mapping
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Two Ways You Can Join Nepal’s Earthquake Relief Effort From A Computer
There are a few important ways you can contribute to the Nepal earthquake relief effort from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.
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OpenStreetMap Finally Does Directions, And That’s Amazing
OpenStreetMap is an amazing, free, open-source alternative to the other mapping tools on the Internet. And now, it just got a whole lot better: it now offers A-to-B directions, directly from its homepage.
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Google And Microsoft Are Mapping Favelas So They Can Sell Things There
The twisting sidewalks and dizzying density of Brazil’s favelas might deter most outsiders from navigating these crowded inner-city neighbourhoods, which informally house about 1.5 million of the country’s residents. Yet in the last few months, both Google and Microsoft have both been seen mapping their narrow streets and dirt paths.
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Scientists Are Mapping The Ocean’s Plastic, Because 99% Is Missing
Last week, some strange news swept the science internet: Much of the plastic scientists expected to find on the ocean’s surface is gone, and no one knows exactly where it is. Now the scientists behind the research have shared a first-of-its-kind map of ocean plastic with National Geographic–-and it could be key to solving the…