💧🌏 Greg CocksNov 14, 2023
Historic England Asks For ‘Ghost Sign’ Photos To Create Online Map
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https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/oct/27/historic-england-ghost-sign-photos-halloween-online-map <-- shared media article
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https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/features/ghost-signs/ <-- Historic England Ghost Signs Overview & Online Map
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“They are haunting reminders of a bygone age, some so faded the writing can hardly be deciphered, others still vivid reminders of the colour and variety that high streets once had.
Over [the 2023] Halloween weekend, Historic England [was] asking people to help record the “ghost signs” still to be found on buildings across England and send them in for an online map..."
#GIS #spatial #mapping #UK #Britain #England #signage #sign #onlinemapping #communityengagement #community #collaboration #highstreet #mainstreet #commercial #industrial #ghostsigns #ghostsign #advertising #handmade #handpainted #HistoricEngland #history #urban #urbanhistory #tracking
@Historic England
Historic England asks for ‘ghost sign’ photos to create online map

Halloween-timed initiative is partly to encourage new audiences to look up at the rich history on high streets

The Guardian
💧🌏 Greg CocksNov 3, 2023
Soar | The New Atlas
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https://soar.earth/maps <-- SOAR home page
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[sharing the details of this web page / service does not constitute an endorsement]
“A digital atlas for all the world's maps and imagery ##
Soar is the world's largest online atlas, and the home of maps on the internet.
[Their] platform allows anyone in the world to view, upload, discover, and interact with an enormous library of high quality maps and images. We’re bringing together every map, satellite, and drone image that has ever existed, or will ever exist, in one place…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #webmapping #global #resource #remotesensing #clearinghouse #online #onlinemapping #spatialdata #map #satellite #drone #imagery #spatialanalysis
@Soar_Earth
Soar | The New Atlas

Explore view and share maps and imagery of the Earth.

Soar | The New Atlas
💧🌏 Greg CocksAug 9, 2023
A Decade After A Disastrous Launch, Is Apple Maps Finally Good?
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https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/aug/09/apple-maps-cycling-transport-google <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #cartography #onlinemapping #dataquality #AppleMaps #quality #improvement #navigation #spatialdata #datacollection #updates #realtime #gischat #Apple
@apple
A decade after a disastrous launch, is Apple Maps finally good?

Engineers’ work on cycling and public transit have transformed the app – but rural directions remain a sticking point

The Guardian
💧🌏 Greg CocksJun 28, 2023
Just Made A Queer Memory? Drop A Pin [community mapping]
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/style/queering-the-map-lucas-larochelle.html <-- shared media article
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https://www.queeringthemap.com/ <-- web site
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #communitymapping #lgbtpride #lgbtq #lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqplus #pridemonth #pride2023 #pridemonth2023 #pridecommunity #anonymous #anonymity #experience #community #digital #people #project #media #QueeringTheMap #culture #experinces #memories #cartography #onlinemapping #onlinemap #gischat #archive #affinity #connections #global #world
Queering the Map Is a Crowdsourced Archive of Queer Memories

Queering the Map, a crowdsourced digital atlas, has collected over half a million intimate recollections from anonymous contributors.

The New York Times
💧🌏 Greg CocksJun 12, 2023
UNVT Portable - Portable MapServers For Disaster Response
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https://github.com/unvt/portable
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" ‘UNVT Portable’ is a package for RaspberryPi that functions as a map hosting server and can be freely accessed from a web browser within a local network.
It is mainly intended to function in an offline environment during times of severe disaster, and is expected to play an active role... where disaster response headquarters are set up to assess the situation and respond to disasters by combining aerial drone images taken after a disaster occurs with OpenStreetMap and various open data tile data sets prepared in advance…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #gischat #portable #mapserver #raspberrypi #raspberry #hosting #server #webbrowser #localnetwork #onsite #disasterresponse #hardware #solution #opensource #openformat #responsecenter #disasterresponsecenter #headquarters #readyresponse #mobile #mobileoffice #emergencyresponse #emergencymanagement #emergencypreparedness #risk #hazard #onlinemapping
GitHub - unvt/portable: UNVT Portable

