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Archive for March, 2008

Late breaking news

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Etrian Odyssey II Maps Out US Release [Game Announce] (Addict 3D)

If you’re looking for a truly hardcore RPG experience on the Nintendo DS, you can’t get much better than Etrian Odyssey - so hardcore you had to draw your own damn maps! Now the combination RPG and cartography sim returns with Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard.

3/27/08 Daily Gaming Refresh Free Halo 3 Maps Edition (AnandTech)

Halo 3, Unreal Tournament III maps available for free download…

Baltimore hosts festival of maps (The World)

BALTIMORE Baltimore is hosting a Festival of Maps this spring, with exhibits of maps ranging from ancient Rome to outer space to Baltimore neighborhoods, along with tours and workshops sponsored by more than 20 arts and cultural organizations.

MDOT posts maps for NCAA Regional, Tigers opener (Battle Creek Enquirer)

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is putting maps and detailed directions on the MDOT Web site to assist motorists heading to Detroit this weekend for two signature sporting events.

Fresh Turok maps due to arrive today News by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)

Propaganda Games has promised to hang five fresh maps out for Turok on PSN and Xbox Live today, although we’ve just had a quick look and found nothing.

Get Primeval With New Turok Maps (Voodoo Extreme)

Five new multiplayer maps to be released tomorrow for 360 and PS3; also, the PC version of Turok…

Michelin plans to expand maps and guides division (Automotive Business Review)

Tire manufacturer Michelin is planning for a huge investment in its maps and guides division to expand its reach in the world market, reported the Financial Times.

Montana man facing federal charge in theft of WA library books (Seattle Times)

A Montana man has been charged in federal court after authorities say he stole several books and maps from a library at Western Washington University and later sold some on the Internet.

BioTrucker Fuel Card Maps Biodiesel Truck Stops (Environment News Service)

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky , March 27, 2008 (ENS) - For the growing number of truck and bus drivers who use biodiesel but have a hard time finding fueling stations, the National Biodiesel Foundation introduced the first-ever U.S. biodiesel fuel card at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

Podpro Ski and Snowboard Guides for iPhone (MacNN)

Outdoor enthusiasts now have instant access to trail maps right from their iPhones. Podpro is offering a free service for skiers and snowboarders that delivers instant access to more than thirty-three of North America’s most popular ski resorts. With Podpro’s service users can retrieve live weather reports, ski conditions, as well as lodging option…

Many but not all the charts is drawn on a scale, making it possible to the reader to imply the

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Many but not all the charts is drawn on a scale, making it possible to the reader to imply the scales size, and of the distances among, the purposes represented. More large scales indicate more detail, of this fact requiring of a larger chart to indicate the same area. For example, of the charts designed for the hiker are often measured with the 1:24,000 of report/ratio, meaning that 1 of any whole of the measure on the chart actually corresponds to 24.000 of this same unit; while charts designed for the motorist are often measured with 1:250,000. Charts which employ a certain quality other than the physical area to determine the relative size call the cartograms.

Late breaking news

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Baltimore hosts Festival of Maps (AP via Yahoo! News)

Baltimore is hosting a Festival of Maps this spring, with exhibits of maps ranging from ancient Rome to outer space to Baltimore neighborhoods, along with tours and workshops sponsored by more than 20 arts and cultural organizations.

UK spends 150 million a year on maps, atlases and travel guides (Daily Mirror)

We spend 150 million a year on maps, atlases and travel guides, it was revealed yesterday. Biggest spenders are in the south.

S.C. broadband maps show way toward big economic impact (The Times and Democrat)

COLUMBIA — Senator Luke Rankin (Horry County), chairman of the South Carolina Broadband Technology and Communications Study Committee, on Thursday joined committee members and Connected Nation to announce the release of a statewide broadband inventory map that illustrates the extent of broadband service availability throughout the state.

Bosnia police arrest 5 terrorism suspects in raid (International Herald Tribune)

During the raid on the suspects’ homes in Sarajevo and Bugojno, the police seized anti-tank mines, laser sights, maps and manuals describing how to build bombs, officials said Friday.

Curvy Railroad Mystery Solved (Hartford Courant)

Even for many longtime residents, the most distinctive feature on road maps of Bristol is something of a mystery.

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Friday, March 21st, 2008

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Late breaking news

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Travel Beijing, China - 2008 Summer Olympics - Illustrated Guide, Phrasebook and Maps (All About Symbian)

An illustrated travel guide, phrasebook, and maps. Indulge Yourself with a personal tour guide on Your PDA. FREE general info, map and basic phrasebook in the trial version

The way we were: Walters Art Museum unfolds the greatest maps of the world (Carroll County Online)

BALTIMORE - Maps today are a bit impersonal, usually accessed via a quick click of the mouse or the touch of a GPS screen. Maps are still invaluable, though they used to be brilliant works of art. Some - and this is no overstatement - changed the world.

Early St. Patrick’s Day easter egg on Google Maps (ZDNet)

Street View in Google Maps now shows a tiny leprechaun instead of the classic yellow guy — it’s a bit early, but you can only assume this has to do with St. Patrick’s Day on Monday. A rainbow follows him when you drag the little guy around the map…

Newly redrawn flood maps for Monmouth County released (Asbury Park Press)

New, highly detailed flood maps for Monmouth County are available on the Internet and at local municipal offices. Federal emergency management officials are urging homeowners to check out the new maps, and buy flood insurance if their homes lie within the newly redrawn flood zones.

Click2Map Adds Template and Database Features to Google Maps (PRWeb)

Click2Map’s powerful online Google Maps editor now offers database and template functionalities. Creating fully customizable interactive professional online maps from existing data is finally possible. (PRWeb Mar 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb774024.htm

Click2Map Adds Template and Database Features to Google Maps (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Click2Map’s powerful online Google Maps editor now offers database and template functionalities. Creating fully customizable interactive professional online maps from existing data is finally possible.

Discover the world in maps at the Walters (Baltimore Sun)

On Dec. 7, 1972, Cmdr. Eugene Cernan and his crew gazed out the hatch of their moon-bound spacecraft and saw what looked like a dazzling blue marble floating against the blackness of space. “We’re not the first to discover this,” Cernan radioed back to Mission Control, “but we’d like to confirm, from the crew of Apollo 17, that the world is round.”

Etna trustee hopes aerial maps will clear up confusion (Newark Advocate)

ETNA — Etna Township Trustee Jeff Johnson has brought his more than dozen years on the township’s Board of Zoning Appeals to his new post in a move he hopes will better the township’s zoning operations.

FEMA to unveil county’s preliminary flood maps (Asbury Park Press)

New preliminary flood maps of Monmouth County will be unveiled by state officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a series of upcoming public meetings, the first of which will be held Monday at the Monmouth County Library, Eastern Branch.

Maps show the world what Oxford is all about Provides high quality imagery of the county (Woodstock Sentinel-Review)

WOODSTOCK - For the first time since the inception of Google Maps, users of the popular online service can access high quality detailed images of Oxford County.