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Tag Archives: Map
Mapmaker Additional
With regard to Google Mapmaker I’ve done a before and after shot of the area around Reykjavïk. On the left is the shot of google maps as it stood a few minutes ago. Blank.
On the right is mapmaker – the data here, once it is more consistent and complete should find its way over to [...]
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Mapmaker
Google has opened up its mapping software for certain areas. It can be a little clunky at times (the list of edits I’ve made isn’t exhaustive, if something is awaiting moderation it cannot be tweaked easily and so on). It’s not always clear what the road classifications are supposed to be – but I’m working [...]
Posted in Computing Also tagged Google, Google Mapmaker, Google Maps, Iceland, Mapmaker Leave a comment
Largest Lake on an Island on a Lake… I lose track
This website lists recursively strange Islands and Lakes. To be honest, I began to lose track as I was nearing the bottom of the list!
… why doesn’t Australia count as a big Island? Presumably, if it’s a continent it can’t be an island!
Visited Countries
I’ve updated my visted countries maps, and they look like this (with Germany and Austria being only fleeting):
I’ve visited the counties in yellow.Which counties have you visited?
made by marnanelmap reproduced from Ordnance Survey map databy permission of the Ordnance Survey.© Crown copyright 2001.
On the UK map, much is to be taken with a pinch of [...]
Posted in Travel, United Kingdom Also tagged Austria, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Travel, USA Leave a comment
Enclaves, Exclaves and Pene-Enclaves (oh my!)