David Overton of SplashMaps sent us this pic of a splash map in use in the Peruvian jungle. “Deep in the Peruvian rain forest the Norwegian military were in charge of navigation, using SplashMaps to navigate the Yaku river in particular while delivering aid and support to remote villages.” I […]
Charles Kennelly sent us this magnificent map pic of the Heian Jingu shrine in Kyoto “Heian Jingu shrine in Kyoto, this is the map at the entrance to the shrine and its gardens. A beautiful and functional and human map of the site as it is today. But what I found […]
Ant Scott sent us this pic from a recent MapAction deployment “I came across this one while out on a damage assessment visit yesterday for MapAction following the recent Sulawesi earthquake. I don’t remember seeing maps on election posters before, let alone with classes and a legend, showing (I believe) […]
Dan Ormsby sent us this schematic map “A schematic map hanging in the signal box of a railway station in central Sri Lanka showing the lines, signalling equipment, engine sheds etc. The signalling equipment is the original equipment installed by the British when the railways were build (around the 1860’s) […]
In Belem just on the outskirts of Lisbon is the Padrão dos Descobrimentos or Monument of the Discoveries commemorating the great explorers of Portugal’s past. In front of the monument is this amazing marble map detailing the extent of the Portuguese empire at its peak. Dave Lovell sent me this beautiful pic that […]
Originally posted on Twitter by David McCutcheon, this wonderful old record was found languishing in an Oxfam shop and picked up by David for a paltry £3 which has to be worth it for the fantasy map artwork adorning the cover.
Caitlin Dempsey, the editor of GisLounge sent us this beauty “One of my favorite hidden gems at the Los Angeles Farmer’s Market is the “Travel Angel” which was installed in 2001 as part of a public art project. The piece is kind of hidden in a nook near one of the […]
America loves concrete. Urban areas are absolutely covered in the stuff. Everything is made using the stuff. But I do like the fact that they imprint various patterns into the vertical walls they make using the stuff. often it’s something that reflects the neighbourhood. As a large citrus producing area, […]
This brass version of the UN logo hangs in the Council Chamber in Geneva. “A map of the world representing an azimuthal equidistant projection centred on the North Pole, inscribed in a wreath consisting of crossed conventionalized branches of the olive tree, . . . The projection of the map […]