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Subject:        Re: Uk Independent - Maps will always have mileage
Date:   Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:58:16 -0300
From:   James Boxall <[log in to unmask]>
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Interesting. Reminds me of the premise for the Alexandria project at
UCSB. It is also what most of us already knew. It's nice to see others
have "seen the light" and that geography is the best way to structure
our knowledge of and education about the world (past, present and
future).

Clearly I am biased beyond reason :-)


James Boxall


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On Apr 14, 2010, at 10:14 AM, Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I'm forwarding an interesting article about the future of mapping. A
> quote:
>
> "Ed Parsons, geospatial technologist at Google, estimates that
> approximately 30 per cent of all Google searches are "geographical".
> Its
> search engine works in tandem with its geospatial application to order
> global knowledge in a completely new way. Rather than classifying
> things
> according to numerical or alphabetical order, Google uses a
> geographical
> order. When we ask Google for information, it is increasingly
> delivered
> to us based on how near it is to us. "
>
> Angie
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Uk Independent - Maps will always have mileage
> Date:   Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:35:01 -0400
> From:   Tracey P. Lauriault <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To:       CARTA-L : Canadian Map & GIS Libraries and Archives
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> http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/maps-will-always-have-mileage-1943832.html
>
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> Tracey P. Lauriault
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