Abduzeedo: San Rita’s Topographic Web Design Navigates Projects as Terrain. “Montreal studio San Rita built their topographic web design around navigable 3D terrain, using real GPS elevation data and vintage map textures for craft.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/29/abduzeedo-san-ritas-topographic-web-design-navigates-projects-as-terrain/
Vibe cartography sandbox: @davidoesch has open-sourced his workflow for generating #AI-driven #topographicmaps directly from #aerialimagery, following his earlier experiment in “vibe cartography”. The GitHub repository lets anyone reproduce the method using Python and a...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/10/13-vibe-cartography-sandbox/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS
Vibe cartography sandbox – Spatialists – geospatial news

David Oesch has open-sourced his workflow for generating #AI-driven #topographicmaps directly from #aerialimagery, following his earlier experiment in “vibe cartography”. The GitHub repository lets anyone reproduce the method using Python and a Google account, while also inviting collaboration on the proposed future improvements.

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Latest #USGS Map-Product Release - 250K Topo OnDemand Topo Products Now Available Through The Topobuilder Application
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/national-geospatial-program/news/regional-view-reliable-data-introducing-usgs-250k-topo <-- USGS product announcement page and topoBuilder custom map construction application access
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“The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has launched the 250K Topo, a new digital map product designed to support regional planning, land and resource management, and emergency response coordination…”
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #USGS #OnDemandTopo #NGP #topoBuilder #OnDemand #250KTopo #Geospatial #TopographicMaps #GIS #MappingInnovation #OpenData #Maps #NGTOC #NGP #custom #opendata #latest #spatialdata #topomap #fedservice #fedscience #publicgood
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I now have a complete set of 1970s - 1980s 1:50k topographic maps of South West Africa / Namibia - and is now online: https://namibia-topo.openstreetmap.org.za/
Huge thanks to Sibylle Engelhard for sharing the final missing sheets.
#Namibia #TopographicMaps #Mapping 🌍🗺️ ❤️
OpenStreetMap - Namibia / South West Africa - Topographic Series

Hi #osm town, happy to share that I have joined the #UNMappers community team 💙 (will have masto account and goodbye X soon promise 🤞🏻)

Also hosting my first ever mapathon / #mappyhour with UN Mappers this Friday 🥹🙌🏼

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/UNMappyHour-Feb2025

see you? 👀🥳 #unmaps #openstreetmap #topographicmaps

UN Mappers Mappy Hour

Learn how to map for peacekeeping missions with UN Mappers. All mappers, new and experienced, welcome!

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