Maps

Google Gets Bike-Friendly

The latest addition to Google Maps is a bicycle service, helping cyclists plan routes, find bike trails, and avoid hills.

10 March 2010 - 12:00pm

Chicago Tribune

3D Motown

The team at Google has released a 3D model of Detroit.

14 December 2009 - 7:00am

Official Google SketchUp Blog

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Maps of Fantasy and Mistake

This slideshow from Slate explores some of the strangest maps in history.

7 December 2009 - 7:00am

Slate

Mapping: Not Just For Geographers Anymore

Citizen volunteers are democratizing the field of online mapping, spreading out to document neighborhoods and streets worldwide.

17 November 2009 - 12:00pm

New York Times

Undercounting is likely one of the biggest challenges facing the U.S. Census Bureau as it prepares to run its decennial census in April. Certain parts of the country will prove problematic when it comes time to count.

14 November 2009 - 9:00am

The New Republic

Atlanta To Map Itself

A group of 200 volunteers with GPS devices will walk the streets of Atlanta this weekend to create a community-owned map of the city and its intricate details.

16 October 2009 - 12:00pm

BBC

GIS on the Chisholm Trail

A profile of James Mallory, GISP, whose job in the Oklahoma County assessor's office sometimes involves using GIS to locate historic trails and treasure.

18 September 2009 - 9:00am

The Journal Record (OK)

Building Communities With Legos and Plastic Bottles

GOOD Magazine follows planner James Rojas as he engages a community in the act of planning in his own particular fashion, using everyday objects and building blocks.

17 August 2009 - 12:00pm

GOOD Magazine

The Planetizen News Brief - 4/30/09

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The missing Office of Urban Policy, the unlikely success of a park under a bridge, and a plan to map the nation's playgrounds, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

30 April 2009 - 5:00am

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Unprecedented Urbanization

A new global map released by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre reveals that 95% of the world's population lives on 10% of the land.

23 December 2008 - 11:00am

Science Daily

World's Underground Waters Mapped

UNESCO has released a detailed map of the world's aquifers, a move the organization hopes will enable more intelligent use of natural resources.

26 October 2008 - 7:00am

New Scientist

Americans Continue to Migrate to Metropolitan Regions

Professor Richard Morill of the University of Washington maps population growth over the past seven years, which shows a continuing pattern of movement towards large metropolitan regions.

10 October 2008 - 9:00am

newgeography