TomTom is searching for five families or groups of friends to spend two weeks on a tropical island and earn 10,000 euros for mapping it. TomTom’s Map Paradise Project will help create five new navigable maps for: Fiji, St. Lucia, Mauritius, Cape Verde, and the Seychelles. To apply, go to http://www.tomtom.com/summer
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Ever wonder who writes all these [mostly] wonderful and informative articles on Wikipedia? You might be surprised to find where the authors live — and in what language they are writing in. It’s no surprise that most articles are written in English and they come from all over the world! But then, try French and you get an idea at where it’s spoken. The interactive map also allows you to search for articles written in Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Swahili. You can then zoom in, click on a dot and get some interesting stats.
Interact with Wikipedia map.
From ZebraImaging
It took me a long time to learn how to read a map. I am a visual person and all those colored lines and symbols just did not make much sense to me. While some people are fine with written turn-by-turn directions, I need a map, sketch, doodle — a visual cue of where I am and where I need to go. That is why Google StreetView is such a welcomed feature.
Enter Zebra Imaging with its holographic 3D map. Here, downtown Seattle buildings rise up to about 10 inches.
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source @bzaco
