This compass (or is it a globe?) is in the entrance to Jaffa port. It shows the distance and direction of a series of cities from Tel Aviv/Jaffa. You stand looking out at the sea and can see many of the cities surrounding you. The top pic is taken facing […]
Maps in the Wild
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Raf sent us this pic of the Tennessee Map Plaza in Nashville And another candidate for #mapsinthewild @StevenFeldman the giant state map of Tennessee, in Nashville (had to take a screenshot of Gmaps, no ground picture good enough) I think this is a fair candidate for waiving my principle of […]
Seat back maps on aircraft. here showing the Boeing 777 landing at LAX. Overview map on the screen in the background.
The use of the shape of the River Thames in advertising is not new but it always looks classy. Here, on a poster on the London Underground (LHR)
Luis Velasquez sent us this pic of a very cool globe balloon outside a shop in Oxford which really is called Frog Orange Party @MapsintheWild I found the prop for any future party!
there’s been several iterations of this above ground map, on display inside Piccadilly line carriages. because not everything about using the Underground is under ground!
Home of the one and only Nottingham Forest (You reds!!!). Love the use of the club logo as a ‘you are here’ marker.
Stan McShinsky sent us this pic of his Map Chairs I decided to reupholster some chairs in my office with aerial imagery. I think it turned out great.I just stumbled upon mappery.org and love it. Well we were pretty chuffed (BritTalk for pleased) that he loves Mappery and we liked his chairs […]
Matt Simpson sent us this pic of a magnificent ceramic tile map depicting the extents of the North Eastern Railway line which he spotted at Pickering Station. Apparently there are also examples at York, Whitby and Tynemouth – can anyone send pics?
This weekend Ken Field and John Nelson came to us for lunch before their appearances at the ESRI UK user group event this week. We went for a walk through Highgate Woods, jabbering about maps as we strolled. At some point I mentioned Ken’s recent 3D globe of riding sea […]
