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Subject: Re: Interesting Read -- You Are Here: How Digital Maps Are
Changing              the Landscape of the 21st Century
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:57:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Kathy Stroud <[log in to unmask]>
To: Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>


Monday's Rant.

Commercial cartography has always had to rely on second hand information
and Government cartography is inherently biased in border disputes. This
is not a new issue. It simply highlights the fact that users are not
taught that a map is a subjective snapshot of an area and doesn't
represent an objective truth.  Google maps may have been in error, but
the user should not have relied on them.

This is definitely an argument for teaching cartographic literacy in our
education systems.

Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian
Environmental Science and Policy, Soil, and Forestry Subject Specialist
Biological/Agricultural Sciences and Map Services, Shields Library
100 NW Quad Ave.
Davis, CA 95616-5292
530-752-5248

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Knowledge is understanding that a tomato is a fruit.  Wisdom is not
putting it in a fruit salad.

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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Interesting Read -- You Are Here: How Digital Maps Are
> Changing
> the Landscape of the 21st Century
> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:34:21 -0600 (CST)
> From: Linda R Zellmer <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Map & Air Photo Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> There is an interesting article in Popular Science online at:
>
> http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-12/you-are-here-finding-cartographys-place-new-digital-ladscape
>
> It discusses the recent incident between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
> Part
> of the headline states "Mapmakers have more power than ever. But who
> are
> the mapmakers?" I thought that others might find it of interest.
> Linda Zellmer
>
> --
> Linda Zellmer
> Government Information & Data Services Librarian
> 415 Malpass Library
> Macomb, IL 61455
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> Phone: 309-298-2723
> Fax: 309-298-2791