role of cartographer, by star-apic
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Talking
With Maps
2010
The role of the
cartographer in the
mashup age
Tom Timms
Director STAR-APIC
Talking
With Maps
2010 Presentation outline
Changing times
– Free mapping, software & data !
– Technological revolution
– Making maps is easy (& cheap)
What’s new ?
The role of the cartographer
Talking
With Maps
2010
Talking
With Maps
2010www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendata
Talking
With Maps
2010
Talking
With Maps
2010 OS VectorMap District
Talking
With Maps
2010 openstreetmap.org
Talking
With Maps
2010 FREE Software – freegis.org
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With Maps
2010 FREE MAPPING & SERVICES
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With Maps
2010 Microsoft
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With Maps
2010
Talking
With Maps
2010 Give it away FREE !!
Talking
With Maps
2010 www.geolives.com
Talking
With Maps
2010 Geolives iPhone
Talking
With Maps
2010 Location aware devices & apps
Talking
With Maps
2010 but be careful !
Talking
With Maps
2010 Making maps is easy & cheap
Talking
With Maps
2010 Be careful - Death by pushpin !
Talking
With Maps
2010 Election 2010
Talking
With Maps
2010 Election 2010
Talking
With Maps
2010
Talking
With Maps
2010 Mercator globes – Sint Niklaas
Talking
With Maps
2010 Stone map archive - Munich
Talking
With Maps
2010 Technological change
Always happening
Perhaps the rate of change increased
Significant change
– Tools & techniques for production
– Distribution
Talking
With Maps
2010 Role of the Cartographer ?
More maps and mapping available
than ever
Bigger audience for mapping
Mapping is important
Creativity
Talking
With Maps
2010
Talking
With Maps
2010
Talking
With Maps
2010 Zoomable map
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With Maps
2010 worldmapper.org
Talking
With Maps
2010 In BCS quiz style ....
Johannesburg