Gary Gale

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

Orange Peel Map of Japan #map #maps

Found at https://twitter.com/onlmaps/status/1030814088564068352

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

The Ancient Earth Globe is an interactive 3D globe that depics the Earth at various points in geological history from 750m years ago until now. Here it is 300m years ago. Late Carboniferous. Plants developed root systems that allowed them to grow larger and move inland.

Found at https://boingboing.net/2018/08/06/ancient-earth-globe-see-what.html

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

Antipodr is a nifty little site that lets visitors learn what's on the opposite side of the globe from any coordinate. For instance, Auckland, New Zealand is directly opposite Venta de Leche in southern Spain. Honolulu, Hawai'i is directly opposite Dekar in Botswana.

Found at https://boingboing.net/2018/08/06/find-the-other-side-of-the-wor.html

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

The East Cut is a neighborhood in San Francisco invented by a branding agency. Such things usually wither on the local-business bullshit vine, but thanks to Google Maps, it's now the plain reality of that part of town.

Found at https://boingboing.net/2018/08/02/if-google-maps-says-a-place-ha.html

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

In southern Wales’ Vale of Glamorgan, archaeologists flying over a prehistoric settlement they had previously studied got a surprise: the ghostly outline of a Roman villa on the ground inside the older settlement’s boundaries.

Found at https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/climate-change-brings-the-uks-hidden-past-to-the-surface/

Today's maps found on the interwebs.

Bloomberg has an interactive report that shows how America uses its land for different purposes. I was surprised by how much land is dedicated to livestock pasture: 41%. Also the 100 largest landowning families own land equal to the size of Florida.

Found at https://boingboing.net/2018/08/01/fascinating-look-at-how-americ.html