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White Pages Neighbors provides a map-based view of your neighborhood with the names and phone numbers appearing on top of the houses that surround you. This interactive map-based view launched this summer, with the goal of creating closer community ties through the interactive exploration of your neighborhood. As related by the company’s launch message, we [...]
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UpNext debuts interactive and fluid 3D maps, available on iPad and Android. There are enhanced 3D models of 23 cities in the United States with 50 world cities that show points of interest and Foursquare checkins, with the idea that you’ll be able to see the activities that are “up next” in your area. View [...]
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The BBC is on a quest to provide a human scale to events and places in history in a way that we can all understand. Their How Big Really? and How Many Really? web sites provide an appreciation of events in a way that we can all relate to. The map-based understanding of the ‘How [...]
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The Places & Spaces Mapping Science exhibit aims to inspire cross-disciplinary discussion on ways to communicate human activity and scientific progress on a global scale. This ten-year National Science Foundation-backed outreach effort began in 2005, with 10 maps added each year that will culminate in 100 maps in 2014. In addition to a traveling exhibition [...]
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The province of British Columbia is the first in Canada to launch an open data portal that allows both developers and citizens to download and explore large volumes of government information. The impressive data catalog includes 2,500 sets of data, tools to conduct research and analyze statistics, as well as tools to develop custom applications. [...]
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There’s a story today from Minneapolis about the closing of the Hudson Map Company that is shuttering their business after 100 years of business. The reason for the closure is the complete lack of paper map demand, although the store will still maintain inventory and sell maps online. Just a year ago there was a [...]
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In a ruling Monday in the case Milner v. Department of the Navy, 09-1163, the Supreme Court ruled that the government can’t withhold data and maps from Freedom of Information Act requests related to Exemption 2. The 8-1 ruling went against the Navy’s decision to withhold maps that showed the extent of damage expected from [...]
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Corning, makers of electronics-ready glass surfaces, has a new video out that displays glass touch-screen and large display surfaces as a vision for the future. The day starts with windows losing their tint to let in sunlight, and with a touchscreen bathroom mirror, refrigerator, and even kitchen counter surface. Woven into this are social connections [...]
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Across the continent there are new and ongoing investments in light and commuter rail lines, including the resurrection of streetcars. The Transport Politic carries a map of all these new construction projects, along with details on individual projects and the expected completion. It’s good to see the broad number of projects underway, many as extensions [...]
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