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Map of USA for Washington DC, 1791,A New Capital for a New Nation

Capitalizing on Geography – Political Capital Cities

2019-06-27
By: TheMole19
On: June 27, 2019
In: gis, maps, My Maps
Tagged: africa, culture, europe, geography, geospatial, gis, history, india, old maps, OriginalContent, politics, russia, tanzania, UK, urban, usa, washington dc, world
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This part two of series on capital cities, exploring influences on their location and history.  There will be maps. For the first part click here.  Continuing to break new ground Continuing a post independence from Britain theme, is the US planned capital of Washington D.C., designated by its namesake George and officially made the capital of the young United States in 1800. Its strategic position on the Potomac river in a trans-state location between Virginia and Maryland reflected, not just a central location in the then 13 newly independent colonies; but a compromise between Southern and Northern colonies, i.e. slave holding and free states. TheRead More →

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Capital Map Abuja Nigeria

Capitalizing on Geography – Natural and New Capital Cities

2019-04-14
By: TheMole19
On: April 14, 2019
In: gis, maps, My Maps
Tagged: africa, brazil, capital, capitals, cities, geography, history, map, mapping, maps, nigeria, old maps, OriginalContent, politics, UK, urban, usa, world
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This part one of a series on capital cities, exploring influences on their location and history. There will be maps. What about capital cities anyway? Allow me to be controversial – geography is important. I’d actually go as far to say it’s vital. Don’t let comments about it just “being colouring in” tell you otherwise (though I do love colouring in). It’s the influencing factor that explains why where we live or work exist. Whether it’s proximity to water, transport links, natural resources, defensive position or simply other locations – these are all factors. Historically or more recently, locations don’t just ‘happen’ – they emergeRead More →

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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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Dull Twinned with Boring

A Tale of Twin Cities

2017-06-24
By: TheMole19
On: June 24, 2017
In: gis, maps, My Maps
Tagged: carto, cities, culture, europe, gis, mapping, maps, OriginalContent, politics, Population, sister, twin, twincities, UK, urban, web development, world
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Welcome to ‘Twin City’ Enter most towns, cities or villages in not just the UK, but in Europe and beyond, and you will likely find a ‘Welcome to [insert place name]’ and underneath ‘Twinned with [insert twin cities]’. Perhaps it is easy ignore these twin cities and linkages, or dismiss them as nothing more than symbolic, but what is the story behind twin or sister cities and what does it mean today? For those unaware a twin or sister city partnership is where there is a ‘friendship’ and legal/social agreement between one town or city (or even a region) to another , usually in a different country.Read More →

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