UNVT Portable. Contribute to unvt/portable development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
💧🌏 Greg CocksMay 25, 2023
Scientists Unveil Mass Online Mapping Tool Revealing Marine Life On Ocean Floors [Seamap Australia]
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-23/public-access-to-imas-marine-mapping-tool-for-sea-floor/102377580 <-- shared media article
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https://seamapaustralia.org/map/ <-- Seamap Australia - National Marine Benthic Habitat Map
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Australia #Seamap #opendata #crowdsourcing #repository #marine #benthic #habitat #hydrospatial #bathymetry #data #community #research #university #science #onlinemapping #webmap #dataportal #seafloor #marinescience #oceanography #spatialanalysis #gischat
@seamap
Scientists unveil mass online mapping tool revealing marine life on ocean floors

A first-of-its-kind data portal being unveiled today will allow marine and armchair scientists to take an in-depth look at what lives on the sea floor around Australia. 

ABC News
💧🌏 Greg CocksMay 10, 2023
BlueTopo – A Curated Collection Of High Resolution Seafloor Models [NOAA]
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https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/data/bluetopo.html <-- shared article
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https://nowcoast.noaa.gov/ <-- open data access via #NowCoast web map
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https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-bathymetry/ <-- NOAA National Bathymetric Source Data
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #sonar #opendata #openaccess #water #marine #data #BlueTopo #bathymetry #hydrospatial #hydrography #bathymetric #onlinemapping #nautical #charting #navigation #ocean #sea #seafloor #highresolution #model #modeling #lakebeds #USWaters #oceanscience #oceanengineering #oceaneconomy #economics #forecasting
@NOAA @NOAA Office of Coast Survey
U.S. Office of Coast Survey

💧🌏 Greg CocksMay 10, 2023
How [Google Is] Supporting Access To Emergency Maternal Care In Nigeria
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https://blog.google/intl/en-africa/company-news/technology/supporting-access-to-emergency-maternal-care/ <-- shared blog post
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https://emergencyobstetriccare.webapps.google.com/dashboard <-- dashboard
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #routes #spatialanalysis #Nigeria #appliedscience #medical #maternal #emergency #obstetrics #obstetricsandgynecology #emergencyservices #health #publichealth #africa #google #travel #primarycare #onlinemapping #dashboard #gischat #maternitycare #maternity #womanshealth #maternalchildhealth
@Google
How we’re supporting access to emergency maternal care in Nigeria

Google introduces a tool to help assess geographic access to emergency obstetric care, utilizing its internal directions API. The tool aims to support decision makers in identifying limited access areas and improve maternal health outcomes. Initial collaboration with Nigeria's OnTIME Consortium seeks to address the country's high maternal death rates.

Google
💧🌏 Greg CocksMay 3, 2023
If The Ancient Romans Had Google Maps - Omnesviae Is A Modern Route Planner Based On The Roads Of The Roman Empire
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https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/omnesviae-roman-roads-map/ <-- shared article
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https://www.omnesviae.org/ <-- OmnesViae - Roman RoutePlanner
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[combining professional and personal interests]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #gischat #network #webmap #romanempire #ancientrome #ancienthistory #transportation #infrastructure #roads #commerce #military #OmnesViae #routing #publicroads #TabulaPeutingeriana #history #ancientmaps #historicmaps #itinerarium #peutingermap #onlinemapping #onlinemap
If the ancient Romans had Google Maps

OmnesViae is a modern route planner based on the roads of the Roman Empire. This might have been handy 2,000 years ago.

Big Think
💧🌏 Greg CocksApr 17, 2023
Indigenous Sites In Melbourne - Interactive Map Reveals What The City Was Like Before Colonisation
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https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/revealing-naarm-interactive-map-reveals-hidden-indigenous-histories-of-major-sites-20230411-p5czny.html <-- shared article
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https://aboriginal-map.melbourne.vic.gov.au/95 <-- shared web map
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #painting #melbourne #people #Australia #onlinemapping #Aboriginal #culture #history #sites #colonisation #indigenous #indigenouspeoples #firstnations #spatialdata #heritage #ceremonial
Revealing Naarm: Interactive map reveals hidden Indigenous histories of major sites

Some of Melbourne’s most recognised stadiums and buildings occupy sites that once saw Naarm’s Indigenous people gather to carry out ceremonial rites and corroborees.

The Age