Jun 12, 2008

150-Year Old Map of Central Park Displayed

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"G reensward" the huge map by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux that became the plan for the development of New York City...
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GE to Add Mapping Software Firm to Utility Group

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C orporate behemoth General Electric (GE) is expanding its “Smart Grid” Capabilities for utilities, with the announcement that its GE Energ...
Jun 11, 2008

Tele Atlas Announces New Digital Map Platform

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T ele Atlas announced the release of a new digital map system today. Called MultiNav , the map platform has a smaller data footprint designe...
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Jun 10, 2008

New LBS Blog Launched

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M etaCarta a provider of geographic search and referencing solutions announced that it has launched The MetaCarta Blog . The firm says the n...
Jun 9, 2008

Future for GPS Chip Makers Uncertain

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M anufacturers that pioneered the development of GPS chips for the civilian market face an uncertain future; one that may include merging or...

In Defense of Paper Maps

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N ews that the California State Automobile Association (CSAA) is getting out of paper map publishing has struck a nerve with Caille Millner...
Jun 7, 2008

Beware of Misleading Maps

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T oday's opening of the London Map Fair has inspired the Times' Richard Morrison to take a look at maps that lead people astray: A...
Jun 6, 2008

Magazine to Target Future Mapping Professionals

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R eed Business Geo plans to launch a new magazine and website aimed at attracting young people to the fields of geomatics and hydrographics ...

Memories of D-Day Maps

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A couple of articles commemorate the 64th anniversay of the D-Day landings in Normandy from a mapping perspective. The Evansville Courier ...
Jun 4, 2008

Former Educator Maps Busy Retirement

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A lot of seniors take up painting in their retirement years. Today's Benton Evening News profiles a senior citizen who paints on a nat...
Jun 3, 2008

Lockheed Martin GPS Team Takes Home Award

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L ockheed Martin is the winner of the 2008 Space Systems Award the Greater Philadelphia Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics an...
Jun 2, 2008

Garmin to Debut GPS Phone

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GPS device maker Garmin Ltd . will soon unveil it own mobile phone the Taiwan Economic News reported today. Codenamed "Nuvifone" ...
May 31, 2008

U.S. Screwy Borders Explained

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A nyone that has ever stared at a map of the United States has questioned some things: Why does Michigan have that whole separate section th...
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May 30, 2008

Mapping Middle East Politics

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W hen you mix cartography with Israeli-Palestinian politics, controversy is sure to result. That was recently discovered by Rhoda Rosen, dir...
Feb 13, 2008

Israeli Town Calls Cops About Google Earth

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The Israeli town of Kiryat Yam has filed a slander complaint with Israel's police against Google Earth after it allowed allegations tha...
Dec 6, 2007

Latest GPS Satellite Good to Go

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T he latest GPS Block II satellite launched by the United States on October 17, has been declared fully operational. The announcement came a...
Dec 1, 2007

GPS Gadget of the Week: CPC 1100 GPS (XLT)

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F orget about GPS cellphones, this Christmas the true GPS enthusiast is hoping for a serious GPS-enabled device. Something like the CPC 1100...
Nov 30, 2007

GLONASS Major Part of Russian Plans to be a High-Tech Leader

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R ussian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, wants to spend at least $60 billion over the next 10 years to make Russia a global high...
Nov 28, 2007

A New Way to Map The World

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E arth's 6.6 billion people have reshaped about 3/4 of the planet and now represent a “force of nature rivaling climate and geology in s...

EU Lauches Probe Into TomTom-Tele Atlas Deal

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T he European Union has opened a detailed probe of Dutch technology group TomTom's takeover of Dutch firm Tele Atlas, RTE' Business ...
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