National Geographic’s Maps Archive
I still have a bunch of Nat Geo maps from when I had a subscription that need to go up on a wall or something. #link
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Tag: maps
I still have a bunch of Nat Geo maps from when I had a subscription that need to go up on a wall or something. #link
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This is incredible stuff. But I’m not the only one given pause by the scale of detail here, am I? #link
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Insanely geeky best-of-the-web stuff, here. And as an aside, proof positive that you can’t automate everything and need humans for discrete knowledge. [c/o Pinboard/fakeisthenewreal] #link
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Pick a map, style it up, get a print. Simple. #link
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The result is precision location represented by a simple string of three words, kind of like a Diceware passphrase. I tried it for my own home address and got a surprisingly memorable string, easier than Eircode; your own mileage may vary. Probably most practicable for predominantly rural locations without signposted roads or postcodes — like Djibouti, which recently adopted the system as its national addressing standard. #link
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If only the safety of the vehicles matched the scope of their reach, but you’d only really know it if you saw for yourself. #link
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