607 paper maps, the most detailed digital data picture of Great Britain, and now one red planet Using NASA open data, Ordnance Survey has created a one-off paper and digital map of the Martian landscape. OS, whose database of Great Britain has up to 500 million...
New California Fog Maps Reveal Pictures for Planning
A new series of maps of fog and low clouds covering the northern and central California coasts reveals daytime and nighttime patterns with a level of detail never previously mapped. U.S. Geological Survey scientists used new analyses of satellite images to understand...
Brazil and Mexico: Up-to-Date Geodata for Business and Risk Analyses
Bruchsal, Germany, January 21, 2016 — GfK has released new maps for Brazil and Mexico. The digital maps of administrative and postal regions comprise the foundation for location-based analyses, or geomarketing, for companies across all industries. GfK has released...
New Esri Book Teaches the Principles of Good Map Design
Redlands, Californi—Mapmakers should always strive to create maps that look great and get their message across clearly and succinctly. According to Esri president Jack Dangermond, more emphasis today needs to be placed on map design, especially on the web. "We need...
Badger State Maps Put TIGER in the Tank
The USGS US Topo map program has entered its third, three-year cycle of revising and updating the digital US Topo maps. To start this new cycle, the USGS National Geospatial Program is excited to announce the inclusion of U.S. Census Bureau’s Topologically...
Ordnance Survey Acquire Shareholding in Dennis Maps
Ordnance Survey (OS) and Dennis Maps have signed an agreement for Britain’s mapping agency to acquire a 25% The new partnership builds on the relationship between the two organisations which commenced in 2010 when OS outsourced the printing of its national series...
Mapping the National Parks
December 17, 2015 —The national parks of the United States are often compared to, and indeed inspire, works of art. In fact, the USGS has been regularly contributing new and updated works of art for the national parks—maps. USGS maps in national parks serve a...
Sanborn Maps Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 4, 2015 — The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) has completed mobile LiDAR data collection for two corridors in Glacier National Park and one corridor in Yellowstone National Park totaling approximately 40 linear miles. Sanborn was...
Nokia Expects the Sale of HERE to Automotive Industry Consortium to Close on December 4, 2015
December 3, 2015 — Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced that following receipt of all required regulatory approvals, it now expects to complete the sale of HERE to a consortium of leading automotive companies, comprising AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG, ahead of...
USGS Projects Large Loss of Alaska Permafrost by 2100
December 1, 2015 — Using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data and other sources, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have projected that the near-surface permafrost that presently underlies 38 percent of boreal and arctic Alaska would be reduced by 16...
