Month: October 2012

• October 4, 2012Cartography

  From Hereford Mappa Mundi to Google Maps

  The Observer Arts & Media section has an interesting review of several upcoming books and exhibits that discuss the continued power of maps and cartography. Vanessa Thorpe’s article, “From Shopping […]

• October 3, 2012Cool Stuff

  Earthscape stamps from the USPS

  The US Postal Service has released a great stamp set that highlights aerial and satellite imagery from around the country. The Earthscapes stamp set highlights scenes including cranberry bogs, geothermal […]

• October 2, 2012General, Human Geography

  CAFE Standards for Cars in the US

  We all know greenhouse gases are all in the news the last decade or so. On top of that, fuel dependency gets a lot of airplay. Those two things drive […]