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Is GPS making us stupid?

When someone stopped me the other day for directions to a hall at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, I was astounded. Not because of the question, which seemed harmless enough. It was because I was being asked that question at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania 3 hours away. It never dawned on these individuals that State College with a population of 60,000 with 40,000 wasn't anywhere near a metropolis the size of Philly. The reason they did not know was because of an address in a hall, the address could not be plugged into their GPS.

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Find out how to transform virtually any data into KML -- regardless of format or structure -- using FME. You'll see how to easily create and style balloons, customize icons and colours, as well as intelligently organize placemarks -- all using repeatable processes that let you create amazing displays in Google Maps and Earth. Plus discover how to share real-time data by using FME with HTML5 WebSockets.

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An easy-to-use search engine for historical maps in libraries around the world. It allows the user to search for online digital historical maps across numerous different collections via a geographical search. Search by typing a place-name or by clicking in the map window, and narrow by date. The search results provide a direct link to the map image on the website of the host institution.

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“Love has boundaries, like a map, and I guess that makes me a cartographer. Don’t take this the wrong way, but you’re too topographical for my taste.” ― Jarod Kintz, Love quotes for the ages. Specifically ages 18-81.

Guess he wouldn't like a bounding box either....

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Waldseemüller map, Universalis Cosmographia was the first map that used the name "America." The map was made by the cartographer Martin Waldseemuller.