Mapping Hacks

For the last couple of years, Jared has been making an effort to collect and freely redistribute 1:24K DRGs - hand-drawn topographic maps - published by the US Geological Survey. He has finally cracked, bought the complete set from a USGS reseller, and is holding the geodata to ransom until he can recoup what […]

I spoke at the SF Apple store to the Database and special interests SIG of the Mac Users Group about Google Maps Hacks, and mapping in general. These are the slides which I used They are HTML, and include various links and extra information.

Public Geodata is sending another Open Letter this time to Ministers in the Council before the conciliation and third reading process on the proposed INSPIRE Directive establishing a spatial data infrastructure in Europe. If you are in Europe it is still very much worth signing the petition and also trying to write to your national […]