, earlier this year I was invited to speak at the Society of Cartographers Summer School in Manchester, UK. It’s always great to be invited to speak at a conference but I … Continue reading →

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01
Aug 10

Grepping And Grokking The Etymology Of Grep

Posted on 1st August 2010 by Gary

I’ve been thinking a lot about the etymology of place names recently. That’s a slightly verbose way of saying that I’ve been thinking about the origin of place names and where they come from. Take London for example. That’s pretty … Continue reading →

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