Every two years, since 2012, the North American Cartographic Information Society publishes Atlas…
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Atlas of Design, Volume 7
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Very Expensive Maps
In the Very Expensive Maps podcast, cartographer Evan Applegate interviews other cartographers about…
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Responsible mapping
We’re seeing a lot of maps now about coronavirus. There are a lot…
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BellTopo Sans is is a free typeface based on maps from 1800s
While working on maps inspired by USGS maps from the 1800s, Sarah Bell…
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The role of cartography in early global explorations
For Lapham’s Quarterly, Elizabeth Della Zazzera turns back the clock to maps used…
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When geolocation makes everyone think you stole their phone
People show up unannounced at John and his mother Ann’s home in South…
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Skewed mental map of the world’s geography
The maps that we imagine as we think about locations around the world…
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Cartography Playground
Map-making is a tricky business with many variables to consider that can directly…
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Comparing Google Maps and Apple Maps Over a Year
Google collects much of their own data to construct their maps, whereas Apple…
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Glow map
John Nelson has a knack for making maps that glow, where the base…
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Vintage cartography and geography documentary, from 1961
This is too good not to watch. It’s a 1961 documentary on cartography…
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Maps to understand tennis
Damien Saunder, a cartographer at ESRI, likes to use mapping methods to evaluate…
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Quick reference guide to thematic cartography
Mapping data is so much about subtleties. The little things add up to…
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Why we think of north pointing up
Nick Danforth for Al Jazeera delves into the history books for why north…
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Atlas of literal place names
We go places. They have names. What do these names mean though? The…
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The fallacy of new cartography
Cartographer Kenneth Field argues that mapping on the Web isn’t really new. The technology is new, but the underlying cartography needs to remain as foundation for the area to move forward.
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A new brand of cartographer
Emily Underwood on new cartographers and the growing field:
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Art, science, and cartography
Similar discussions going on in the cartography branch among UW Madison geography folks.…