The Map Room
In 2014, cartographer Tom Patterson and his colleagues Bojan Šavrič and Bernhard Jenny introduced the eponymous Patterson projection, a cylindrical projection that reduced polar exaggeration while maintaining the familiar shape of continents. Now Patterson has teamed up with Šavrič and Jenny once more to produce a new projection: the Equal Earth projection.
Map of the week
Recalling a brighter time for Australian farmers, this charming map is one of a series of maps produces in the 1920s by geographer Thomas Griffith Taylor, called The New Oxford Wall Maps of Australia.
LiDAR vs Photogrammetrically Generated Point Cloud Data
Blue Marble Geographics blog
While both LiDAR and PhoDAR are 3D point cloud formats, the process of creating each is completely different. The nature of the collection process dictates the structural characteristics of the data and its usefulness for specific applications. In this blog entry, we look at some of the distinct differences between each collection method, and their ideal uses.
How GPS and location played a big role in FIFA World Cup 2018
Geospatial World
Arriving a bit late to the party, soccer’s governing bodies have finally recognised the importance of technology in contrast with many other team sports. Both on and off the pitch, the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia found technology — GPS and location in particular — made a huge impact.
Cartographic hyperbole
Cartonerd
Just when you think we’ve exhausted mapping the 2016 Presidential election maps along comes another. New York Times’ ‘Extremely Detailed Map’ presents precinct level data from the work undertaken by Ryne Rohla.
Bloomberg Looks at U.S. Land Use
The Map Room
Bloomberg explores land use in the United States with a series of low-resolution maps that become more and more like infographics in the shape of the lower 48 states. It’s a revealing look at the big picture.
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