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Turning old maps into 3D digital models of lost neighborhoods
Machine learning technique viewed as boon to urban research
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Swiss Maps Are Full of Hidden Secrets
Find the Easter eggs—or the naked lady.
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Seabed 2030: Almost 25% of World’s Seafloor Now Mapped
It's the most prominent international effort to chart the world’s entire ocean floor.
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Indigenous peoples, in Oregon and beyond, are decolonizing maps
Western maps, imbued with the history and power structures of colonialism, often erase Indigenous people and culture from their traditional lands. Now, Indigenous cartographers are countering that erasure by decolonizing maps, in Oregon and throughout the world.
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Deepfake maps could really mess with your sense of the world
Researchers applied AI techniques to make portions of Seattle look more like Beijing
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How GPS Weakens Memory—and What We Can Do about It
A new app helps you navigate, not with turn-by-turn directions but via audio “beacons”
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More than one scribe wrote the text of a Dead Sea Scroll, handwriting shows
Using pattern recognition and AI techniques "opens new window" to ancient world.
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Rock of ages: how chalk made England
The long read: Swathes of England’s landscape were shaped by the immense block of chalk that has lain beneath it for 100 million years. For a long time, even geologists paid it little heed – but now its secrets and symbolism are being revealed
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Google promises “spectacular” city GPS improvement with 3D building data
Android GPS will work better in cities thanks to Google Maps' 3D building data.
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Does Google Maps Have Privacy Issues?
Google knows where you are, and so do advertisers.
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Waze adds lane guidance, one of Google Maps’ best features
You’ll also be able to access Amazon Music from Waze in the coming months.
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Apple Adds Cycling Routes And EV Charging Stations To Maps In iOS 14
As someone who rides a bicycle and drives an electric car, I’m very pleased that Apple will add cycling routes and electric car charging stations to its Maps app in iOS 14.
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This map lets you see where your hometown was on the Earth millions of years ago
A California paleontologist has created an interactive map that allows people to see how far their hometowns have moved over 750 million years of continental drift.
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An innocent typo led to a giant 212-story obelisk in Microsoft Flight Simulator
A university student edited OpenStreetMap data and created a hilarious Microsoft Flight Simulator glitch
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Microsoft Flight Simulator review – buckle in and see the world
PC (version tested)/Xbox One (coming soon) Microsoft/AsoboThe perfect lockdown antidote: get in a plane and see New York, or the Amalfi coast, or the Himalayas, in eye-searing detail
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Almost a fifth of Earth's ocean floor has been mapped
Scientists have mapped nearly a fifth of the Earth's ocean floor, taking a big step forward for everything from biological studies to internet access.
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What History Teaches Us about the Biases of Maps
All maps have biases. An online exhibit explores the history of map distortions, from intentional propaganda to basic data literacy.
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A Backpacker's Guide to Maps
What types to bring, where to find them, and how to make your own
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For Decades, Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside of Switzerland’s Official Maps
The first three dimensions—length, height, and depth—are included on all topographical maps. The “fourth dimension,” or time, is also available on the website of the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo). In the “Journey Through Time,” a timeline displays 175 years of the country’s cartographic history, advancing in increments of 5-10 years.
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