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Maps are graphic representations of the surface of the earth or particular geographic regions. Maps can represent physical, political, climatic, geologic, or other aspects of geography. Most are two-dimensional, but three dimensional maps are also useful, including those which represent topography in relief.

Maps are among the earliest form of written human records, having developed through various levels of sophistication. Notable advancements were seen in the Ptolemeic period when the concept of scale was introduced, in the 16th century with the invention of the Mercator Projection to accurately account for the curvature of the earth, and with the subsequent introduction of standardized longitude and latitude. The most recent advances in map technology have come with the application of satellite photography as a source for more accurate mapping data.

The most famous historic maps are probably Claudius Ptolemy's 2nd century map of the ancient world from his Geographia and Abraham Ortelius' Mapa Mundi of 1570.

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  • London Artists: Claire Brewster’s London Maps


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    Claire Brewster uses old maps, atlases and other found paper to create beautiful, delicate and intricate paper cuts of flowers, birds and insects. She has been living and working in London for over 20 years, but started life in the semi-rural county of Lincolnshire. She says, “my inspiration comes from nature and ...
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  • Maps and Atlases Announce New Album "Beware And Be Grateful


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    Maps and Atlases have announced they will release their new album, Beware and Be Grateful on April 17th. A trailer can be viewed by clicking read more.
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  • Mapquest Driving Directions Online


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    Mapquest.com is perhaps one of the best web mapping sites, it is without any doubt one of the most popular online mapping websites. I know that there are hundreds of free internet mapping sites out there, but I think that the best are G-Maps, Y! Maps, and Bing Maps, there are other good sites that are worth checking ...
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  • Social Web App Project – Straight Forward App For A Good Dev


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  • Garmin Nuvi 2555LMT 5-inch Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Traffic, and Maps


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  • Andrew Duminy Wrote Mapping South Africa for “Interested Amateurs”


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    Andrew Duminy considers himself a “interested amateur” when it comes to maps and cartography. He told The North Coast Courier that while doing research for his Master’s thesis on the history of the Eastern Cape frontier, he became aware that there were few books on marine and land surveying easily ...
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  • Closing arguments in Texas redistricting begin Tuesday


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    A fight over the redrawing of Texas political maps is returning to Washington for closing arguments. At issue is whether the maps drawn by the GOP-dominated Texas Legislature violated the federal Voting Rights Act. A three judge panel has listened to two weeks of testimony. ...
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  • Review of Google Places: Maps Marketing Blueprint


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  • 100 palabras básicas de SEO | Google Maps | Google Places


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  • The power of location in your apps


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  • Cartographic Regression


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    Here’s how the territory of Palestine has shrinked and borders have fragmented from 1917 to present day. A cartographic essay on GOOD . Thanks, Ethel , as usual. Click the first image for a higher resolution:
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  • Human Rights Maps (170): Hate Crime Rates


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    ( source ) What drives hate crime? Some say it’s poverty, and this seems to be corroborated by the following map: ( source ) On the other hand, the data here paint a different picture. More data on hate crime here . More hate crime maps here . More human rights maps in general here . Filed under: ...
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  • South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue using OS OnDemand


    Ordnance Survey Blog — Authority Authority: 107
    It’s always good to see how organisations are making use of our data especially when it’s being used to make services more effective and potentially save the tax payer money.  However, our favourite examples are when you can see the obvious benefit that our data can bring and with emergency services examples, the ...
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  • How can I update the maps on the Mio gps?”?


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    by Aubrey Arenas Question by MeL : How can I update the maps on the Mio gps?”? Product C310x Best solution: Answer by three714 Here you go: http://www.gpslodge.com/archives/008858.php Give your response to this question underneath! by Aubrey Arenas
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  • Little Big Planet 2: w/ Gassy & Diction #2 ‘Moist Flopping Flaps’


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    Leave a like if yah please, it helps out and makes me happy ;D *For some reason the intro/ game audio track was muted when I rendered this part out, it will be fixed for the next part* As many of you know, I recently got a PS3 and have been looking to play more of the whopping TWO whole games I have for it: Little ...
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  • Google Business Photos pilot program


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    Want to add a Virtual 360-degree panoramic Tour of your Business it maybe a Restaurant/Hotels/Pubs, Offices or anything.. you can now bring your business to life with a 360-degree, interactive tour. Showcase all the details that your customers love. Perfect for restaurants, retail shops, gyms, salons, and more with ...
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  • Henri Lefebvre on Maps as Instant Infinity


    polis — Authority Authority: 485
    Source: Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas "How many maps, in the descriptive or geographical sense, might be needed to deal exhaustively with a given space, to code and decode all its meanings and contents? It is doubtful whether a finite number can ever be given to this sort of question. What we are most ...
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  • This Week in Call of Duty Video Feature


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    We check out the new Modern Warfare 3 maps, Friday night Fights, and give you the final word on the Vuzix Wrap 1200 VR   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “This Week in Call of Duty Video Feature” was posted by Wern on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:50:53 -0800 [...]
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