What do you do if you have to send something to someone and can’t remember their address? Well if you live in the UK, apparently all you need to do is give the postman a map! This nice gentleman couldn’t remember his recipient’s address, but he could draw it on a map. Nine days later,
Can you place the US States on a blank map?
It’s harder than you think. To test your skill, check out this flash game. It’s pretty tough, especially if you have to start with an interior state. The states come up in random order. I discovered that I honestly had no idea where Missouri or Arkansas were actually located on the map. I was WAY
Zoom Into Maps- nice Library of Congress educational site
Zoom Into Maps is a nice educational tool for an introduction to historic maps and the Library of Congress’ digital map collections. There are digital images of maps on various themes, including exploration, migration, local places, and, since it’s getting close to election time, I especially enjoyed looking at the original broad-side from 1812 popularizing
Digital copies of US federal land patents and survey plats
Back at the end of August, the US Bureau of Land Management’s General Land Office website made some of its survey plat collection available online as searchable images that can also be downloaded. I finally had a few minutes to check it out, and this is a really useful resource if you are involved in
Springfield Map
Have you ever sat watching “The Simpsons” and think, “Hey, I wonder how far Homer has to travel to get to the power plant? Or Moe’s even?” Well now you can find out! Here’s a pretty detailed map of Springfield! It has all the places mentioned in the show. My personal favorite is the Springfield
US Population Statistics – Interactive Map
MSNBC has an interactive map with some stats on US population, including information about individual state population figures, population change, and population density. Along the bottom of the map window, you can also click on links to additional media, and see historical maps of the US boundaries and population figures, where they are available. It’s
5,000 Years of Rule in the Middle East
With the Iraq war very current for the US, especially in the media, it sometimes helps to take a bit of an historical view of the region. Simply put, the Middle East has been in claimed by lots of different empires in the last 5,000 years. Luckily for those with a tenuous grasp of the
TeleAtlas MapInsight – users help improve data accuracy
TeleAtlas has a new service in limited release – MapInsight – where users can report errors in TeleAtlas’ addressing data layers. After a year of all those stories about drivers going the wrong way down one way streets; driving into streams with no bridges, etc., here is a chance for users to help improve the
MapMarketplace – the Cafepress for cartographers
Maps.com, a leading online map seller, has launched a new service called MapMarketplace, a kind of CafePress for cartographers where you can sell your cartographic masterpieces. “MapMarketplace creates an opportunity for small independent cartographers to connect with a broad consumer base,” says Jeff Chappell, Maps.com Online Director. All you have to do is register through
Blue Planet Globe – for the geographer who has everything
I admit I am an HGTV junkie, especially the show called “I Want That!”. This past weekend’s episode included the Blue Planet Globe, from The Science Source Here is the compelling description from the HGTV website: The Blue Planet Globe is a dramatic rotating, illuminated globe that accurately depicts the seasons as they unfold around
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