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Subject:        Maps article in today's New York Times
Date:   Thu, 1 Dec 2005
From:   Zellmer, Linda R <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>



Hello,

The Business section of today's New York Times (the edition that we get
out here in the hinterlands) has an article titled Mapmakers and
Mythmakers: Russian Disinformation Practices Obscure even Today's Oil
Fields.

It deals with the continuing lack of accuracy in maps, even in this
post-Cold War era. Of course many of us still remember the stories (how
many years ago?) about the fact that the CIA produced the most accurate
map of Moscow. Give it a read if you have time or access. Linda Zellmer

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Linda Zellmer
Head, Geology Library
Geology Building, Room 601
1001 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-1405
Phone: (812) 855-2275 Fax: (812) 855-6614
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