#mapping technologies

[thisdayinwwi]

First world war in Google Street View

From British prisoners of war being marched through Bruges to anti-aircraft guns on the Eiffel Tower and new recruits in Toronto, our Street View specialist takes us back 100 years

[csuanthgr]

Laser scanning reveals 'lost' ancient Mexican city 'had as many buildings as Manhattan'

Groundbreaking lidar scanning reveals the true scale of Angamuco, built by the Purépecha from about 900AD

LiDAR continues to aid archaeologists by mapping ancient settlements in the Americas from the sky. Check out Dr. Fishers recent LiDAR research:

[softwarily]

OpenStreetMap looks to relocate to EU due to Brexit limitations

Open-source UK tech company cites copyright issues, rising costs and prospect of more influence in EU

[digitalderive]

How digital maps are changing the way we understand our world

Digital maps put us by default at the centre of the world. But do we risk losing our sense of the city as a whole?

[shitforhelen]

Can you guess the city from its bike lane maps?

[transdisciplinarycuriosity]

Mapped: historic public transit systems v their modern equivalents

Artist Jake Berman plots old public transport systems in period style. From LA to Toronto, San Francisco to Buffalo, he has created maps of cities’ modern transit too, so you can click and compare

[architecturedan]

How green is your city? UK's top 10 mapped and ranked

The amount of green space in British cities varies widely, with some three times greener than others. Mapping firm Esri UK analysed Landsat 8 satellite images from spring 2016 for the 10 cities with the largest populations

[tracksterman]

Off the chart: the big comeback of paper maps