Friday, June 12, 2009
Natural Earth Vector
We're excited to be helping with the next installment of Natural Earth data, Natural Earth Vector. A preview can be seen at: www.kelsocartography.com ...the unveiling will be at NACIS 2009 in Sacramento, and then available to share with the world.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Technology, Trends and cartographyNEXT
Invitation to participate in a special issue of Cartographic Perspectives:
Technology, Trends and cartographyNEXT.
The approach and use of maps has dramatically shifted over recent years. This free, digital issue will provide an opportunity to begin closing the gap between theory and technology. It will discuss production techniques, open source/access data & software, knowledge & empowering people through maps.
So, what types of submissions are we looking for?
• critique a map: evaluating DESIGN and production METHODOLOGY, discuss or defy CONVENTIONS
• review open source or open access SOFTWARE, pros/cons and what's involved to make it work
• share your process for map PRODUCTION, describe your work-flow or specific style or treatment
• identify sources for FREE DATA and TOOLS. do you have a favorite widget or library/data warehouse?
• what do you do best? share that KNOWLEDGE and experience
• provide an EDITORIAL on your OPEN SOURCE experience (i.e., journals, software), why is it better? what are the challenges?
All submissions are due to Tanya Buckingham cartographyNEXT@nacis.org by August 1, revisions will be due four weeks later.
This additional fourth issue for 2009 will be released during the NACIS annual meeting in Sacramento, California, 7-10 October.
Get involved in what's NEXT.
Cartographic Perspecitives is the international journal of the North American Cartographic Information Society devoted to the study and practice of cartography in all its diversity. All content is peer-reviewed and indexed by Elsevier and via EBSCO Academic Search Complete.
Technology, Trends and cartographyNEXT.
The approach and use of maps has dramatically shifted over recent years. This free, digital issue will provide an opportunity to begin closing the gap between theory and technology. It will discuss production techniques, open source/access data & software, knowledge & empowering people through maps.
So, what types of submissions are we looking for?
• critique a map: evaluating DESIGN and production METHODOLOGY, discuss or defy CONVENTIONS
• review open source or open access SOFTWARE, pros/cons and what's involved to make it work
• share your process for map PRODUCTION, describe your work-flow or specific style or treatment
• identify sources for FREE DATA and TOOLS. do you have a favorite widget or library/data warehouse?
• what do you do best? share that KNOWLEDGE and experience
• provide an EDITORIAL on your OPEN SOURCE experience (i.e., journals, software), why is it better? what are the challenges?
All submissions are due to Tanya Buckingham cartographyNEXT@nacis.org by August 1, revisions will be due four weeks later.
This additional fourth issue for 2009 will be released during the NACIS annual meeting in Sacramento, California, 7-10 October.
Get involved in what's NEXT.
Cartographic Perspecitives is the international journal of the North American Cartographic Information Society devoted to the study and practice of cartography in all its diversity. All content is peer-reviewed and indexed by Elsevier and via EBSCO Academic Search Complete.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Can't wait to see them...
I got a call from Tanya today saying that the batch of maps for Room to Read have been delivered to the client. The hard work of the wayfinders at XNR Productions should be up to see on the Room to Read web site soon... things are happening! More exciting mapgiving work to be featured soon...
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Still working on it!
We are working. We've been busy with project work, both finishing the first project and thinking about how to tackle the exciting new projects that have come our way.
We feel honored to be working with some wonderful people in the field and we're excited to be supporting not only community groups, but also our field.
We feel honored to be working with some wonderful people in the field and we're excited to be supporting not only community groups, but also our field.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Still working...
mapgiving has been humming quietly in the background of some big changes for me. We are moving along with the paperwork and clients have been contacting us, both through referrals and in response to some initial contacts that we made.
In the last few weeks, I have started work at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, Cartography Laboratory. My days are full of many different tasks. However, we are rolling along.
Bill Buckingham has some exciting new work that he'll be updating us about soon, in addition to some projects that are just getting off the ground now.
In the last few weeks, I have started work at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, Cartography Laboratory. My days are full of many different tasks. However, we are rolling along.
Bill Buckingham has some exciting new work that he'll be updating us about soon, in addition to some projects that are just getting off the ground now.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Geographic education
tanya
As part of the mission of mapgiving we would like to encourage everyone to become involved in geography and cartography. One of our current projects will be promoting the Barbara Petchenik Children's Map Competition. I am the national coordinator of the competition and will be collecting maps throughout the year to submit to the International Cartographic Association in the spring, the conference will be held in Santiago, Chile.
In addition to organizing the national competition, I would like to continue the discussion I began with the Library of Congress for the last competition to create a repository of all of the maps that are submitted from students throughout the United States.
For more information about the competition please contact me: tanmabuck@gmail.com.
Here are the five maps selected from more than 100 submissions for the 2007 competition.
As part of the mission of mapgiving we would like to encourage everyone to become involved in geography and cartography. One of our current projects will be promoting the Barbara Petchenik Children's Map Competition. I am the national coordinator of the competition and will be collecting maps throughout the year to submit to the International Cartographic Association in the spring, the conference will be held in Santiago, Chile.
In addition to organizing the national competition, I would like to continue the discussion I began with the Library of Congress for the last competition to create a repository of all of the maps that are submitted from students throughout the United States.
For more information about the competition please contact me: tanmabuck@gmail.com.
Here are the five maps selected from more than 100 submissions for the 2007 competition.
The last one...
Please feel free to download the third map produced during the kick-off event. We will be working with the client to make adjustments over the next couple of weeks.
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