Entries from Element List tagged with 'mapping'

Free Open Source Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software

Are you finding that Google Earth is not filling your needs while professional geographic software packages are out of reach? Below are a few free open source GIS packages just added to the Element List database. For an exhaustive listing...

Posted on June 22, 2009
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More Maps! The New York Public Library Map Collection

We've gotten so used to using Google Maps, that perhaps we've forgotten that there are many other sources of maps on the intertubes. The New York Public Library has a webpage devoted to its Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map...

Posted on September 23, 2008
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Download Historical Maps and Charts from NOAA

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has over 20,000 maps of coastlines, oceans, lakes, and other waterways dating back to 1747 available free for download on the Office of Coast Survey's Historical Map & Chart Project website....

Posted on September 22, 2008
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Mapping Around the Blogosphere

Google is not trying to hide the roads in Georgia - At least that's what Googlers say on Google's Lat Long Blog. Google Product Manager Dave Barth writes that Google simply isn't satisfied with the quality of the street...

Posted on August 13, 2008
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