Mapping

Let the Computer Do the Driving

Avoiding traffic congestion may soon be as easy as surfing the web, thanks to new web software that maps out congestion and calculates the best and most efficient driving routes.

April 15, 2008 - The New York Times

Google Sued Over 'Street View'

Pittsburgh couple sues Google for invasion of privacy after photos of their home are published on Google's "Street View" mapping feature.

April 8, 2008 - The Smoking Gun

The Global City That Never Sleeps

By using telephone and voice over IP calling data, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created detailed maps of calls between New York and other major world cities, painting a vivid picture of globalization.

March 6, 2008 - MIT News

Mapping the 'New Cartography'

Ubiquitous access to GPS data and social software is generating a whole new breed of cartographers who are empowering themselves and others by mapping everything from community assets to occurrence of disease.

March 3, 2008 - In These Times

21 'Strange' Maps

The Strange Maps blog is an eclectic collection of maps, diagrams, and cartoons. Some graphics featured on this blog are informative, some are creative, and others are completely bizarre.The website is maintained by an anonymous blogger. The posted graphic is often accompanied by informative notes. Here is a list of 21 maps that I found interesting:

February 11, 2008 - Abhijeet Chavan

An Inconvenient Map

What is wrong with this map?

April 19, 2007 - Abhijeet Chavan

Rumor: Microsoft To Buy ESRI?

So if both Microsoft and ESRI are concerned about the Google's move into mapping with the impressive Google Earth, then perhaps a Microsoft-ESRI combination would be the way to fight back. Wow. That's a big rumor.

August 8, 2005 - Chris Steins

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