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Map of The MonthJuly2018

Map of The Month – July 2018 – You Decide!

2018-07-28
By: TheMole19
On: July 28, 2018
In: Map of the Month, maps, News
Tagged: amsterdam, dogs, geospatial, gis, map, mapbox, maps, motm, netherlands, transport, UK, urban, vote
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Vote for your Favourite Map! In the first of a new series comes the (hopefully to become) prestigious Map of the Month award, where we vote on the best examples of  inspiring cartography, data visualisation and geographical science over the last month. After spending the past month trawling through the internet, I’ve whittled it down to 5 nominees for you to vote for. With geographical pride at stake, the power is with you! Let’s look at the candidates… Metro/Tram Map Amsterdam – Eric Hammink   Amsterdam is one of my favourite cities and has recently undergone updates to it’s Metro and Tram infrastructure. A first-classRead More →

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Santa Claus Story Web Map

Where is Santa Claus From?

2017-12-22
By: TheMole19
On: December 22, 2017
In: gis, My Maps
Tagged: christmas, culture, geography, gis, history, map, mapping, netherlands, OriginalContent, santa claus, UK, usa
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Santa Claus coming to town…via maps With Christmas coming soon and Santa preparing for his annual global delivery service of presents, I thought it would be an opportune time to investigate the origin of Santa Claus, using a story map created in Mapbox. To get the fullscreen version of the embedded map below click here, and hope you enjoy!   Finally and most importantly, Happy Christmas and have a Happy (mappy) New Year! Happy Mapping, DavidRead More →

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Polder and Wiser – The Netherlands

2017-03-18
By: TheMole19
On: March 18, 2017
In: gis, maps, My Maps, Uncategorized
Tagged: dtm, dutch, engineering, flood, flooding, geography, geospatial, gis, mapping, maps, nederlands, netherlands, OriginalContent, raster, water, zonalstats
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I’m a self confessed Dutchophile. There’s something about the colour ‘Oranje’, the unique sound of the language (which I’m ‘trying’ to learn), the windmills, clogs, tulips, hagelslag, stroopwafels, Edam cheese and (until recently challenged) liberal attitudes. I feel there is much to admire about the resourcefulness of the people of the Netherlands, once a economic powerhouse in the 1600s, where making the most of limited land has been vital. This was particularly embodied by the philosophy of ‘Totaal’, where the ability of space to have multiple uses influenced (particularly architectural) philosophies within the general liberal Dutch culture of the 20th Century. Famously, this was reflectedRead More →

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