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Late breaking news

September 4th, 2008

London introduces online crime maps (International Herald Tribune)

The Metropolitan Police have started a Web site offering the neighborhood maps in an effort to improve public safety and fulfill a pledge by Mayor Boris Johnson.

Parish finally gets improved flood maps to set elevations (L’Observateur)

Staff Reporter LAPLACE The St. John Council has voted unanimously to reject advisory base flood elevation maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with the hope of getting approval of updated maps used by insurance companies for flood insurance premiums.

London crime maps are launched (BBC News)

Maps showing the numbers of muggings, burglaries and vehicle break-ins across London are made available online.

Google Maps Brings Back Reordering Destinations (Search Engine Land)

At the end of July Google Maps introduced an updated design and some new features. But it also removed some features, including the ability to drag and reorder destinations (e.g., for a multi-city trip). That capability is now back, according to SERountable . Google has added travel time between destinations as well. Click to continue reading… …

Late breaking news

August 31st, 2008

Maps: Storm Surge Risk From Tropical Storm Gustav (Wired News)

Storm surge maps developed by a insurance risk management firm show that Tropical Storm Gustav, if it continues strengthening, could have a devastating impact wherever it hits along the Gulf Coast.

Contraflow Maps and information (KATC 3 Lafayette)

Contraflow maps as provided by lsp.org in download link on side. Hotline Number: 1-800-469-4828.

State police publish Contraflow maps, set up storm Web site (The Shreveport Times)

Louisiana state police have set up a Web site and published Contraflow maps to help people evacuating from the storm-threatened Gulf Coast.

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August 25th, 2008

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Late breaking news

August 22nd, 2008

INTERACTIVE MAPS: What’s in a name? (The Virginian-Pilot)

By Stephanie Lee EVER SEEN A STREET, a neighborhood or a place around Hampton Roads and wondered where the name came from? The Virginian-Pilot has dug up the history behind the quirky and intriguing names that characterize this region, including andquot;Hampton Roadsandquot; itself. The stories a …

Scientist produces most accurate and detailed topography maps of the solar system (New Kerala)

Washington, August 20 : A scientist has produced the most accurate and detailed topography maps of the solar system as yet. The scientist in question is Robert Gaskell from the Planetary Science Institute in the US.

Personalised maps to help tourists find their way more easily (New Kerala)

London, August 20 : A scientist has built a software that generates personalised maps showing only relevant information, and carefully chosen views of selected landmarks, which could help tourists find their way more easily.

Nokia provides Lonely Planet maps on cell phones (AP via Yahoo! News)

Nokia and travel information company Lonely Planet said Tuesday they are joining forces to sell maps and city guides that can be accessed on mobile phones.

Adding perspective to maps (Computer Arts)

Maps are all around us. They appear in both print and online, and sooner or later every designer has to produce one. A map graphic should be basic enough to provide recognisable road structures, without extraneous detail which could confuse the viewer.

Nokia provides Lonely Planet maps on cell phones (San Francisco Chronicle)

Nokia and travel information company Lonely Planet said Tuesday they are joining forces to sell maps and city guides that can be accessed on mobile phones. The world’s largest handset maker said users of Nokia Maps can now download information about more than…

Catoosa County picks surveyor to review new flood plain maps (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

The Catoosa Countys public works board approved recommending the county sign a contract with a Chattanooga surveyor to review new maps detailing the countys flood plains

City’s Fay Damage To Top $12 Million; Crist Tours Flooded Florida (Local 6 Orlando)

Initial damage estimates caused by Fay are being reported. IMAGES: T.S. Fay Paths — Maps IMAGES: Catfish In Yards, Other Viewer Images BREAKING: Current Weather Warnings/Watches

New flood maps for Onondaga County: The Real Deal (WSYR 9 Syracuse)

FEMA has drafted new flood maps for all of Onondaga County, and in some towns and villages, they look a lot different.

Hunters Open House (KAMR Amarillo)

Hunters were welcomed to Lake Meredith tonight. The National Park Service opened it’s doors to area hunters. Park Rangers and Game Wardens were on hand to answer any questions they might have had. They also had hunting maps available for visitors.

Google API Talks - Android, KML,Google Maps,Gadgets/Mapplets

August 19th, 2008

At the beginning of the April Silicon Valley GTUG meeting, several Googlers and external developers gave lightning talks about their latest and greatest. Watch Dick Wall talk about Android updates, Van Riper talk about his KML, Tom Brown display transit data visualization in Google Earth, Brian Hamlin show off animated weather KML, the Seero guys demonstrate their live video mapping site, Mano Marks introduce libKML, and Pamela Fox talk about Google Gadgets and Mapplets. Links to slides and websites are here:
http://www.sv-gtug.org/blog/svgtug/entry/mapping_the_votes_with_michael

Late breaking news

August 14th, 2008

Fighter planes at MAPS museum (Akron Beacon Journal)

GREEN: A P-51C Mustang fighter will be the star of this weekend’s Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom display of historic military aircraft at the MAPS Air Museum at the west side of the Akron-Canton Airport.

