Tag Archives: Maps

Web & Technology

Google is making some big upgrades to directions in Google Maps – The Verge

Indoor AR directions, a new directions interface, and more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

By Jay Peters@jaypeters, Mar 30, 2021, 6:00am EDT

Google is announcing a bunch of new features planned for Google Maps, including a new tool to help with indoor navigation and suggestions for eco-friendly driving routes.

The features announced today aren’t rolling out all at once, though; many aren’t available just yet, and it’s unclear when some will be available in some parts of the world.

One of the biggest announcements is that Google is bringing its Live View augmented reality directions to airports, transit stations, and malls. Live View directions let you hold your phone up, point your camera at the world around you, and see arrows and icons pointing you where you need to go, and previously, they only worked outdoors.

Source: Google is making some big upgrades to directions in Google Maps – The Verge

Memories & History, Music, Science & Health, Travel

USA sound map – Cities & Memory | Field Recordings, Sound Map, Sound Art

Explore this USA sound map, with field recordings and reimagined sounds from across the United States of America.

Source: USA sound map – Cities & Memory | Field Recordings, Sound Map, Sound Art

Film & Movies, Science & Health

Cities at night – mapping the world at night

From the Scout Report…
Source: Cities at night – mapping the world at night

Arts & Humanities, Books & Reading, Food & Drink, Libraries, Pleasures

The Most Festive Treasures of the New York Public Library’s Maps Division – Atlas Obscura

We wish you a mappy Christmas.

Source: The Most Festive Treasures of the New York Public Library’s Maps Division – Atlas Obscura

Current Affairs, Science & Health

Six maps that show the anatomy of America’s vast infrastructure – The Washington Post

¶ DrWeb says: Show don’t tell.. sometimes maps provide the eye and the mind with just the right sense of perspective…

“The maps you are about to see show the massive scope of America’s infrastructure using data from OpenStreetMap and various government sources. They provide a glimpse into where that half-trillion dollars may be invested.”

Source: Six maps that show the anatomy of America’s vast infrastructure – The Washington Post

Arts & Humanities, Libraries, Science & Health, Travel, Web & Technology

From Colonialism to Tourism: Maps in American Culture · DPLA Omeka

From the earliest days of settlement and migration, the people of North America have relied on maps and mapping to understand their environment and place within it. Maps have helped Americans prospect investments, comprehend war, and plan leisure in places unknown. As Americans have used maps to explore the U.S., capitalize on its resources, and displace its Native peoples, maps have shaped American cultural ideas about travel, place, and ownership.

via From Colonialism to Tourism: Maps in American Culture · DPLA Omeka.