Date archive for November, 2007
November 7, 2007Paula Scher's MapsCartographyAs someone who works more on the technical side of GIS, I am always impressed by the creative output from those that explore the artistic side of cartography. Even if you aren’t local to New York City to personally visit the exhibit of Paula Scher’s work on display at the Maya Stendhal Gallery, you can ... read more Transit Maps of the WorldMapsTransit Maps of the World was recently published by Penguin Books and is, as the title suggests, a comprehensive collection of maps of transit systems from around the world. The book, by Mark Ovedon, runs the gamut of transit cartography to bring the reader an amazing view of how transit lines are presented in different ... read more Google Map API OverviewWeb MappingThe Dr. Dobb’s Journal has an example by Dionysios G. Synodinos on the use of Google’s Map API for a mapping application developed in Greece. The author runs through the methology used with Javascript code to accompany the steps used in creating the application. Source: Web Maps with the Google Map API by Dionysios G. ... read more November 5, 2007Addressing the entire country of Costa RicaGeographyThe Los Angeles Times reports on the efforts of Costa Rica’s postal system to overhaul the way addresses in this country are assigned. Costa Rica doesn’t have a standardized way of addressing and many of the streets are unnamed. Locations are decribed based on their proximity to local landmarks. The example in the article describes ... read more November 3, 2007GPS works better with common senseGPSThe Engadget blog has a collection of stories about drivers who put more stock into the directions given by their GPS car navigation systems than the signage on the roads around them. The latest post involves a truck driver who refused to believe that an ever narrowing lane wouldn’t accomodate his vehicle. Rather than call for ... read more November 2, 2007Daylight Savings Ends in the United States on SundayGeographyWith a longer than ever Daylight Savings Time (DST) this year (thanks to Congress) set to end, it’s time for those living in the United States to set their clocks back by one hour on Sunday, November 4th. Read all about Daylight Savings Time from Matt over on the About Geography site. Use the extra ... read more November 1, 2007Spatial Data Quality SurveyCommunityThe Open Geospatial Consortium Data Quality Working Group has compiled a survey to assess global spatial data quality. Those that work with and create geospatial data are invited to participate. A background article describing the work of the Data Quality Working Group and the goals of the survey is below. This article was originally written for ... read more |