Google Denies Stripping Data from Maps of Georgia (GigaLaw.com)

Several reports suggest that data from Georgia and the neighboring countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan has been stripped from Google Maps. Google says that’s not so.

Online maps of Georgia handy for guerrilla warfare [Your Privacy Is An Illusion] (Valleywag)

Google Maps can’t always remember where in the world war-torn Georgia is, but the Googlers behind it did not in fact hide road maps of the country they were never there to begin with,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The standard of matter chart does not pretend to try to enumerate them and cover all

August 13th, 2008

The standard of matter chart does not pretend to try to enumerate them and cover all. Instead of that, it identifies the need for some forms of name (which have semantics in particular important and universally included/understood) to be defined in a standardized way, so applications to be able to do something of signicatif with them, and at the same time the need for freedom and extensibility complete to be able to define the named types specific to the application.

Late breaking news

August 9th, 2008

Old floodplain maps cause for concern (Charles City Press)

DES MOINES (AP) State officials estimate it will cost $15 million to bring Iowa up to speed on flood plain maps.

City floodplain maps digitized (KXAN 36 Austin)

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — The Austin City Council formally adopted updated floodplain maps Thursday. The digitized maps have more accurate data and computer models, revealing changes in Austin’s floodplains.

Texas professor compiles Little Bighorn maps (KFDA-TV Amarillo)

Associated Press - August 8, 2008 2:35 PM ET BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Texas art professor who’s spent 19 summers as a ranger at Little Bighorn Battlefield has produced a book of maps from the…

Texas professor compiles Little Bighorn maps (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)

BILLINGS, Mont. — A Texas art professor who’s spent 19 summers as a ranger at Little Bighorn Battlefield has produced a book featuring maps draw by people in the 1876 battle between…

Texas professor compiles Little Bighorn maps (KXAN 36 Austin)

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Texas art professor who’s spent 19 summers as a ranger at Little Bighorn Battlefield has produced a book of maps from the battle.

City adopts new floodplain maps (Austin Business Journal)

The Austin City Council this week adopted new floodplain maps that put some properties in the floodplain for the first time and takes others out.

Officials Estimate It Will Cost $15 Million to Update Iowa Flood Maps (Insurance Journal)

Iowa officials estimate it will cost $15 million to bring the state up to speed on flood plain maps. Only 50 of Iowa’s 99 counties have complete maps that meet federal standards. The outdated

Residents want FEMA to rethink flood plain maps (The Newton Kansan)

The message sent was clear residents of Harvey County want the Federal Emergency Management Agency to take another look at the preliminary flood plain maps before they are finalized.

Book offers historic maps (Great Falls Tribune)

BILLINGS (AP) A new book features maps drawn by participants in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Book offers Little Big Horn historic maps Posted on Aug. 8 (Missoulian)

BILLINGS - A new book features maps drawn by participants in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The book by Texas art professor Michael Donahue came about after he searched archives and found about 90 maps.

Late breaking news

August 5th, 2008

Strange But True: ‘New geographers’ reading different maps (The Oklahoman)

Q :Who are “the new geographers? How are they redefining how we look at and get around in the world? A :Digital maps are booming, two-dimensional computerized representations of the world that are generating scores of new words and phrases, says Paul McFedries in IEEE Spectrum magazine. Beyond MapQuest and Google Maps and Yahoo Maps are “base maps, starting points for more detailed “map …

Walking Maps Aim To Get Columbus Residents Moving (WBNS-10TV Columbus)

Columbus is the nation’s 27th most walkable city, but the mayor thinks we can do better. Learn more about a plan to create walking maps of the city.

Google Maps Adds Printable Street Views & Avoid Tolls (Search Engine Roundtable)

Google Maps Guide Brian announced in a Google Groups thread two minor but important features Google has added to the new, blue Google Maps . Printable Street Views were added to the new Google Maps. Brian said Google received “a lot of feedback that users wanted a way to take Street View images on the road.” Brian said, “now you can.” All you need to do is when viewing a Street View …

What would MAPS do for AHS? (Altus Times)

The 1930 Altus High School building is scheduled for renovation and the addition of classrooms with voters passage of the August 26 MAPS proposal to extend the one-cent city sales tax for 12 years and add a three-quarter cent sales tax.

Officials help residents make sense of flood maps (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)

Some people can look at the new Slidell flood maps and clearly understand exactly what it means. But many people probably cant. And Slidell leaders say they need to.

Maps, ‘You Don’t Know Her Name’

August 2nd, 2008

James, plyayed by Didier Leplae, is a garage inventor who single-handedly builds a masterpiece. He creates a tall, lithe, beautiful female android. And when she comes to life, he does what any man would do. James makes her his partner for the community dance-a-thon.
This video also features Milwaukee Dancing Sensations Myke and Debbi.
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Director Toben Seymour
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