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How an anti-Semitic slur made its way onto maps across the internet

sudshr47 August 30, 2018

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Snapchat users were greeted with an alarming change to Snap Maps this morning: New York City had been renamed “Jewtropolis.”

Even worse, social media was filled reports of maps on other websites and services with the same change, including Zillow, The Weather Channel, Citibike, and Streeteasy. 

Whatever mapping service that Snapchat, CitiBike, StreetEasy, (perhaps others) use — it seems — is showing New York City as “Jewtropolis” this morningpic.twitter.com/nsVe8goLyo

— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) August 30, 2018

Couldn’t find a way to report directly to @streeteasy or @zillow or @openstreetmap so here’s a screen shot of a condo located in “Jewtropolis”. Assuming they’ve been hacked. Might want to get on that and fix it#Antisemitic @ADL_National pic.twitter.com/Z36GdrzLo9

— Brian P. Klein (@brianpklein) August 30, 2018 Read more…

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Google Earth now lets you measure distances and areas

sudshr47 June 25, 2018

Only a few years ago, Google Earth was the only practical way to see all of Google’s satellite and 3D imagery. These days, Google Maps pretty much offers all of the mapping features that casual users need, but Google continues to quietly develop Earth and today, the company announced that it is adding a measurement […]

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Need artwork on a budget? These cool, customizable maps are perfect.

sudshr47 May 16, 2018

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They say home is where the heart is, but your heart may be somewhere far, far away. 

Maybe it’s the quaint country town where your grandparents used to live or that cool European city you explored with friends. Who knows, it could even be your old neighborhood, which you only moved 20 minutes away from but don’t get to visit as much as you’d like. Or it could be Hogwarts (respect). 

A company called Grafomap understands the unshakable bond people develop with places near and far, and created a line of customizable maps that will satisfy your wanderlust — without traveling. Read more…

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This map shows what your neighborhood would look like if a nuclear bomb hit it

sudshr47 March 30, 2018

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It’s 2018, and there’s one thing on the back of everyone’s minds — nuclear warfare.

If it isn’t, it should beIn January of this year, the doomsday clock moved two minutes closer to midnight because of elevated nuclear warfare riskThe Outrider Foundation decided to take advantage of this uniquely terrifying moment in history and publish an interactive nuclear bomb simulator, allowing users to see how their houses and neighborhoods would be affected if they were hit by a nuclear bomb.  

To use the map, simply type in your address and zip code and choose your bomb of choice. The visualization can show you how the large the impact of the bomb might be, how much of your neighborhood would likely be vaporized and how many people might be affected by radiation poisoning — ya know, all the good stuff. Read more…

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Find out which Easter candy is the most popular — or polarizing — in your state

sudshr47 March 22, 2018

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Is your state yelling the most about Peeps or Reese’s eggs? Now’s your chance to find out.

A new map from product review website Influenster uses the site’s review data to discover which seasonal Easter candy is the most “buzzed-about” in each state. This doesn’t necessarily equate to the most popular candy in each state, just the one with the most reviews — meaning the states that went Peeps could have done so because people really, really hate them. (If they have souls, that is. Peeps are bad.)

Anyway, here’s the map. If you want to chat about foil-wrapped chocolate bunnies, please head to South Dakota as soon as possible. Read more…

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Google adds a wheelchair-accessible option for transit maps

sudshr47 March 15, 2018

Google Maps has a pretty solid set of data for taking transit from here to there, but anyone with a physical disability knows it isn’t quite that simple. Some stations may be wheelchair-unfriendly, have out-of-service elevators, that kind of thing. A new update to the service adds an option for you to specify a wheelchair-accessible route — though that’s just a start on what’s really needed.

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This person’s genius idea for decorating the stairs will delight all you cartophiles out there

sudshr47 February 12, 2018

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Tired of climbing regular old stairs? Wish you could see maps in more varied place? Then we have an idea for you!

On Sunday children’s author Giles Paley Philips tweeted his wife’s novel interior-deco idea.

My wife decorated our stairs with some lovely old mapspic.twitter.com/2VW60pAKSP

— Giles Paley-Phillips (@eliistender10) February 11, 2018

For all you cartophiles (map-lovers) out there, you’re welcome.

Good idea – but map nerds – like me would never climb the stairs.

— Roger Gall (@Shambles151) February 11, 2018 Read more…

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Here acquires Micello to add indoor mapping as part of its IoT business unit

sudshr47 January 24, 2018

 Here Technologies, the mapping company valued at around $3 billion that counts a consortium of car makers, Intel and others among its shareholder/owners, today announced a move that underscores its intention to focus on more than just the outdoor…

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