Monday, July 13th, 2015
East Asian mapmakers began rendering their corner of the globe centuries before they considered the wider world. “Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps” examines these geographical depictions made by the artisans and bureaucrats of China, Korea and...
Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
The Zambezi valley will be subject to a cartographic survey in order to collect data on mineral resources in that region of Mozambique, officials said at a meeting of the provincial government. The valley, which covers 34 districts...
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
Redlands, Calif., Dec. 2, 2014—The Living Atlas of the World, Esri’s digital atlas, won three major cartographic awards at the International Map Industry Association’s (IMIA) recent conference in Denver, Colorado.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and the popular PDF Maps mobile app, is pleased to announce the release of Geographic Imager 4.5 for Adobe Photoshop. This latest update is compatible with...
Monday, September 8th, 2014
Can one make a career in cartography? Yes, says Professor Jagannathan, HOD, Geography, Madras University. “Students have to learn cartographic grammar and do laboratory work to get high-level skills in digital-mapping including web maps.” Basic qualifications needed...
Friday, May 23rd, 2014
The Earth is changing constantly, every day, due to natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions and landslides, and damage inflicted by humans, such as illegal logging. The Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2), also known as...
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
The Open Knowledge Foundation are working on a map of Melbourne - the city often called Australia's hipster capital. The foundation's Maia Sauren came up with the plan to map out 'everything that is hipster' in Melbourne...
Saturday, November 9th, 2013
In 1811 the Fra Mauro Map of the World was shipped from the island of San Michele di Murano across the Venetian lagoon to the Marciana Library. Two hundred years later I found myself on a vaporetto...
