I very much like this map of the French TGV network. (It looks nicer in 24 megapixelsThe idea of using colour families to relate groups of lines is a good one, nicely executed, combining at-a-glance visibility of the big picture with easy access to the detail ( Read more... )

Today's xkcd cartoon has an interesting comparison of map projections.

I spotted a new French-language magazine that appeals to me judging by what little I understood of the content: Carto: le Monde en Cartes. Seems to be a hard-copy thing that does for francophones around the world what strangemaps does on the Net for the "anglosphere".

Thought there might be some interest hereabouts...?

lizzip needs to create a geological survey of a few square kilometres of the Lake District this summer. She wants to record observations in the field on paper then transcribe them to a computer somewhere less generally rugged ( Read more... )

The NY Times has some maps of Netflix queues in some metropolitan areas in the US, by ZIP (postal) code. Interesting stuff.

A classic problem of cartography, with some new solutions that preserve area and relative distance almost completely: discussed here.

an interactive map showing where the Berlin Wall is 20 years after coming down

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/8344662.stm

There's a nice BBC article on the 1507 Waldseemuller map at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8328878.stm .

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 Hey!
I saw a write-up in hack-a-day, a site unrelated to LJ:
http://hackaday.com/2009/09/30/farm-hacking-7-amazing-corn-mazes/
I thought people might enjoy this:D