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Inuit cartography: maps carved in driftwood

Gary Gale
2017-04-12 13:46

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

The Inuit carve portable, waterproof, floating maps out of driftwood for use in navigating the littoral. From The Decolonial Atlas, an antidote to all the other ones: Kurdistan in Kurdish, Lakota Territory, Agricultural Maps.

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Your maps are not lying to you

Gary Gale
2017-03-21 21:51

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

Or, your maps are lying to you but so would any other map. Your maps are lying to you! They are WRONG! Everything you learned is wrong! They are instruments of imperial oppressors! All because of the “monstrosity” of a map projection, the Mercator projection.

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How the capital commutes: London map shows the flow of cars and bikes on city streets

Gary Gale
2017-03-21 21:51

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

Many of London's streets are highly polluted and this harmful air is said to contribute to thousands of deaths each year. At the heart of the problem is the vast range of vehicles on the capital's roads.

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Boston public schools map switch aims to amend 500 years of distortion

Gary Gale
2017-03-20 07:43

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

A district will drop the Mercator projection, which physically diminished Africa and South America, for the Peters, which cut the developed world down to size A district will drop the Mercator projection, which physically diminished Africa and South America, for the Peters, which

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If Every European Secession Movement Succeeded

Gary Gale
2017-03-08 20:45

Today's maps found on the interwebs. If Every European Secession Movement Succeeded 

(Source: reddit.

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You can now locate Kong’s Skull Island on Google Maps

Gary Gale
2017-03-06 12:55

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

Legendary’s upcoming monster movie Kong: Skull Island hits theaters next week, and Google is having a bit of fun with it by plotting the film’s titular location on Google Maps. You can find the island on Google Maps, just south of the equator in the Pacific Ocean.

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Your understanding of the size of countries and continents is completely wrong.

Gary Gale
2017-03-06 12:55

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

One of the most common maps of the world is in fact, one of the most misleading.  The problem is that the size of countries and continents have been either exaggerated or downplayed.

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New London Tube Map Shows How Long It Takes to Walk, Not Ride a Train

Gary Gale
2017-03-04 11:10

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

Transport for London has released another alternative version of the Tube map—and it’s actually really useful. The London transport manager has created a ‘Walk the Tube’ map, which shows how long it takes to totter between stations. The full-sized version is here.

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Building a Road Map for the Self-Driving Car

Gary Gale
2017-03-03 13:45

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

How do you create a map showing every road in the United States, with the precise location of every stop sign, all the lane markings, every exit ramp and every traffic light — and update it in real time as traffic is rerouted around construction and accidents?

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Today’s GPS technology incorporates old-time map basics, say Map Fair goers

Gary Gale
2017-03-01 16:01

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

More than 40 different map dealers from across the globe came to Miami recently to display their antique maps, charts, town plans and atlases.

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