Moderator's note: Tom - your posting and subsequent comments are not trouble at all. This is a forum for discussion and all related ideas and inquiries are welcome and encouraged! Thank YOU for bringing this to the groups attention!
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Subject: Re: MAPS-L: interesting article on "google tinkerers" and
mapping on CNN.COM
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:56:33 -0400
From: [log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Excellent points and I am sorry for your troubles.
Department of Chemistry and Geology, CSU
Columbus, GEORGIA 31907-5645
Phone: (706) 568-2075; FAX: (706) 569-3133
Links to the ACRES project and to 1998 and 1999 pictures I took in
Panama may be found at: http://chemgeo.ColState.edu/th_hp.htm
Rock Trails in Central Park, co-authored with M.M. Graff in 1974, is now
online, figures included, at:
http://www.greenswardparks.org/books.html#rocktrailscentral
----- Original Message ----- From: "Angie Cope, AGSL" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, July 14, 2005 3:17 pm Subject: MAPS-L: interesting
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> Subject: RE: MAPS-L: interesting article on "google tinkerers" and
> mapping on CNN.COM
> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005
> From: "Carlucci, April" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum" <MAPS-
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> From London...
>
> As for the "geepster" image, it may be interesting but some of the
> information is far from correct (except for being one of the few
> placesto report correctly that the bus was travelling from Marble
> Arch to
> Hackey, which even the BBC didn't get right). Here lies a lesson
> for all
> those who work professionally with maps: the more people without
> training in cartography can easily make 'maps' , the more careful
> we have
> to be to verify that the data is reliable. Another example was a map
> displayed at a recent conference that had been printed "from the most
> reliable sources" without stating what those sources were, and saying
> that the map had been "produced" and "published" by the commercial
> firmwhich had in fact only printed it from digital data.
>
> Apologies if this offends anyone, still a lot of sirens around here.
>
> Regards
> April
> April Carlucci
> Cataloguing Manager and Curator of Modern Maps
> British Library Map Collections
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope, AGSL
> Sent: 14 July 2005 18:52
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> Subject: MAPS-L: interesting article on "google tinkerers" and mappi ng
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> Subject: Re: MAPS-L: interesting article on "google tinkerers" and
> mapping on CNN.COM
> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005
> From: "Christopher Mixon"
> To:
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> A couple of examples of what some are doing
> with the Google maps API...
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> http://geepster.com/london.php
> http://georgia.metrofreefi.com/city/Decatur.htm
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> These still need some work, but I think there is some cool potential
> here.
>
> ___________________________
>
> Chris Mixon
> Map Collection / GIS / Digital Resource Lab
> Auburn University Libraries
> 231 Mell St.
> Auburn University, AL 36849-5606
> Phone: 334-844-7424
> Fax: 334-844-4424
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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> http://www.lib.auburn.edu/drl
> http://www.nacis.org
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> Subject: interesting article on "google tinkerers" and mapping on
> CNN.COM
> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005
> From: Greg Armento
> To: "Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum"
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>
> See this article on how techies are manipulating google maps.
>
> "Google tinkerers make data come alive". Contains some interesting
> links.
>
> at:
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/06/09/google.map.hacks.ap/index.ht
> ml
>
> Greg Armento
>
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