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By on 20 November, 2017

Underwater Cloud: Inside the Cables Carrying 99% of Transoceanic Data Traffic

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99% Invisible

 Local wireless internet helps promote the feeling that data moves through thin air, but in reality: the vast majority of international data transfers are made possible by underwater cables

MapmyIndia to assist in India govt’s e-addressing system

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Geospatial World

The Indian government has embarked on a mission to put in place an e-enabled address system.

James Clark’s Revised Map of Current and Proposed Railways in Southeast Asia

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Nomadic Notes

James Clark has updated his Future Southeast Asian Railways map, to create a fascinating portrait of the region’s transport infrastructure boom.

The Gravity of Geophysics

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Eos Editors’ Vox blog

The Review of Geophysics journal editors talk through methods of measuring changes in gravity, and its application to the geosciences.

Analog GPS: Scrolling Wrist & Car-Mounted Maps of the Roaring 20s & 30s

Image credit: 99% Invisible.

99% Invisible

Long before the days of celebrity voices calling out directions while you drive, paper-based attempts at mobile mapping generated an intriguing array of proto-GPS systems.

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