As of today, the data have been updated in Natural Earth Data. Through the hard work of many dedicated people, this public domain map dataset continues to be updated and remains one of the best sources for tightly integrated vector and raster data to make beautiful maps. According to Nathaniel Von Kelso, one of the principals working on the project "Natural Earth has been downloaded more than 250,000 times and is closing in on 1 million page views since launching in the final month of 2009." Here's a link to a full list of features and edits in this release. Congratulations to all who have contributed and who have used this data set to make beautiful maps!
Showing posts with label cartography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cartography. Show all posts
Friday, August 19, 2011
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Natural Earth Data web site now online!
Along with Nathaniel and Tom, Tanya and I are pleased to further announce the immediate availability of Natural Earth, free vector and raster map data at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110m scales. This is a NACIS and MapGiving co-branded product with assistance from the University of Wisconson-Madison cartography lab, Florida State University, and others.
Nathaniel and Tom outline what this new collection of data are all about and go into detail about the why these efforts were undertaken. Get the full story on Nathaniel's blog: Kelso's Corner.
And you can get right to downloading this incredible (FREE!) cartographic data at: NaturalEarthData.com
Nathaniel and Tom outline what this new collection of data are all about and go into detail about the why these efforts were undertaken. Get the full story on Nathaniel's blog: Kelso's Corner.
And you can get right to downloading this incredible (FREE!) cartographic data at: NaturalEarthData.com
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
I'm a cartographer.
tanya
"So, what do you do?"
"I am a cartgrapher."
"What's that?"
"I make maps"
"OH! I LOVE MAPS!"
"Yes, I get that a lot and it is a great job."
"But wait, hasn't everything already been mapped?"
This is how it often goes, but as cartographers this is one of the most enjoyable exchanges we have.
It's hard to find someone who doesn't love maps. In our day to day activities we see people who take it even one step further. I work with people who are nuts over road maps, they actually get updates to highways emailed to them. I work with people who are fanatical about boundaries and can instantly pick out the improper boundary of Finland, for example, depending on the year of the map. This is what we do, and we love it. Photoshop addicts, who think about the best way to bring out the shading of a hill. Energy like this will be gathering in one week from today for the mapgiving kick-off. The Wayfinders will be uniting, some meeting for the first time, to apply the love of this craft to our very deserving client.
Do you love maps too? We're considering making some additional buttons if there is interest.
"So, what do you do?""I am a cartgrapher."
"What's that?"
"I make maps"
"OH! I LOVE MAPS!"
"Yes, I get that a lot and it is a great job."
"But wait, hasn't everything already been mapped?"
This is how it often goes, but as cartographers this is one of the most enjoyable exchanges we have.
It's hard to find someone who doesn't love maps. In our day to day activities we see people who take it even one step further. I work with people who are nuts over road maps, they actually get updates to highways emailed to them. I work with people who are fanatical about boundaries and can instantly pick out the improper boundary of Finland, for example, depending on the year of the map. This is what we do, and we love it. Photoshop addicts, who think about the best way to bring out the shading of a hill. Energy like this will be gathering in one week from today for the mapgiving kick-off. The Wayfinders will be uniting, some meeting for the first time, to apply the love of this craft to our very deserving client.
Do you love maps too? We're considering making some additional buttons if there is interest.
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