Posts in category ”Digital maps”
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Travel map of Anthony Bourdain
The news caught me off guard. A new season of Parts Unknown is about to start this weekend, despite the uncomfortable fact that the man who carried the show had already left the stage. Anthony Bourdain may be gone, but the miles remain.
Realistic subway maps
Subway maps lie to you. Not maliciously, of course. They lie for your own good. They take the sprawling, chaotic underground plumbing of a city and turn it into something reassuring. Neat colored lines, evenly spaced stations and tidy little intersections.
The world of digital map mashups
There was a time when a map was a map. A large sheet of paper folded according to some ancient geometrical system designed to ensure you could never get it back into its original shape. You bought one at a gas station, spilled coffee on it and argued with whoever was sitting in the passenger seat about whether you had already missed the exit.
Manhattan elsewhere
I have a weakness for Manhattan. I also have a weakness for maps. Put the two together and I’m pretty much defenseless.
Atlas demo with Europe map
Ajax is the new black. Everybody wants it, everybody talsk about it, and Microsoft, never one to arrive at a party without bringing its own enormous toolbox, has recently released the April CTP of Atlas, their upcoming framework for building Ajax applications.
Google Maps goes photographic
Yesterday Google quietly added another weapon to its growing arsenal: satellite photography in Google Maps. Images from DigitalGlobe and Earthsat now cover the United States and Canada, allowing anyone with internet to play amateur spy from the comfort of their desk.