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Robinson Map Projection

KirkJobSluder — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 05:53:09 -0800

Arthur Robinson died last week. He is famous for the Robinson Projection which compromised on the Greenland problem of while being (IMO) more pleasing than the Peters Map. The map was widely used by the National Geographic Society in the 70s and 80s making it one of the most familiar to a generation of adults. The wikipedia has a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Robinson map as a compromise between equal area and spatial distortion. The map library at the University of Wisconsin is named for him.

old japan maps

stbalbach — Sun, 13 Apr 2003 11:48:21 -0800

A bunch of very beautiful Old Japanese Maps has been put online. Java application Insight(tm) required to view and includes a nifty GIS application to overlay old maps on current maps with 3-D animated fly-throughs. State of the art in online map presentation "The digital images are even better than the originals because you can amplify them, rotate them to look at them from different angles," Mr. Zhou said. "In practical terms, this is a better way of using the material than actually coming here to see the pieces."

Odden's Bookmarks

hama7 — Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:40:00 -0800

Odden's Bookmarks: The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping.

Maxor — Wed, 16 Oct 2002 10:39:38 -0800

Map-making for fun and profit! How would you like to be born on Buttlickin Ave? Is this for real? Or Someone messing with yahoo's map software? Inquiring minds want to know!

tranquileye — Tue, 23 Oct 2001 18:25:08 -0800

There are several sites that present maps of the Internet: geographic, technical, and historical. And now, you can hang one on your wall.

tatochip — Tue, 08 May 2001 15:40:53 -0800

The World [Map] According to America Quite funny indeed...