<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>GIS Lounge &#187; Maps</title> <atom:link href="http://gislounge.com/category/cartography/maps/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://gislounge.com</link> <description>Geographic Information Systems, Maps, GPS, and GIS Jobs</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Analysis Finds Three Times More Farmers’ Markets in Areas with the Lowest Obesity Rates</title><link>http://gislounge.com/study-finds-three-times-more-farmers-markets-in-areas-with-the-lowest-obesity-rates/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/study-finds-three-times-more-farmers-markets-in-areas-with-the-lowest-obesity-rates/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:33:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gretchen Peterson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[farmers' markets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[obesity map]]></category> <category><![CDATA[obesity rates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PetersonGIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USDA]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=9204</guid> <description><![CDATA[An independent analysis conducted by mapping analytics firm PetersonGIS shows that locations with the highest obesity rates contain the fewest farmers’ markets. To produce the analysis, March 2011 data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on market locations throughout the United States were mapped and correlated with county-aggregated obesity statistics* from the Center for Disease Control [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/study-finds-three-times-more-farmers-markets-in-areas-with-the-lowest-obesity-rates/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Where to Look for Historical Maps</title><link>http://gislounge.com/where-to-look-for-historical-maps/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/where-to-look-for-historical-maps/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:41:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Harold Hunt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big map blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Ramsey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historical geography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historical GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historical maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[library of congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=9198</guid> <description><![CDATA[The use of extracting data from old paper maps is growing in popularity as a method to understanding historical geography.  David Ramsey popularized the method of georectifying historical maps and draping those maps over a DEM to create a 3D view.    Pastmapper is a project that digitizes historical maps in order to recreate the state [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/where-to-look-for-historical-maps/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Plant Hardiness Zone Map</title><link>http://gislounge.com/new-plant-hardiness-zone-map/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/new-plant-hardiness-zone-map/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:33:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin 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Mapped</title><link>http://gislounge.com/essential-geography-of-the-united-states-mapped/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/essential-geography-of-the-united-states-mapped/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:14:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Best of Show]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cagis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dave Imus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geographic literacy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geography education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[united states map]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://geography.gislounge.com/?p=1209</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dave Imus is a well known cartographer who has specialized in highly detailed, hand annotated maps covering the United States.  he found his cartography company Imus Geographics in 1983 and is based out of Oregon.  The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) awarded his The 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<description><![CDATA[The Commissioners&#8217; Plan of 1811 set into motion the grid system of streets between 14th Street and Washington Heights in the Manhattan borough of New York City. The NY Times has an overlay that allows viewers to compare a georeferenced John Randel map from 1811 to the modern street layout of Manhattan. The NY Times posted an [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/global-manhattan-grid-sytem/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ptolemy’s Geographia</title><link>http://gislounge.com/ptolemys-geographia/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/ptolemys-geographia/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:34:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rachel Quist</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atlas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cartography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[early cartography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Geographia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ptolemy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://geography.gislounge.com/?p=1171</guid> <description><![CDATA[Claudius Ptolemy could be described as an ancient Roman renaissance man.  He was a Roman citizen who lived in Alexandria, Egypt and wrote is scientific texts in Greek.  He was not only a geographer but a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, and even a poet.  Ptolemy authored several scientific papers that resonated for centuries with many ancient [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/ptolemys-geographia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Thanskgiving and Christmas Travel According to Foursquare</title><link>http://gislounge.com/how-we-travel-according-to-foursquare/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/how-we-travel-according-to-foursquare/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:19:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christmas travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[foursquare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holiday travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving map]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving travel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[united states]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://geography.gislounge.com/?p=1155</guid> <description><![CDATA[Foursquare has released a map showing travel via plane, train, and automobile covering the heavy travel season between October and December of 2010.  Airplane travel crisscrosses the entire country with a blur of lines most densely concentrated around major cities.  Travel by train seems to be concentrated mostly in a few areas of the country, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/how-we-travel-according-to-foursquare/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fusing Fine Art with Cartography</title><link>http://gislounge.com/fusing-fine-art-with-cartography/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/fusing-fine-art-with-cartography/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:29:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David McCarter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David McCarter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[maps as art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[united states]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://geography.gislounge.com/?p=1147</guid> <description><![CDATA[David McCarter is a Geography Graduate student at California State University, Northridge, where he is specializing in Cartography and GIS. Ever since he can remember, he has had a strong interest in both art and maps. 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The intent?  Bartholl explains, &#8220;Transferred to physical space the map marker questions the relation of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/city-centers-google-maps-style/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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