In the Very Expensive Maps podcast, cartographer Evan Applegate interviews other cartographers about…
cartography
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Very Expensive Maps
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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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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.…